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Did anybody else see the north lights last night? This is semi-coastal WA. 3 hour show. I had to learn on the fly so was glad it was a...

They are out and have been for awhile. Saw six snakes on Badger Mountain yesterday. One was a rattler. This one was not:

The desert is blooming and will be beautiful for the next couple of weeks. Lupine Sagebrush false dandelion Phlox Cabbage...

This guy was putting on a crazy head-swaying display. I had never seen a sapsucker do this. Love to see a colorful bird here where we...

Cinnamon Teal, drake

Hairy woodpecker. Makes my inner 12-year-old laugh every time one lands on the deck.

Osprey and spawning peamouth

Opening Day... time for some "Fishin' Music"!!! From 1966...

Probably grow in both the creek and the lake. They're really tough little guys as nymphs and can tolerate flooded fields and even sewage...

The ichthyofauna of the Salton Sea is a complicated (and interesting question). The Salton Sea prehistorically served as a river delta...

Great identification, Roger!

Hi Tom- I believe your mayfly image to be of genus Siphlonurus. Please see WA Mayfly Description.