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Because I know my audience here at PNW flyfishing... Galapagos tortoise porn.

Just back from q Galapagos trip. Thanks to modern technology (ProCapture feature of OM-1) I was able to catch a marine iguana expelling salt. Thought it was worth sharing...

Recent planned trip and hikes with my daughter at Pinnacles National Park while driving her back to school after spring break. An opportunity to see the first California Condors in my lifetime. Pretty amazing to see in the wild, considering my childhood memory of the remaining few being captured...

Pine siskin telling me it's time to prune my hydrangea And a Hairy woodpecker in the snow

Meet Pecker, our badass molting chicken

I took out of state guests on a whale watching tour out of Port Townsend on Monday and decided at the end of the day to look for the Red-footed booby that has been the rarity talk of the town since August. Thankfully, it was an easy find in Fort Worden and put on a good display in perfect light.

Downy woodpecker and common mullein

Thanks. That's a trick question as I pulled out my old DSLR Pentax K3iii and long telephoto lens for that original crossbill photo because I was feeling nostalgic and hadn't used that dinosaur in over a year. It required a tripod and patience. I was lucky to get that bird sitting long enough to...

This garter snake has been hanging out in my water hole lately.

Any coniferous forest, but they usually stay higher in the trees. These were taken in Cle Elum where they come down to my water features for a drink. Some years they're plentiful, some years I hardly see them.

I think crossbills are my favorite Washington bird

Got stuck in Tacoma given on call responsibilities, while my wife and friends drove up to Canada with amazing views. Not bad from my deck given the light pollution in Tacoma. Narrows bridges and hint of Olympics visible looking north and west. Moon was actually a sliver, blown out given a six...

Great reports, Steve! I've been a big fan of the black-throated sparrow ever since I was taught that its call is the theme song to the Austin Powers movies. I have to smile every time I hear one. (https://xeno-canto.org/explore?query=black-throated%20sparrow) This was taken in Tucson Easter...

Spent the Easter weekend in Tucson and liked this interaction between a curve-billed thrasher and gila woodpecker. Patiently awaiting the arrival of our migrant birds in Washington over the next month...

Based a trip out of Murfreesboro TN visiting a family member and followed cloud predictions for the path of totality through Missouri and Illinois. We settled on Carbondale, IL the night before the eclipse and got lucky with clear skies. Took some shots up to and including totality with a wide...

Nice to see both Western and Mountain bluebirds back in Washington this weekend. Hang in there, spring is coming! Western bluebird

As fall rapidly approaches, I start pulling out my crane fly patterns. Favorite is still the Quigley pattern. Here's one that was sitting on my glass door this morning.

Swainson's hawk Common nighthawk

Heard a song I didn't recognize a couple weeks ago and discovered a rare visitor to WA. Magnolia warbler. Unfortunately, it didn't stick around long.

Acorn woodpecker from last weekend. Not a common visitor in Cle Elum