Wildlife

Sunflower Droppings!

This year we had an abundance of giant sunflowers. They seem to be much later than usual but that is what happens in the PNW when you had Junuary to

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Agriculture

Pretty Things: A Day in the Yard

It is a semi-dreary day here and all the pretty leaves have fallen off the trees. Seems like a good time to relive a day in May in my yard.

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Wildlife

Bird Droppings: Finches

Sorry it has been so long since I posted one of these. My brand new photo editing computer crapped out & even after attempted help from the great Myo, I

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Wildlife

Bird Droppings: Laysan Albatross!

While visiting a friend on Oahu’s Northshore, I was informed of an albatross sanctuary I was not aware of that is open to the public.  It takes a very motivated

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Wildlife

Bird Droppings: Love is in the Air!

This morning we got a text from our next door neighbors, “do you see the eagle couple in the tree?” So, I look out the window and the sun is

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Wildlife

Bird Droppings: Osprey!

Since my Seahawks are out of the playoffs, I thought I would pay tribute to the real sea hawk, the osprey.  We have many osprey in our area but I

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Wildlife

Bird Droppings: Terns!

Terns  are very entertaining birds to watch hunt.  I saw this one in the summer on a bay.  I have not seen many Terns here and not 100% sure if

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Wildlife

Bird Droppings : Great Blue Herons!

Great blue herons are magnificent prehistoric looking birds. They are very shy around humans and difficult to photograph. The one place I have had luck getting images of them is

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Wildlife

Bird Droppings: Eagles

Not growing up ever seeing an eagle made them the holy grail for me when I came to the PNW.  They were just coming back from being endangered but now

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Wildlife

Bird Droppings: Hooters!

The Hooters in my area are very hard to see, you hear about them all the time but they usually only come out when it is dark and they like

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