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The Dosewallips river.
From Pacific NW
Bald Eagle at sunset.
Sandy Point on the coast of Washington, near Lake Ozette.
Palouse Falls, Washington, USA
From Pacific NW
Granular Poison Dart Frog, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.
Gladiator Tree Frog, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.
Lesson's Motmot, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.
Chestnut-mandible Toucan, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.
Smoky Jungle Frog, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.
Fiery-billed Aracari.
A type of toucan only found in Costa Rica’s southern lowlands on the Pacific coast and in the adjacent area of Panama.
Endangered summer-run Chum Salmon on the Big Quilcene River.
The female is digging a redd with her tail for a place to lay her eggs. Her partner stands by guarding over her to chase other males away. Wow, and to think these two started here a few years ago as tiny little fry, grew up and then spent 2-4 years in the Gulf of Alaska before returning to have their own offspring! These fish with their tiny little brains are amazing!
Coho and Chum salmon in the Big Quilcene river, Washington state.
Dowitcher, Port Townsend, Washington.
River Otter at Point Hudson, Port Townsend, WA.
Northern Harrier, male.
Northern Harriers hunt differently than most other hawks. Instead of flying up high, they cruise just above the vegetation, often 20 feet or less off the ground. Both the male and female have distinctive white rumps that help identify them as Northern Harriers. Mature males are mostly light colored gray, and the females remain a beautiful combination of browns and reds. Whidbey Island, Washington.
Mount Baker from near the end of the Park Butte trail.
Looking down the Middle Fork Nooksack River valley to Point Roberts from near the old Park Butte fire lookout, from the flanks of Mount Baker.
Look out, landing!
Pigeon Guillemots come in for landing on an early morning at Fort Worden, Puget Sound, Washington. I always get a chuckle when I see them landing on the water. Their wings are small compared to how heavy they are, and they have to fly fast to stay airborn. They put on the brakes to slow down to land, and always end it with a big belly flop. This image was awarded 2nd place in the birds and mammals category in the "Salish Sea in Focus” photo contest sponsored by the SeaDoc Society.
Moss on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
Semipalmated Plover, one of the cutest little birds you’ll ever see. Olympic National Park
Anna's Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird, Port Townsend, Washington, February 2, 2018. Eric G Carr Wildlife Photography.
Great Blue Heron with kelp crab. It swallowed it whole! Port Townsend, Washington. Eric G Carr Wildlife Photography.
Great Blue Heron with kelp crab. It swallowed it whole! Port Townsend, Washington. Eric G Carr Wildlife Photography.
Bald Eagle. Port Townsend, Washington. Eric G Carr Wildlife Photography.
Bald Eagle. Port Townsend, Washington. Eric G Carr Wildlife Photography.
An immature Ruby-throated hummingbird. New Hampshire.
Marbled Godwit, Point Wilson, Port Townsend.
Wandering Albatross
The Wandering Albatrosses, Diomedea exulans, are very large birds and have the largest wingspan of any other bird, with some uncorroborated reports of 13 feet! The average wingspan is 8.2-11.5 feet, and they weigh nearly 25 pounds….almost 3X that of the Bald Eagle (9.1 pounds)! Some Wanderers have been measured with bill lengths greater than 7 inches!
Near Snow Island, Antarctic Peninsula region, Antarctica.
South American gray fox
South American gray fox, (Lycalopex griseus) aka, the Patagonian fox, chilla, and grey zorro, Peninsula Valdes, Argentina.
Chinstrap Penguins
Chinstrap Penguins on the beach of Deception Island, Antarctic Peninsula.
Leopard Seal
Leopard seal, (Hydrurga leptonyx), Paradise Bay, Antarctica.
Gray Seal
The Gray Seal is sometimes called the "Horse head seal". This one was bobbing near the very tip of Cape Cod, on the ocean side.
A Chickadee getting a little sun after a New England ice storm.
Red-spotted newt. This terrestrial phase is also known as an eft.
Weddell Seal in Air Hole
A Weddell seal gets some fresh air, Ross sea, Antarctica.
Black Oystercatchers coming in for landing at Point Hudson in Port Townsend, Washington.
In the eye of the Light-mantled sooty albatross. Above the Drake Passage.
Southern Elephant Seals
Southern Elephant Seals, (Mirounga leonina) Peninsula Valdez, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina.
From Pinnipeds
A very curious leopard seal.
Leopard seal, (Hydrurga leptonyx), Paradise Bay, Antarctica.
From Pinnipeds
Peaches
Peaches, the very friendly Belgian draft horse.
Magellanic Penguin
On Peninsula Valdes in central eastern Argentina.
Male Southern Elephant Seal in Antarctica.
The Southern Elephant Seal male is a big animal. The largest adult bulls weigh almost 9,000 lbs. That's about about 8 times the weight of a large polar bear!
Taking flight.
Four Gentoo penguins, and one Chinstrap penguin trying to blend in.
Crabeater Seal
Crabeater Seal, (Lobodon carcinophaga), resting on an iceberg, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
Stretching out.
Sunrise in Port Townsend with a Great Blue Heron.
Is that what I think it is?
A humpback whale in Antarctica releases krill-tinged poo as it prepares to dive.
South American sea lion bull and harem
South American sea lion bull , (Otaria byronia), with females and pups, Punta Norte, Peninsula Valdez, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina.
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