American bittern

This creature is not rare but quite asocial, misanthropic, and hidden. It usually walks gloomily in shallow water looking for fish, frogs, and other delicatessen. Bittern prefers overgrown marshes, so to meet and especially to see a bittern is not easy. Before this time, I saw . . . → Continue reading American bittern

Long Beach and sandpipers

More of winter. End of December on Long Beach, a really loooong beach near the Oregon border.

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Rough-skinned neurotoxic newt

Rough-skinned is a name (quite descriptional, it definitely has rough skin), neurotoxic – physiological property (not a temper, as some may think).

aka Taricha granulosa.

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Little Green Heron

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Fireweed and Swallowtail

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Cathedral Park. Ten years hence. White-tailed Ptarmigans

Cathedral Park. Ten years hence. Part One.

Aka Lagopus leucura. The smallest ptarmigans. Already started to change colour for winter. Soon will be completely white, just right for snow. Now they are so similar in colour to rocks and grass, that can be seen only when . . . → Continue reading Cathedral Park. Ten years hence. White-tailed Ptarmigans

Sea lions

This March we sailed with friends in the Anacortes island region. It was a beautiful time, thanks, guys. We wanted to see whales, but they didn’t come, fortunately, we found a small island covered with with sea lions. The lions roared, smelled, and were completely perfect. The . . . → Continue reading Sea lions

Close to the Sun

The longest night of the year had just passed. Today is the shortest day. In several hours we will be in the closest to the Sun position. Because of this, it is so cold and dark. My household animal by all her body demonstrates what she thinks . . . → Continue reading Close to the Sun

Snow Goat

More portraits of the goat с from Ingalls Lake.

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