Snow Goat

More portraits of the goat с from Ingalls Lake.

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Ingalls Lake and South Peak

Ingalls Lake we visited once before, and I wanted to come again for flower blooming and yellow larches.

In the middle of September, we came here hoping to see larches. The sky was covered with the smoke of nearby forest fires (last three years we have had a . . . → Continue reading Ingalls Lake and South Peak

I do see you

National symbol

As well known, a beaver is a national Canadian animal. Don’t ask me, why Canadians associate their-self with beavers. Just a fact. During the visit of a completely American park in Seattle, we met our national animal. The animal behaved untypically bold. It ate stick and didn’t give a shit . . . → Continue reading National symbol

Seal

I absolutely cannot understand, how this lardy body can relax on the log which is significantly finer. And it can also jump for a more comfortable position! Two more seal’s facial expressions:

White Pelican

Saw it recently in Eastern Washington. The bird has some strange growths on the beak, but looks healthy.

One more photo:

Chipmunk

Wood Duck

Actually, the drake, females are much frugal. They nest in tree holes (or in nesting boxes that are built for them in wetlands everywhere now, after they were almost extinguished at the beginning of the last century). They also like to sin on the tree branches despite . . . → Continue reading Wood Duck

Great Blue Heron

In wide assortment – hinting, resting, flying, blaming, reflective and so on.

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Painted Turtle

aka Chrysemys picta. More:

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