May 2020
Fractals are objects in which the same patterns occur again and again at different scales and sizes. Nature is full of them, including snowflakes, eroded coastlines, and this fern. Fractals are soothing to our eyes and our brains.
Vancouver, Washington
“I could stay for hours and watch a raindrop.” (Alfred Eisenstaedt • Photographer)
Lupine
Vancouver, Washington
Siberian spring beauty
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Mount St. Helens at twilight
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Wild iris
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Rabbits are fast.
Vancouver, Washington
Olive-sided flycatcher
Vancouver, Washington
This is the closest I’ve been to getting a photo of an owl so far.
Vancouver, Washington
Columbian black-tailed deer
Vancouver, Washington
Spearhead bluet (damselfly)
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Wild irises
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Columbian black-tailed deer
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Lupine
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Dandelion
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Spiny sowthistle
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Columbian black-tailed deer
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Cedar waxwing
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Presenting Mr. Gadwall, a dabbling duck
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Northern Pacific tree frog
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Chequered skipper
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California scrub-jay
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Western swordfern
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Every day this California scrub-jay is in this tree. Every day I take its picture. I can quit anytime I want.
Vancouver, Washington
California scrub-jay
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Osprey
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California scrub-jay
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Canadian tiger swallowtail
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American robin
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Brown-headed cowbird
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Lupine and bumblebee
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Wild roses
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Lupine with bracken fern
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Osprey
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Oxeye daisies
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Osprey on the hunt
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He’s finally standing still long enough for me to take pictures. I don’t blame him for not getting in that water.
Cinnamon teal
Vancouver, Washington
It could strike at any moment.
Garter snake
Vancouver, Washington
Since I’ve posted several photos of this osprey lately, I thought I’d try something new with the editing. It’s either artsy or weird. Or both.
Vancouver, Washington