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Thank you, Loretta 😊

Thank you 😊

Anyone else remember singing Roll On, Columbia, Roll On in grade school music classes? Woody Guthrie wrote the song in 1941 when he was hired by the Bonneville Power Administration to write songs promoting the constructions of dams along the Columbia river. The song is the official folk song of Washington State.

The Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge across the Columbia River. See all text for a reflection on a favorite folk song.
#ColorADay #GreenSat #BlueSkyArtShow #Flowing #PNW

A Killdeer chick camouflaged quite nicely against a weathered curb near airport Road in Chehalis, Washington. It is a fuzzy blob of browns and buffs and white with long grayish pink legs.

The little ones are stinkin’ cute! 🥰 This was taken it quite a distance, I’d love to get a better photo someday.

Beautiful collage, Shantha. The bird of paradise blossom is stunning.

Waves flow around several large logs on a beach, some partially buried in the grey sand.

An image from #Kalaloch beach on the #Olympic peninsula, waves #flowing around a drift log under a stormy sky.

#BlueSkyArtShow #photography #landscape #beach #pnw

Beautiful!

Yellow Crowned Night heron standing in shallow golden waters. Grey chest, black and grey wings and back, orange legs, yellow crest, black had with white markings

@robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay challenge #StandingInWater Thanks Rob, wetland birds are my favorite subjects. Here's a Yellow Crowned Night Heron at sunset #Heron

Lower Labyrinth Falls near Coyote Wall on the Columbia Gorge.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Flowing #PNW #Waterfall #photography

Both of these photos were taken at Ridgefield NWR. A solitary or pair of Killdeer are often seen working the water’s edge.

And here is a view of those breast bands with the Killdeer facing front.

Here is a Killdeer, in the morning light facing to the right and standing in shallow water. It is a brown and white bird with a darker head and breast bands.

The Killdeer is a plover with a double breast band and large red-orange eyes that is often found foraging on open ground.

#BirdOfTheDay #StandingInWater
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There’s a fine couple!
Today’s theme has this song stuck in my head on repeat—
Steppin' out with my baby
Can't go wrong 'cause I'm in right…

Alan H says: Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SteppingOut birds captured mid step. The alt theme is #ColourfulCaptures colourful bird or background. #birds #PuddleDucks #photography #EastCoastKin

A Mallard couple walking on a path through puddles.

Thank you, Rob! 🙏

Thank you, Marina 😊 I am so thankful to live near my brother and SIL and their lovely garden

An weathered animal vertebrae, likely from a deer, rests atop a lichen covered rock against a background of a grassy slope in the Columbia Gorge near Catherine Creek.

A weathered skull of a deer, probably a buck, and likely a Columbia Black-tailed deer, sits on a lichen covered branch of an oak tree along the Memaloose Hills Trail near Mosier, Oregon.

The Deerly departed
Bones (likely) of Columbia Black-tailed deer, seen while hiking among the oak forests of the Columbia Gorge. In the wild, average lifespan is said to be around six years. Predators such as cougars, black bear, or coyotes; or harsh winters can cause their death.
#Mammals
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Thank you so much 😊 🙏

Thank you Ann 😊

A female American Goldfinch eats seeds from cosmos in the garden. The flowers are a magenta pink against a green background with a dull yellow bird perched on a stem with a seed in its beak.

Goldfinch enjoying the seeds of cosmos blossoms in the garden last summer.
#BirdOfTheDay #ColourfulCaptures #Flyday
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Thanks Rob 😊

Thank you kindly! 😊🙏

Thank you, Margot! The youngsters at the refuge often seem less wary, finding themselves right next to the road.

Beautiful shot of one of my favorite spring flowers 💛

Bright yellow Oregon grape blossoms radiate out from a central vertical green stem. Each individual blossom has 6 petals and a round center.

A macro shot of Oregon grape blossoms in spring #YellowThu #BloomScrolling #flowers #NativePlants #macro #photography

A close-up portrait of a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk, taken at Ridgefield NWR earlier this week. There is beautiful feather definition, and his yellow cere, downturned beak and eyes seem to show a concerned expression.

I’ve been worried about you and thought I should check in…
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Say, you don’t happen to have any mice in there do you?
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My favorite type of pen is a Uniball Jetstream. This one is a metallic green, photographed on a crochet start to a cardigan.

Uni Jetstream preferably 4-color combo plus mechanical pencil

Max is beautiful 😍

Beautiful capture, Gerrit. 😍 Such an elegant bird.

A red-headed woodpecker, shortly after successfully grabbing some tidbit it was pursuing 🪶