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Stellar Sea Lions Taking It Easy
Sealions are not small creatures when you get close to them. However, the ones you more normally come across have a larger relative. The Stellar Sealion is a big beast of a creature. The females are large and the males … Continue reading
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Tagged aquatic, photo, Puget sound, sealion, stellar, washington, wildlife
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A Stinking Rarity
Some plants bloom frequently. Others bloom once a year. What is slightly more unusual is a plant that only blooms once every 7-10 years. The Titan Arum is one such plant and an example lives in the Amazon Spheres in … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon spheres, bloom, flower, photo, plant, rare, seattle, smell, stink, Titan arum, washington
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Orcas Cruising the Sound
While we were happy to see the humpbacks that I covered in this post, we were really hoping to see some orcas. There is a resident group that lives in the area and transients. We didn’t mind which ones we … Continue reading
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Tagged aquatic, killer whale, orca, photo, Puget sound, washington, wildlife
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Some Humpback Fluke Action
We took a trip out to go whale watching while we had some visitors staying with us. The trip departed from Edmonds and proved to be a great day out. Our first encounter was with some humpbacks. We have had … Continue reading
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Tagged aquatic, Edmonds, humpback, photo, Puget sound, washington, whale, wildlife
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Eagles Scouting the Lake
The ospreys on Lake Washington have got some attention on the blog recently. However, they are not alone. Some bald eagles have also been showing up. They aren’t around in such large numbers and I didn’t see so much fishing … Continue reading
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Tagged bald eagle, bird, Kenmore, lake Washington, photo, raptor, washington, wildlife
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This Thing is Too Big
This wasp was hanging around on one of the towers when I was at Hyakuri. It was a rather meaty looking wasp and I figured it would not be a good thing to get on the wrong side of. Wasps … Continue reading
Ospreys on the Hunt
Sitting out by Lake Washington watching the boat and floatplane traffic also provided a view of the local residents fishing. These residents aren’t the humans on the pier with fishing poles. These are the ospreys. There are lots of ospreys … Continue reading
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Tagged bird, Kenmore, lake Washington, Osprey, photo, raptor, wildlife
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Seals Just Hanging Out
Seeing aquatic creatures when you are at sea level can be tricky. If they pop out of the surface, you might spot them if you are paying attention. Get a bit of elevation and things are suddenly a lot easier … Continue reading
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Tagged aquatic, photo, point defiance, seal, tacoma, washington, wildlife
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Turtles Fighting for Space
The pond in Point Defiance Park was busy with ducks everywhere but they weren’t the only occupants of the water. There were quite a lot of turtles, particularly given how small the pond was. There was one rock in the … Continue reading
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Tagged aquatic, photo, point defiance park, tacoma, turtle, washington, wildlife
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