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Caterpillar Convention
If you don’t like bugs, this post isn’t for you. While up in the Cascades, we saw this web full of caterpillars. I don’t know the purpose of them being together in these numbers. Perhaps they are all recently hatched … Continue reading
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Tagged caterpillar, insect, photo, washington, wildlife
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More Hummingbird Video
Having had some success with the GoPro as discussed in a previous post, I decided to play with the slow motion capabilities of the camera to get some different shots. The nice thing with a GoPro is that you can … Continue reading
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Tagged bird, hummingbird, slomo, slow motion, washington, wildlife, woodinville
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Wild Bites
Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle was holding a fundraising event this summer. It was called Wild Bites. Taking place in the evening, it consisted of a bunch of Seattle restauranteurs having food stands throughout the zoo along with some drinks … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, event, fundraiser, photo, seattle, washington, wild bites, wildlife, woodland park zoo
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Videoing the Hummingbirds
Sometimes you just forget what you have tucked in the garage. I have been trying to get shots of the hummingbirds in our back yard and more recently shot a little video with the DSLR. Then it occurred to me … Continue reading
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Tagged app, control, GoPro, hummingbird, remote, video, washington, wildlife, woodinville
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More Luck With Hummers/Iridescence at the Right Angle
My obsession/interest in photographing the hummingbirds in our back garden has continued. I mentioned my poor early attempts in this post but things have gradually been improving. I have decided to compromise on quality a bit by shooting from indoors. … Continue reading
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Tagged color, feathers, feeder, hummingbird, iridescence, iridescent, photo, wildlife
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Seals Looking for a Salmon Dinner
A trip to the Chittenden Locks in Ballard in the fall is a good time to see salmon making their way up through the fish ladder en route to their spawning grounds. If we know the salmon are there, so … Continue reading
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Tagged aquatic, Ballard, chittenden, hunting, looks, mammal, photo, salmon, seal, seattle, washington, wildlife
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The Elusive Hummers That Visit us
We put up a hummingbird feeder on our deck this year. We also had some hanging baskets and were hoping that they would be attracted. Initially, the plants were their focus but they soon decided that they liked the feeder … Continue reading
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Tagged feeder, hummingbird, photo, wildlife
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Salmon Waiting to Head to Spawning Grounds
The salmon head to spawn in phases with the three different breeds coming at slightly different times. They head through the ladder at the locks in Ballard in the fall but, before they head into Lake Washington, they pause in … Continue reading
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Tagged aquatic, Ballard, chittenden, fish, ladder, locks, photo, salmon, seattle, washington, wildlife
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Ospreys Galore
A trip to Log Boom Park in Kenmore is usually because I am after floatplanes. However, it is a great source of wildlife and some of the ospreys in the vicinity were keen to be photographed. You get plenty of … Continue reading
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Tagged bird of prey, Kenmore, lake Washington, log boom park, Osprey, photo, washington, wildlife
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Squirrel’s Nibbling Won’t Be Disturbed By Us
Walking through the woods at Meerkerk Gardens, we came across a tree that had fallen across the trail. Sitting on the log was a squirrel. This squirrel was happily munching on its food. We weren’t going to continue down the … Continue reading
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Tagged Meerkerk gardens, photo, rodent, squirrel, video, washington, Whidbey island, wildlife
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