A male Redwing Blackbird fluffs up his feathers on a chilly day while perched on an Alder Tree branch that is growing new bright green leaves.
#birds #redwingblackbird #naturephotography
The cloud covered Willapa River with the flat green tidal wetland flood zone and tree coved Willapa Hills in the background. One clear-cut section of a hill can be seen on the left side of this photo.
#landscapephotography #nature #pacificnorthwest
A male redwing black bird declaring his wetland territory in the City of Raymond, Washingtons Willapa Landing Park.
#birding #birdwatching #publicparks
Three white cherry blossoms are in full bloom with anther at the end of widely spaced filaments waiting to cover a bumble bee with yellow pollen. Five red toned new cherry tree leaves and three cherry flower buds grow from the same branch as the three cherry blossoms. The background is out of focus blur of organic tones of light and dark green.
Three Cherry Blossoms.
#cherryblossoms #spring #flowers
One of the externalities of clear-cut logging in coastal areas of the Pacific Northwest is the increase in sediment that accumulates in the watershed's Rivers and Bays clogging the boat launches and marinas with sediment preventing boats from being launched during low tide. #earthday2026 #willapa
A juvenile bald eagle flies over the beach looking for fresh seafood to eat.
#baldeagle #eagle #pnw #birdphotography
A curlew searches the wet sand beach for something to eat as the waves gently roll in.
#curlew #birdwatching #birding #shorebirds
A bald eagle scans the beach for fresh seafood to eat.
#baldeagle #eagle #birdwatching
A brown pelican flying over Willapa Bay looking for fish to eat.
#brownpelican #pelican #birds
A juvenile bald eagle taking off from the beach.
#baldeagle #birds #birdwatching
Native Trillium wildflowers are blooming in the forests of the Pacific Northwest.
#wildflowers #trillium #nativeplants #nature
Trillium are blooming in the Pacific Northwest coastal forests.
#trillium #nature #pnw #wildflowers
Trillium are blooming in the Pacific Northwest coastal forests.
#trillium #nature #pnw #wildflowers
Butte Creek Day Use Area Nature Trail.
#naturetrail #nature #naturephotography #pnw #publicpark
Butte Creek Day Use Area Nature Trail.
#naturetrail #nature #naturephotography #pnw #publicpark
Native Trillium wildflowers are blooming in the Pacific Northwest.
#wildflowers #nativeplants #pnw #trillium
Hoverfly aka flower fly eating pollen from a small wildflower.
#flowerfly #hoverfly #nature #wildflowers
Butte Creek Day Use Area Nature Trail.
#naturetrail #nature #naturephotography #pnw #publicpark
Redwood violets are blooming in the Pacific Northwest forests of North America.
#wildflowers #nativeplants #nature #photography
Trillium in the dappled sunlight that makes its way through the forest canopy to the forest floor.
#trillium #wildflowers #nativeplants #nature #photography
Trillium are blooming in the Pacific Northwest coastal forests.
#trillium #wildflowers #nature
Sword fern and a salmon berry flower.
#nativeplants #nature #pnw
Native Salmon berries are blooming the Pacific Northwest.
#nativeplants #pnw #wildflowers #salmonberry
Rain falls over the Willapa Hills in the distance as the cloudy morning casts its reflection on the Willapa River.
#pnwlandscape #pnw #reflection #morning
Sunrise sunlight illuminated the clouds for a few minutes this morning.
#reflection #landscapephotography #sunrise #pnw
The gray whale went further up the Willapa River and became entangled in a log jam during low tide and died. The preliminary CRC necropsy results indicate that the gray whale suffered from internal injuries and was malnourished. Local Tribes harvested some of the whale for cultural purposes.
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Golden hour morning light on spring cherry blossoms.
#cherryblossoms #spring #flowers
