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Goldfinch on finch feeder with his back to the camera - he's nearly in full summer colors already.
Goldfinch on finch feeder facing to the right - he's nearly in full summer colors already.
The goldfinches are damn near in full summer color, and it's only April 9. #viewfromthedeck #goldfinches
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Moonrise.
Moonrise.
Moonrise.
Moon risen.
Last night the moon rose just after midnight, making it one hell of a gorgeous beginning to Easter Sunday. That moon, she's my god, and I love catching her rise. #moon #moonrise #viewfromthedeck
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Moonrise over the trees on the peak in the view from my deck.
An Easter moonshot. #moon #moonrise #viewfromthedeck #HappyEaster
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Snow-covered trees on the mountain in the view from my deck.
A little late April Fool’s snow. #viewfromthedeck
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Evening grosbeaks on the deck.
Female evening grosbeak in just-budding lilac bush.
Female evening grosbeak in just-budding lilac bush.
Evening grosbeaks on the deck railing and in the lilac bush.
Evening grosbeaks in today's #viewfromthedeck #birds #grosbeaks
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Eurasian collared dove in pine tree.
Another bird is back for the season - Eurasian Collared Dove. #viewfromthedeck
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Townsend's Solitaire (I think) in the top of a catkin-filled aspen tree.
Northern Flicker in a dead aspen tree.
Today's birds in the #viewfromthedeck: Northern Flicker and I think a Townsend's Solitaire.
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Plane trials cross in the sky above the deck.
A plane trail above the moon in a lightly cloudy blue sky.
Plane trials cross in the sky above the deck.
Clouds, and a plane trail, in the blue sky above the deck.
Clouds and plane trails #viewfromthedeck
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Pink aurora borealis starry sky in the view from the meadow.
Purple aurora borealis starry sky in the view from the meadow.
Red aurora borealis starry sky in the view from the meadow.
Subtle every-color aurora borealis starry sky in the view from the meadow.
Some of my favorites from last night's aurora shoot. #auroraborealis #viewfromthedeck #viewfromthemeadow
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Waxing crescent moon 4% view from the deck.
Tonight's moon looks a bit like a Cheshire Cat smirk. #moon #viewfromthedeck
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Spring Equinox 2025
Spring Equinox 2026
First day of Spring - what a difference a year makes. #viewfromthedeck
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Mama doe and her yearling twins (mule deer).
Mama doe and her yearling twins (mule deer).
Mama doe and her yearling twins (mule deer). Gotta appreciate polite wildlife that uses the pass-through and doesn't jump the fence.
Last year we had a doe and her twin fawns here, and this year they are back. #deer #viewfromthedeck
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Mountain chickadee
Mountain chickadee
I was happy to see a mountain chickadee yesterday. We have black-capped chickadees here year-round, but the mountains are more fair-weather birds. #viewfromthedeck #mountainchickadee
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Young male mule deer eating the grass in my backyard.
Young male mule deer eating the grass in my backyard; you can see his antler buds well in this photo.
Young male mule deer looking at me through a pine tree in my backyard.
Tonight's dinner guest. #deer #viewfromthedeck
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Pleiades star cluster in a very starry night view from the deck.
Milky Way in a very starry night view from the deck.
Orion in the starry night view from the deck.
Big Dipper in the starry night view from the deck.
It's quite a starry night out there (moon hasn't risen yet). #starrynight #milkyway #viewfromthedeck
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Moon barely peaking over the tree-lined mountaintop.
Moon peaking over the tree-lined mountaintop.
Moon rising over the tree-lined mountaintop.
Moon rising almost completely over the tree-lined mountaintop.
I got the full moonrise over the mountains tonight. #moonrise #viewfromthedeck
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Elk eating in the meadow in the view from my deck.
Elk eating in the meadow in the view from my deck.
Elk eating in the meadow in the view from my deck.
Elk in the meadow. #viewfromthedeck #elk
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Blood moon/lunar eclipse view from my deck (taken with iPhone 16 Pro).
Blood moon/lunar eclipse view from my deck (taken with iPhone 16 Pro).
Got some decent shots of the blood moon eclipse with my iPhone 16 Pro last night in the danged wee hours (I need a nap). #viewfromthedeck #bloodmoon #lunareclipse
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Getting more birds coming through with this super early spring weather. Today it's been red crossbills. #viewfromthedeck
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Goldfinch on lilac bush.
Goldfinch on lilac bush.
Goldfinch on lilac bush.
Goldfinch on lilac bush.
Goldfinch #goldfinch #viewfromthedeck
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Moon rising over the peaks in the view from my deck.
Moon rising over the peaks in the view from my deck.
Moon rising over the peaks in the view from my deck.
Moon rising over the peaks in the view from my deck.
Moonrise over the peaks. #moon #moonrise #viewfromthedeck
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91% Waning Gibbous moonrise over the peaks in the view from my deck.
I took a ton of photos of the moonrise tonight and will work my way through them all tomorrow, but here's a taste. #moon #viewfromthedeck
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Subtle sunset of pinks, peaches, yellows tonight.
A very subtle, but nice, sunset tonight. #sunset #viewfromthedeck
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Glow of the rising moon behind the trees and mountains, with an airplane trail coming out of a pine tree and rising at an angle.
The moonrise over the mountains through the trees.
The moonrise through the pine tree.
Waning gibbous 96% moon in the view from my deck.
The moon is coming up a tich too far to the north, but even through the trees, it's stunning. #moonrise #moon #viewfromthedeck
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The full snow moon in the view from my deck (there was a bit of cloud cover).
Full snow moon, with a tich of cloud cover. #moon #snowmoon #fullmoon #viewfromthedeck
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