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Falling for Rainier

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Shot of the Month – November 2025 If you visit Mt. Rainier in late summer, the nearby fields and hillsides can be awash in color as mountain flowers rapidly bloom to celebrate the brief respite from the cold and snow. Below we see a Hoary Marmot up to his eyeballs in a cacophony of assorted […]

So Many Stories

Shot of the Month – October, 2025 Opportunities to photograph wildlife are often rare and fleeting. When lightning strikes, I often struggle t[...]

Meadow Dream

Shot of the Month – September 2025 In the early morning light, I scurried about the field photographing Savannah Sparrows as they fed on Lupines[...]

A Sappy Tale…

Shot of the Month – August 2025 This month, we visit with the Red-breasted Sapsucker (RBS). I photographed this fellow in the yard on our Holl[...]

Standing Out From The Crowd

Shot of the Month – July 2025 Last month we explored a non-traditional approach to Tulip photography using a “zoom effect.” This m[...]

Fresh Flowers

Shot of the Month – June 2025 In April, I visited Washington’s famous tulip fields in Skagit County. As I drove to the location, I was[...]

Silver Falls State Park

Shot of the Month – May 2025 Stand in one spot for too long in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) and there is a good chance that you will be covered i[...]

Long-tailed Meadowlark

Shot of the Month – April 2025 Some animals are masters of disguise, trying to quietly blend into the surrounding to avoid detection. That doe[...]

Pygmy Owl

Shot of the Month – March 2025 While in Patagonia, I finally came across an owl I had been trying to see for ages – a Pymy owl. Just loo[...]

Daily Challenge

Shot of the Month – February 2025 As the sun rises in Patagonia, a resting Guanaco looks on, likely wondering why we are up so early. A Guana-wh[...]

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