Seaweed Splendors

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Spring brings warmer and longer days, and suddenly our local beaches are festooned in brilliant red and green seaweeds and brown kelps. â€œWhen the tide...

Summer Surprises

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The joys of summer fade with the approach of the autumn equinox. Summer is a time to revel in unexpected plants and animals on...

The Rainbow Colors of the Salish Sea

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The Solstice finally arrived, yet our days are still short and often gray. It’s a good time to remember the rainbow colors in our...

Getting a Little Squirrely

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Squirrels are fascinating, and we have 25 species of the Squirrel Family in our region, according to David Moskowitz’s Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest....

Beach Eggs – PART 3

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For Part 3 of my series on Beach Eggs, we’ll look at different vertebrate eggs, all photographed on beaches in or near Port Townsend....

Insectivore Birds Part 2

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Here’s the second of a two-part series on insect-eating birds. In Part 1 I wrote of the importance of insects, and described some of...

Deep River Road – A Book begins a Journey                                                 

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Words and Photographs by Joel W. Rogers October 17th 2022   Cape Disappointment State Park. Once again, my 1999 Subaru and I are doing what we were...

Critters

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Photography by Joel Rogers. Click on any image to go full screen.

Fall Color

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Just a shot showing the first sign of fall. A branch turns first on this oak.