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There’s a fine couple!
Today’s theme has this song stuck in my head on repeat—
Steppin' out with my baby
Can't go wrong 'cause I'm in right…

Alan H says: Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SteppingOut birds captured mid step. The alt theme is #ColourfulCaptures colourful bird or background. #birds #PuddleDucks #photography #EastCoastKin

A Mallard couple walking on a path through puddles.

Thank you, Rob! 🙏

Thank you, Marina 😊 I am so thankful to live near my brother and SIL and their lovely garden

An weathered animal vertebrae, likely from a deer, rests atop a lichen covered rock against a background of a grassy slope in the Columbia Gorge near Catherine Creek.

A weathered skull of a deer, probably a buck, and likely a Columbia Black-tailed deer, sits on a lichen covered branch of an oak tree along the Memaloose Hills Trail near Mosier, Oregon.

The Deerly departed
Bones (likely) of Columbia Black-tailed deer, seen while hiking among the oak forests of the Columbia Gorge. In the wild, average lifespan is said to be around six years. Predators such as cougars, black bear, or coyotes; or harsh winters can cause their death.
#Mammals
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Thank you so much 😊 🙏

Thank you Ann 😊

A female American Goldfinch eats seeds from cosmos in the garden. The flowers are a magenta pink against a green background with a dull yellow bird perched on a stem with a seed in its beak.

Goldfinch enjoying the seeds of cosmos blossoms in the garden last summer.
#BirdOfTheDay #ColourfulCaptures #Flyday
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Thanks Rob 😊

Thank you kindly! 😊🙏

Thank you, Margot! The youngsters at the refuge often seem less wary, finding themselves right next to the road.

Beautiful shot of one of my favorite spring flowers 💛

Bright yellow Oregon grape blossoms radiate out from a central vertical green stem. Each individual blossom has 6 petals and a round center.

A macro shot of Oregon grape blossoms in spring #YellowThu #BloomScrolling #flowers #NativePlants #macro #photography

A close-up portrait of a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk, taken at Ridgefield NWR earlier this week. There is beautiful feather definition, and his yellow cere, downturned beak and eyes seem to show a concerned expression.

I’ve been worried about you and thought I should check in…
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Say, you don’t happen to have any mice in there do you?
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My favorite type of pen is a Uniball Jetstream. This one is a metallic green, photographed on a crochet start to a cardigan.

Uni Jetstream preferably 4-color combo plus mechanical pencil

Max is beautiful 😍

Beautiful capture, Gerrit. 😍 Such an elegant bird.

A red-headed woodpecker, shortly after successfully grabbing some tidbit it was pursuing 🪶

Flickers have the most elegant black dots and dashes among their brown feathers. They also have a gray throat and red cheek patches if they’re male and a chevron of black feathers on their breast. Those in our area have red shafts on the underside of their wing feathers, hence the name.

A male Red-shafted Northern Flicker, working the ground like a robin for
#WoodpeckerWednesday

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Starvation Creek Falls
Between Cascade Locks and Hood River OR for
#WaterfallWednesday

Thank you, Marina 😊

A bald eagle calling out to its mate. They had been hunting ducks at Ridgefield NWR.

A pair of bald eagles frequently perch in the branches of a particular tree at Ridgefield NWR. Today they were calling out and mating at the top of the tree. 🫣 Though I did not get a photograph of them in action.

Today’s (Wednesday's) #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ShoutItOut birds calling out. Thank you Alan H @alan678.bsky.social

Shouty Eagles

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Today’s (Wednesday's) #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ShoutItOut birds calling out. This one is for folks in different time zones to get a chance first.😊
Thank you Alan H! Can you hear this young Great Blue Heron shouting "Great surprise!"
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited

Oh, thank you for this! I feel better about myself already 🤣

A juvenile Red/tailed Hawk #TalonTuesday
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Deeply corrugated bark in a light gray with dark deeper furrows covers the trunk of an Oregon White Oak, also called a Garry Oak. Green grass is seen at the margins.

The trunk of an Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana) near Mosier OR

#ThickTrunkTuesday #TextureTuesday.
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Thank you Shantha 😊 I got enough hills in to be sore from my recent hikes. I need to get back into condition 😅

Thank you 😊

Open dear, now I picture them scuttling towards us like little crabs across the tops of our beds, desks, and countertops. 😄🤣