With all the education and advocacy efforts that I'm involved in year round now, there no longer seems to be a "slow season" to my year. Even as the days start to get shorter in the late autumn and fall and the whales around a bit less, there's plenty to do with writing articles and public comments and giving presentations, plus continuing to do book talks and other work with the Orca Behavior Institute. Regardless of the time of year, however, it's so important to me to regularly make some time to get out into nature with my camera, whether it be on the water or on land. And regardless of the time of year, there is so much to see and observe in the Salish Sea. Here are some highlights from the last six weeks or so.
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| Bald eagle in Spieden Channel |
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| Ollie the sea otter at Race Rocks in the Strait of Juan de Fuca |
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| Looking UP at the T46Bs in big swells in the Strait of Juan de Fuca |
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| Laplong longspur - a life bird! - at American Camp |
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| Close visit from a great blue heron at Land Bank's Westside Preserve |
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| K33 Tika off the west side of San Juan Island |
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| K34 Cali off Eagle Point with the Olympic Mountains in the background |
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| One of the many hairy woodpeckers that visits our feeders year-round |
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| Trumpet lichen, Cladonia spp. |
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| Tiny mushrooms in the yard |
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| Harbor seal pup at Roche Harbor |
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| Gorgeous fall colors everywhere this year! |
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| Bonaparte's gull in Mosquito Pass |