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Mt Rainer Overlook By The Road. Wonderful design perfect for people who love mountains and nature. Grab this design as a birthday gift for your girlfriend, boyfriend, sister, or brother who loves the pacific northwest.

The PNW is home to some of the most gorgeous forests and wilderness in the country. From the peaks of the mountain to the rivers below you're bound to find something that excites the adventurer in you.

Definitely believe that vampires exist out here. The forests surrounding Forks, Washington.

It's hard not to be amazed by such beauty! I am so used to seeing Dunlins in flocks of hundreds and thousands in their non-breeding/winter plumage, that to encounter a solitary member of the species is a bit puzzling. S/he was in full breeding regalia, and in no particular hurry to fly north for the summer. We almost missed seeing this peep--so intent on photographing the 20 Greater Scaups much further out from shore--that it was many moments before I realized that this Dunlin was quite calmly "pacing" us some 6-8 feet away on the shoreline! Being under great light and in such close proximity to this beauty enabled me to get a good look at that black belly patch and the wonderful russet brown feathers on its head and back!

In a cute moment highly reminiscent of another bushtit family gathering from 2016, three young songbird fledglings roost together in the sun-dappled shade of the pear tree, while parents and helpers (older siblings) pick grubs and chatter from the leaves nearby. My young subjects were only too willing to oblige for my lens. Photographed in late May 2020.

The first time I went to Cannon Beach the weather was awful. This was a redo that worked out great. I did not see any Pirate Ships though. LOL Cannon Beach is a small coastal city in Oregon, known for its beautiful beaches and picturesque scenery. It was named after a cannon that washed ashore from a shipwreck in the area. The city was founded in the late 19th century and quickly became a popular destination for tourists seeking a peaceful retreat by the sea. Today, Cannon Beach is famous for its iconic Haystack Rock, a large sea stack that rises from the ocean just off the shore. The town has also been featured in numerous films and TV shows, cementing its reputation as one of the most beautiful and unique places to visit in the P...

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With his bright white cravat evoking a stylish old Elizabethan charm, this handsome bibbed domestic Mallard (of the Duclair designer "persuasion") was definitely the odd duck out at the local wildlife sanctuary. That didn't stop him from charming the photographers in his midst, and moving his way to the forefront of the feeding frenzy that included many, many wild Mallards.

An unintentionally vignetted profile of a young Peregrine Falcon, shot through a hole in the fence at the local raptor rehabilitation centre.

On a surprisingly cold and rainy morning in early July 2016, five young Bushtit brothers huddled on the old plum tree for warmth and comfort. They also unwittingly provided me with a one-in-a-million opportunity to get this family portrait.

Vintage Design of the Crater Lake National Park in the state of Oregon.

An early morning low tide at the White Rock Pier enabled me to capture this Surf Scoter seaduck feasting on exposed barnacles and mussels that coat the bottoms of exposed pilings in early November 2021.

My second visit to the Maplewood Conservation Area produced meetings with not two, but six blacktail deer in a forest clearing... four fawns and two does who seemed completely at ease with the small group of photographers in their midst.

Fall migration brings thousands and thousands of Snow Geese to the shores of Metro Vancouver every year, and 2017 produced a bumper crop of these migratory birds -- a stunning spectacle to witness. Among the vibrant and calling sea of white that seemed to blanket the high tides from dawn to dusk, outnumbering the usually omnipresent and overwhelming numbers of gulls, crows, and wintering ducks at this time of the year, we also saw 5 rare blue morph Snow Geese. Photographed on a sunny afternoon in October 2017 at Boundary Bay Regional Park, British Columbia, Canada.

On a cloudy day in late March 2017, a number of large raptors seemed to be flying quite close to the trails at Boundary Bay Regional Park, and this youngster was no exception. S/he came to within 20 feet of my lens that I was able to see the "white eyebrows" on its still dark face! Photographed in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada.

Logging Tools is a sepia tone photographic art print of logging tools located at the Issaquah Railroad Depot Museum. Issaquah, Washington, situated at the base of the Cascade Mountain Range east of Seattle, was an important stop along the rail line for timber shipping.

Owls are such fascinating creatures. They are front page newsmakers, drawing the interest of birders, nature lovers, and just about everyone else who has a pulse. Snowy Owls are especially charismatic; the largest owls in North America only show up in Metro Vancouver every few years, and their appearance during our winters causes crowds of admirers to form and flock.

Vancouver Fog

An unusually late-staying migrant dressed in his best breeding finery, this Ruddy Turnstone was attracting wildlife photographers with his foraging techniques (lifting clumps of seaweed much bigger (and probably heavier) than himself) on the shore, and in the process of scrounging up a late lunch, walking right into the midst of the long-lens-toting paparazzi, who were often forced to back up! Photographed at the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty in November 2015.

Mother day of The woods forest ancestor. i 've summoned the great forest ancestor from 9999 years ago to bring back the glory of nature.

Vintage Design of the Crater Lake in the state of Oregon.

My introduction to the Satyr Comma / Anglewing. Apparently these little, bright orange butterflies are supposed to be skittish, but don't tell this beauty that... it posed for several shots on a blade of marsh vegetation. Photographed at the Campbell Valley Regional Park in Langley.

With their long, bright red bills, yellow eyes, and pink feet, Black Oystercatchers are one of the most intriguing looking birds I've had the opportunity of photographing. Usually, they aren't very finicky about the company they keep (human or bird), and can generally be counted upon to deliver a few impressive cameos.

Discover the iconic Cannon Beach, Oregon, in this vintage-style travel poster showcasing Haystack Rock against the serene Pacific Northwest seascape. Ideal for nature enthusiasts and travel lovers, this design evokes wanderlust and coastal adventure. Perfect for your next tourism-inspired collection on TeePublic.

Thanks to Dave Hoefler for the gift of sight! This design looks great in face mask!

Photo I took of Lake Washington, in Washington State this summer. Looking across to Seattle from east side.

One of our resident adult male Anna's hummingbirds who needed the "reassurance" of the feistier Rufous hummingbirds to (finally) come and sit on one of the old plum tree branches a few feet away and indulge the photographer in a few closeups.

Perfectly reflected in the tranquil waters of this pond is this Northern Pintail drake. They may be most commonly seen in West Coast winters, but I've encountered these ducks almost all year round at the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary.

By mid-May 2016, the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary on Westham Island had already hosted 10 fledged Barn Swallows! I can usually find at least a couple of them who like to hang around the Warming Hut, as curious about the photographers behind the long lenses as we are about them. Always a pleasure to make the acquaintance of these colourful and cosmopolitan aerialists!

The sudden appearance of three Bald Eagles--working the waters of Boundary Bay Regional Park--sends thousands of American Wigeons (and the odd Northern Pintail) into the sunny but chilly late November skies.

America - Washington - Mount St. Helens from viewpoint at sunset.

Who, me? This American Red Squirrel (one of many we would encounter!) put on an energetic (and vocal) show and dance for me at the friends of a friends' cottage over the 150th Canada Day long weekend in early July 2017. The moment he realized that a long lens was trained on him, however, he was the picture of innocence, and struck this pose. He was the odd man man with the regular songbirds at the seed feeders. Curiously, he didn't climb the suet feeder while I was there (although he could have chosen to), but ate from the fallen seed on the ground.

I encountered a party of eight juvenile Pectoral Sandpipers at the Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area as September 2018 passed its halfway mark. Like the other shorebirds who normally prefer the grassier, less muddy parts of the beach to forage from, these medium-sized migratory shorebirds did not mind me in their midst. Photographed on a sunny and slightly breezy afternoon on a fairly low high tide that let me walk out a few hundred feet from shore to observe the visiting fauna in close quarters.

A view of Mt St Helens western side.

America - Washington - Mount St. Helens from viewpoint at sunset.

Franklin Falls Waterfall near Snoqaulmie,Washington