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@tigerheron.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 11:34 PM

And here is Warrior Rock lighthouse, plus some creatures I saw near/on it - a Pacific tree frog (probably), a sea lion swimming in the Columbia, and a turkey vulture.
#Oregon #Portland #SauvieIsland

Closeup of lighthouse, which is pretty small, perhaps 30 feet high. A dove flying in front of water that reflects an orange sunset is painted on the bottom half of the lighthouse, wile a smaller bird is painted on the upper half. Trees edge the left side of the picture, while water and a distant shore can be seen in a sliver to the right.

Tiny brown frog with dark stripes and coppery eye sits on curved, worn concrete, with black beyond.

Tan sea lion swims from right to left, only head and bit of back visible. It has long whiskers, slightly open mouth, and a tiny ear visible on the side of its head.

Brownish blac vulture with red head stares down from mossy limb as the waning sun catches its right side and eye in the light. Green cottowood leaves fill the background.

@tigerheron.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 6:25 AM

A turkey vulture seen today as the light was waning. For #BirdOfTheDay theme #Raptors from Atlantic birding.
#birds #birding #birdphotography #pnw #Oregon #Portland #SauvieIsland

Head of bird with wrinkled and bald red head, white beak, and brown and black feathers, with mossy tree and leaves behind.

Black bird with hints of brown and bald and wrinkly red head perches on a mossy branch among cottonwood boughs.

@tigerheron.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 1:56 AM

For the #BirdOfTheDay theme #LightAndShadow, a green heron running through the shadows cast by leafy branches. #birds #birdphotography #pnw #Oregon #Portland #SauvieIsland

A heron with grey-green back, rusty brown neck, dark crest, and yellow eye runs along a muddy bank through the shadows of leafy branches.

@paulcory.bsky.social Sep 12, 2026, 3:42 PM

Breakfast with the Teenager

A juvenile Osprey - left - tries to wheedle breakfast from its parent: the adult is not having it.

"Your breakfast is right over there: in the river. "

#Oregon #SauvieIsland #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Osprey #Birds

A juvenile Osprey - left - tries to wheedle breakfast from its parent: the adult is not having it. The two birds are standing side-by-side on a branch, with the juvenile looking off towards the left side of the image, and the adult looking off to the right side of the image. The adult has a partially eaten fish in its talons.

@paulcory.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 4:26 PM

Cleaning the Toesies

An osprey pressure washes its talons by flying at high speed just above the water's surface while dragging their fish stabbers through the water.

#Oregon #SauvieIsland #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Osprey #Birds

leaning the Toesies

An osprey pressure washes its talons by flying at high speed just above the water's surface while dragging their fish stabbers through the water. The bird is a few inches above the Columbia River, with installs just dragging in the water, leaving a spray wake behind.

@paulcory.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 3:30 PM

A Perfect Landing

An Osprey deploys full brakes as it prepares to land on the very end of a branch above the beach on Sauvie Island in Oregon.

#Oregon #SauvieIsland #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #Osprey #Birds

@paulcory.bsky.social Sep 6, 2026, 3:17 PM

How Come I Always Lose at Hide-and-Seek?

Great Egret taking a break from hunting the marshes of Sauvie Island in a thicket.

#Oregon #SauvieIsland #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #GreatEgret #Birds

@paulcory.bsky.social Sep 5, 2026, 3:30 PM

Excuse Me, Are You Dead Yet?

Turkey Vulture gliding in for a look. There was a dead fish further up the beach, but an eagle took it, forcing the vultures to look elsewhere.

#Oregon #SauvieIsland #artPhotography #photography #fineArtPhotography #PNW #wildlifePhotography #TurkeyVulture #Birds