#Weather is rolling into Avila Beach, California.

I took this pic August 23, 2026.

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Canada Geese dropped in on the neighborhood gravel pit pond for a brief rest…heard and saw them overhead so drive over for a few shots… #BirdPhotography #PNW
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The northwest corner of the neighborhood gravel pit pond where I take a lot of photos…
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Great Blue Heron…it flew over my house heading northeast so I left my garden project and drove over to its favorite hangout, the neighborhood gravel pit pond, for a few photos…easy birding…
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The strangest looking birds!

I took this pic at Pismo Beach, California on August 16, 2026.

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Orange color morph House Finch with a seed meal from my garden patch of Sunflowers…bird color has faded, flowers are dried seed heads, but enjoy the photo ops…
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Upper Yosemite Fall.

I took this pic April 11, 2026 in Yosemite Valley, California.

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Ring-necked Duck…you see a bit of the mostly-hidden chestnut-brown feathers at the front of its neck that it’s named for…Snake River, Hood Park, Burbank, Washington…
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Tuesday’s blowing in the sea breeze.
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Canada Geese on the neighborhood gravel pit pond…they’re common, so easy to overlook, but give excellent action photo ops…
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Great Blue Heron strikes a regal pose over Toppenish Creek in early fall color September 2026…
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A cluster of Garry Oaks left to grow naturally on the rugged part of the grounds at Fort Simcoe State Park that’s not irrigated or groomed…Rattlesnakes may be lurking…
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Half Dome from Glacier Point. I took this pic August 22, 2026 in Yosemite National Park, California.

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Lots of pink still left in my gardens…the Yakima Valley delivers great fall weather and long life gardens…
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Pismo Beach, California. I took this pic September 12, 2026.

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It was a chilly, rainy spring morning when this Western Tanager showed up in my Yakima Valley backyard seeking shelter… #EasternWashington
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Male (yellow eyes) and female (brown eyes) Brewer’s Blackbirds…they tend to linger in the Yakima Valley during winter but not necessarily together…
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