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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay with its theme of #ShoreBirds is this photo of a #Kildeer taken in dusk light recently during a shoreline hike.

A Kildeer is seen in the shallow surfline after sunset in Washington state.

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

For today’s #BirdoftheDay with the theme of #WingsWideOpen, I am sharing a #TurkeyVulture doing it’s temperature regulation pose. Good day all! #Photography #Nature #BirdPhotography #PhotographersonBluesky #Vulture

A Turkey Vulture spreads its wings as part of its temperature regulation regime.

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

#BirdoftheDay theme today is #Insectivores This Barn Swallow is an aerial insectivore with its diet consisting mainly of insects. #Photography #BirdPhotography #Swallow

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Today’s #BirdoftheDay with its theme of #SplashingAround will feature a #Rufous #Hummingbird playing in a stream of water on a hot summer day #Nature #Photography #BirdPhotography

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Today’s #BirdoftheDay theme is #ComeEatWithMe and I’m going to share an interesting #Corvid #Raven image from my files. It’s not an expected dinner entree, and I didn’t even notice it until closer inspection after the fact. #Photography #Birding #Nature #BirdPhotography

A Raven is feasting on what appears to be a smaller songbird, a flycatcher or warbler perhaps, in an uncommon (for me anyway) display of predation.
Maybe is just scavenging.

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Today’s #BirdoftheDay alternate theme is #Finches With that in mind, I’m sharing an adult male #PurpleFinch getting wet in a rain shower. #Birding #Nature #Photography #BirdPhotography

A male Purple Finch sits on a lone thin twig during a cold Pacific Northwest rain shower.

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Here’s another for our #BirdoftheDay with the theme of #FeederFriends and a Chestnut-backed chickadee feasting on suit in a log feeder. #Photography #Birding #Nature

A Chestnut-backed chickadee extends its wings while attempting to extract suet from a small log feeding device.

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Here’s a cool photo from my archives of the great bassist- Ron Carter. #Film photography , many moons ago in Seattle. #Analog #Black&White #B&W #Jazz #Photography #RonCarter #FilmPhotography

Master Bass virtuoso Ron Carter performing at one of Seattle’s Jazz festivals back in the 1980’s

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

For today’s #BirdoftheDay theme of #Woodland, I’m going to share a pair of #PileatedWoodpeckers that I had the pleasure of observing recently as they fed on a favorite snag. #Birding #Nature #Photography #BirdPhotography

A pair of Pileated Woodpeckers vigorously dig into an old Douglas Fir snag in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. Washington State

A better view of one from the pair of Pileated Woodpeckers as seen feeding on insects found in the bark of the older fir trees.

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BirdButt, birds showing off the rear end to the photographer. I believe this Varied Thrush had this in mind during this impromptu photo shoot. #Birds #Birding #Photography #BirdPhotography #Nature #VariedThrush

This Varied Thrush is showing off the lovely posterior patterns of feathers which are most often concealed from the casual observer.

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Today’s #BirdoftheDay share with its topic of #ManMadePerch is featuring Swainson’s Thrush. These, and the Hermit Thrushes are welcome visitors here during some cool autumn days. #Birding #Photography #BirdPhotography #Nature #Thrush

A Swainson’s Thrush is observed resting on some outdoor railing after feasting on some ripe huckleberries in the nearby bushes.

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Here’s another fun one for today’s #BirdoftheDay and the theme of #BlackHeads with this Chestnut-backed Chickadee #Birding #BirdPhotograply #Nature #Chickadee

A lovely pose for this Chestnut-backed Chickadee resting on a lone branch. This birds are commonly observed here in the Pacific Northwest and Washington State.

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

We’ve had some incredible #Sunset sightings recently. Amazing light qualities too! #Photography #Nature #Seascape #PNW #SalishSea #TidesOutTuesday

A bluff top trail leads out to the shoreline through a mixture of new green grass, and the golden dead twigs from the last season.

Glowing clouds burst with warm light at Sunset. Air temp was a cool 39 F

Golden light hitting the dried winter grass at sunset.

Looking eastward from Grandma’s Cove towards Cattle Point Lighthouse at Sunset. Whidbey Island can be seen in the distant lowland with Lopez Island in the center of the photo.

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Here’s one from Sunday evening for #TidesOutTuesday. #Sunset over the #SalishSea was spectacular! A little #Nature to fix things up! #AmericanCamp #SanJuanIsland #PNW #WashingtonState

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Here’s another for #InsectThursday and a little more appealing than my previous post. A #CrabSpider hiding within some Rose petals. #Nature #FilmPhotography #MacroPhotography #Photography

A crab spider blending into the pedals of a peace rose flower while waiting for a bee or other pollinator as to ambush.

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

I noticed something about #InsectThursday and thought about this one from my files. It’s a #BedBug Cimex lectularius #macro #MacroPhotography #Film #FilmPhotography #Photography

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

I noted some recent posts tagged with #mycologymonday and thought these recent images from the front yard might give someone a kick. Especially the desert dwellers! #photography #nature #fungi #fungifriends

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

A lovely #Sunset a couple of nights back. Looking across the Strait of Juan De Fuca to the Olympic Mountains. #Nature #Photography #AmericanCamp #SanJuanIsland

Old Laundry cabin at sunset, American Camp, San Juan Island

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow with its theme of #Warmth brought back these memories of #Belize.

As the heat of the day accelerates, locals wade into the very warm water for sweet comfort in the shallows

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

For #TidesOutTuesday here’s one from the Agate Beach on the Oregon coast. A lone surfer coming in from a late afternoon session. #Ocean #Photography #iPhonePhotography #SeaScape

A lone surfer taking the long walk in at low tide and in near darkness along Agate Beach.

Low tide reveals barnacle encrusted rocks that are often submerged at Agate Beach, Oregon

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Another #Jazz master passed along. One of the GREATS! RIP #JackDeJohnette I was fortunate enough to have seen and heard him live a handful of times over the years. #filmphotography #b&w #photograply

Jack DeJohnette on drums during an ECM artist’s concert. San Francisco, mid-late 1970’s
Film, natural light, old Leica

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

I was out on a hike to one of my favorite beaches last night, at sunset and the light was refracting off the logs, creating an incredible #Glow I thought, too bad for #BlueSkyArtShow- but alas, the week is not over. :-) #PNW #SanJuanIsland #Sunset #Photography #Nature #AmericanCamp #SJI

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

#BlueSkyArtShow and some #Glow with the May of 24 #AuroraBorealis as seen from San Juan Island, Washington State.

The curtain of this Aurora dropped down from above as seen here, looking northward from American Camp, San Juan Island.

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

My old swimming hole. Lake Washington, Houghton Beach with Seattle way off in the distance. #Glow #BlueSkyArtShow

The dock at Houghton Beach, Kirkland, Washington with Seattle way off in the distant left of the photo.
Dusk…

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Every part of nature teaches that the passing away of one life is the making room for another.—Journal, 24 October 1837 Henry David Thoreau #Relax #BlueSkyArtShow #Thoreau #Cemetery #Photography #Graveyard #SleepyHollow

Henry David Thoreau’s final resting place in Authors Ridge, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Massachusetts.

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

#Pieces creatively assembled into works of provocative #Art to begin a new life and a transition into a greater #whole #BlueSkyArtShow #SlabCity #Photography #Barbie #houseofdots

Sun dried doll parts adorn an abandoned automobile in the California desert, Slab City.

Sun baked Barbie Dolls and discarded CD’s make for surface art on an abandoned car

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

The perfect topic for this week’s #BlueSkyArtShow are #Pieces of various artworks assembled in #SlabCity and The #houseofdots

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Lots of #pieces to be appreciated in the artworks of #slabcity and the #houseofdots Another fun submission for this week’s #BlueSkyArtShow #photography

Pieces of mannequin and other miscellaneous remnants of civilization are assembled into incredible works of art way out in the wilds of the California desert

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

For this weeks #BlueSkyArtShow, there are lots of very creative #pieces which have been assembled into fantastic works of art in #BombayBeach and #slabcity way out in the California desert. #photography

A ship skeleton assembled from scrap wood and car parts can be seen ashore the Salton Sea in Bombay Beach, surrounded by several other interesting pieces of sculpture art.

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

It’s #TidesOutTuesday Here’s one from one of my very favorite hikes. A seasonal waterfall highlights the distant forest. #photography #seascape #lowtide #salishsea #nature

The rocky shoreline is exposed at low tide here along the coastal Salish Sea and a seasonal waterfall is visualized in the forest lining the rugged cliffs

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Happy Sunday and #Stunday Here’s another in the series of #hummingbirds playing in the cool water of our fountain. #photography #nature #rufushummingbird #naturephotography #bird #birding

A Rufus hummingbird drinks and cools off in our small garden fountain water spray during a hot summer afternoon

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Today’s #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #SummerDaze This #hummingbird is finding some cool relief from the warmth in a fountain of fresh water. #nature #birds #photography #birdphotography #rufushummingbird

A Rufus hummingbird drinks and plays in a water fountain during a hot summer day

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

#GetOutside You’ll never know what visual treat might present itself. This weeks #BlueSkyArtShow submission is a #Shortearedowl with the Mt. Baker wilderness in the background. #birdphotography #owl #nature #photography

A short eared owl takes off from its perch on some branches with the snow covered Cascades in the background. Photo taken on San Juan Island.

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Here’s a bright one for this weeks #Stunday A #Redbreastednuthatch stands out in contrast to the bright red springtime #photinia leaves #bird #nature #photography #birdphotography #birding

A Red-breasted nuthatch perched horizontally on a twig with a collage of beautiful red and green leaves from the photinia bushes

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

This weeks #BlueSkyArtShow with the theme of #Narrow and an #Anna’sHummingbird heading into that narrow #fuchsia opening #Birds #Nature #BirdPhotography #Photography

An Anna’s hummingbird plans their approach to slurp up some tasty nectar from a hanging fuchsia flower.

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

This weeks #BlueSkyArtShow submission with its theme of #Vibrant features #DeeDeeRainbow, a fixture at west coast jazz festivals for many years. This #streetphotography #filmphotography scene was captured in Seattle back in the 80’s

DeeDee Rainbow and other colorful and enthusiastic jazz festival attendees dance in the Streets of downtown Seattle during a jazz festival back in the 1980’s. The spirit of the music was certainly in the air!

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

My submission for this weeks #BlueSkyArtShow with its theme of #underneath has an Anna’s hummingbird working hard for its nectar meal #photography #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #birds #fuchsia

An Anna’s hummingbird takes the low approach to a hanging fuchsia flower in its quest for delicious nectar

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PNW wanderings @rtbellpnw.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

This evenings hike along the coast and looking across the Salish Sea and over to BC Canada. A beautiful night! #Photography #nature #Seascape #SalishSea

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