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Chukar at Ginkgo State Park near Vantage, WA. Sept. 10, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 519 times.
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| Ring-necked Pheasant in field along Thorp Road southeast of Yakima, WA. March 2002.
Viewed: 680 times.
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| Rooster Ring-necked Pheasant puffed up in its display to try to impress its lady. She, of course, is totally oblivious to his attempt. April 16, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 126 times.
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| Rooster Ring-necked Pheasant in the pasture south of our house. The late afternoon sun really lights him up. April 16, 2008. Digiscoped out our office window.
Viewed: 133 times.
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| Ring-necked Pheasant #2. April 16, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 129 times.
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| Ring-necked Pheasant #3. April 16, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 124 times.
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Female Ring-necked Pheasant in the weed patch in my backyard at the south end of 47th Avenue, Yakima, WA. January 2003.
Viewed: 621 times.
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| Female Spruce Grouse on White's Ridge in the north fork of the Ahtanum, Yakima County, WA. October 15, 2004.
Viewed: 768 times.
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| Male Spruce Grouse on Whites's Ridge in the Ahtanum area, Yakima County, WA. October 15, 2005. DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 622 times.
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| Male Spruce Grouse on White's Ridge, Yakima County, WA. October 15, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 553 times.
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| Another of the male Spruce Grouse. October 15, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 534 times.
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| Female Spruce Grouse on White's Ridge in the Ahtanum area, Yakima County, WA. October 15, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 522 times.
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Another of the female Spruce Grouse. October 15, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 495 times.
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| Male and female Spruce Grouse on White's Ridge, Yakima County, WA. October 15, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 529 times.
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| Blue Grouse in a tree on Sedge Ridge in the Ahtanum, Yakima County, WA. May 29, 2004.
Viewed: 723 times.
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| Female Blue Grouse in a pine tree along the Umptanum Road near Ellesburg Pass, Kittitas County, WA. June 20, 2004.
Viewed: 742 times.
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| Juvenile Blue Grouse that flew into the neighboring tree from its mom. June 20, 2004.
Viewed: 693 times.
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| Female White-tailed Ptarmigan on the north side of Slate Peak near Hart's Pass, Okanagan County, WA. Note the feet are completely feathered, protecting against the snow in which they are frequently found. July 19, 2003.
Viewed: 625 times.
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White-tailed Ptarmigan chick trying to hide from the camera. Slate Peak, ten feet from its mom. July 19, 2003.
Viewed: 572 times.
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| Female Wild Turkeys who had fifteen chicks with them in Lyons Ferry Park, Franklin County, WA. May 28, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 539 times.
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| One of the Wild Turkey chicks in Lyon's Ferry Park, Franklin County, WA. May 28, 2005. Pansonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 528 times.
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| Wild Turkey in Cleveland, Klickitat, WA, running beside the highway. Dec. 31, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 438 times.
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| Another Wild Turkey, from a group of six, in Cleveland, WA. Dec. 31, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 460 times.
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| California Quail on the fence in my backyard at the south end of 47th Avenue, Yakima, WA. May 2003.
Viewed: 1186 times.
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California Quail pair in the apple tree in my backyard on S. 47th Ave, Yakima, WA. November 21, 2004.
Viewed: 686 times.
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| Two California Quail chicks that had been at our feeder with their sibs and parents but then retreated to wait out the rain under our hollyhocks. May 15, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 599 times.
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| California Quail perched on the bean trellis in our backyard in Yakima, WA. May 22, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 598 times.
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| Red-throated Loon, a juvenile, off Damon Point, Ocean Shores, WA. Sept. 13, 2003.
Viewed: 822 times.
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| Pacific Loon on the Buena Pond, Buena, Yakima County, WA. Found on the Toppenish NWR Christmas Bird Count by Andy Stepniewski. Pacific Loons are rare in Yakima County away from the Columbia River. Dec. 24, 2006. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 427 times.
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| Common Loon on Lost Lake, Okanogan County, WA. July 5, 2002.
Viewed: 860 times.
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Basic plumaged Common Loon at the Westport, WA, marina. Nov. 25, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 316 times.
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| Beware of loons with white on the sides, especially that bright, white patch at the back of the side. It would be easy to call this an Arctic Loon, but it is actually a Common Loon. Buchanan Lake, Yakima, WA. Nov. 30, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20 at extreme zoom.
Viewed: 559 times.
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| Common Loon in breeding plumage at the Anacortes, WA, marina. April 1, 2007. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 200 times.
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| Common Loon #2 at the Anacortes, WA, marina. April 1, 2007. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 184 times.
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| Common Loon #3 at the Anacortes, WA, marina. April 1, 2007. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 191 times.
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| Common Loon #4 at the Anacortes, WA, marina. April 1, 2007. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 211 times.
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Common Loon in basic plumage at the Anacortes, WA, marina. March 31, 2007. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 215 times.
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| Horned Grebe at the Westport, WA, marina. Nov. 25, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 299 times.
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| Red-necked Grebe with a tiny passenger on Sacheen Lake north of Spokane, WA. July 3, 2004.
Viewed: 702 times.
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| Red-necked Grebe with two wee tykes peeking out on Sacheen Lake north of Spokane, WA. July 3, 2004.
Viewed: 649 times.
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| Red-necked Grebe on a small pond at the south end of the Yakima Greenway, Union Gap, Yakima County, WA. Oct. 22, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 508 times.
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| Clark's Grebe at the Yakima River Delta area and Bateman Island, Richland, WA. May 13, 2006.
Viewed: 358 times.
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Black-footed Albatross seen west of Westport, WA, on a Westport Seabirds pelagic trip. Sept. 24. 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 530 times.
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| Adult Black-footed Albatross seen on a Westport Seabirds trip. Sept. 24, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 458 times.
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| Black-footed Albatross, adult and immature, with a California Gull in the background, Sept. 24, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 453 times.
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| Northern Fulmars, one light morph and one dark morph, seen west of Westport, WA. Sept. 24, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 462 times.
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| Light morph Northern Fulmar. The "tube-nose" of this bird is easily seen. It extrudes the salt the bird takes in when it drinks salt water. Sept. 2;4, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 471 times.
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| Dark morph Northern Fulmar. Sept. 24, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 444 times.
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Northern Fulmar on the beach at Seaside, OR. Oct. 14, 2007.
Viewed: 238 times.
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| Northern Fulmar, close-up of the head showing the "tube-nose". On the beach at Seaside, OR. Oct. 14, 2007.
Viewed: 268 times.
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| Album: American White Pelican
Changed: Nov 18, 2007.
Contains: 9 items.
Viewed: 286 times.
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| Juvenile Double-crested Cormorant at the heron rookery at Job Corps Dike southwest of Moses Lake, Wa. July 2002.
Viewed: 619 times.
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| Pelagic Cormorants on Point Grenville near Moclips, Grays Harbor County, WA. May 4, 2002.
Viewed: 645 times.
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| A two-headed Pelagic Cormorant found at the Sydney, B. C. ferry terminal. October 21, 2004
Viewed: 612 times.
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