Showing posts with label wildlife. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wildlife. Show all posts

Gloria's squirrels: Waiting for DoorDash to bring my dinner...what're you up to, photog?

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

 
Photo by Gloria Z Nagler

Waiting for DoorDash...



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Needle in a haystack, dougie in a woodpile:)

Thursday, February 25, 2021

 
Photo by Gloria Z Nagler

The Douglas squirrel, or chickaree measures 10 to 14 inches in length, including its tail. Its upper parts are reddish-or brownish-gray, and its underparts are orange to yellowish. 

The Douglas squirrel is found in stands of fir, pine, cedar, and other conifers in the Cascade Mountains and western parts of Washington. (Ed. including Lake Forest Park)
--WA Dept of Fish and Wildlife

Chickaree? Now I need a photo of chickaree meets chickadee!
--Editor



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Is spring here yet?

Thursday, February 18, 2021

 
Photo by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi

The first chipmunk of the season returned to the Leonhardi's Innis Arden backyard this week.

The chipmunks are native to Puget Sound but have been driven to a few, deeply forested local areas in The Highlands, Innis Arden, and Lake Forest Park, while the invasive gray squirrels dominate most of the territory.



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Gloria's critters: Back away, photog, these seeds are MINE, Dougie shouted

Monday, January 11, 2021

 

Photo by Gloria Z Nagler

holding onto the feeder for all he was worth...

(Douglas's Squirrels are pugnacious defenders of what they deem theirs:)

--Gloria Z Nagler



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Learn about beavers from the Department of Fish and Wildlife - for children and parents

Monday, January 4, 2021

Beaver
Photo courtesy Dept of Fish and Wildlife

Wild Washington Live! 
Beavers, Nature's Engineers

Online Event from the 
Department of Fish and Wildlife

Friday, January 22, 2021 
from 10am - 10:45am

Join us for our first Wild Washington Live! 

Our beaver specialist will answer all your eager beaver questions on Friday, Jan. 22 from 10-10:45 a.m. via Zoom. 

Pre-registration is not required

Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91370278918

Do you know:
  • How big can a beaver dam get?
  • What it means when a beaver slaps its tail?
  • How beavers are important to Washington ecosystems?

This exciting opportunity pairs as a great introduction to our 3-5th grade lesson, “Beavers, Nature’s Engineers” that will be available on January 29, 2021.

If you can’t join us live, email your questions to publicaffairs@dfw.wa.gov or post your question in the comments by 5pm on Thursday, January 21.

A recording of the live event will be available on our Wild Washington lesson webpage on January 29.



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Baby otters at Ronald Bog

Monday, November 30, 2020

When you have the feeling you are being watched. There are two kits in this photo.
Photo by Martin DeGrazia

A mother otter has been making appearances around Ronald Bog with her two kits. It's more than a little challenging to get all three in the same photo, but Martin DeGrazia aka Bog Whisperer is working on it.

Freshwater otters are different from the seagoing kind but they have been known to share territory. Photo by Martin DeGrazia

Seems like the only time they are all in frame is when they are swimming in the Bog. You get to see a nose and occasionally some teeth.

Three at once! Photo by Martin DeGrazia

There's a mom and baby in Echo Lake, as well. Probably in their other locations - Twin Ponds, McAleer Creek - but they have not yet posed for the camera.



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Mama Otter

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Photo by Paul Michel


Mama Otter brought her three babies to visit the Michel family, who live on the shore of Echo Lake. The babies were too shy to have their photo taken this time, but we all hope for more photo opps.



 

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Ofttimes Rhoda stole away to be alone and reflect...

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

A raccoon sprawls part way down a bank leading to water with a perfect reflection in the water
Photo by Gloria Z Nagler



in the wetlands

--Gloria Z Nagler



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Backyard visitors

Monday, November 9, 2020

Photo by Tanja Norsk

Tanja Norsk was surprised to see three raccoons in her back yard - not just traveling through but hanging out and enjoying the sun. 

With humans staying inside to minimize exposure to coronavirus, deer, raccoons, and coyotes are reclaiming the daylight hours. 

We stay in - they come out.

Raccoons are not particularly dangerous to humans but dogs and cats that get aggressive with them do not usually fare well.

Do not leave food sources outside - if you feed your own animals outside pick up the food after they are done. The only wild creatures that should be fed by human are small birds.

--Diane Hettrick



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Big buck came to dinner

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

"I'm busy eating your foliage. I'll pose in a minute."
Photo by Dave Neander


By Brenda Mallet

Big Buck came to dinner. 

I was walking down our garden path and suddenly this big buck came bounding across our yard in front of me.

Try everything once. Photo by Dave Neander

He crossed 15th and most likely entered the next ravine. Luckily our neighbor got good photos!!

The buck is fairly far from home but it's not the first time a deer has walked the streets of Innis Arden.

We are at the corner of 15th NW and NW 185th. This is the largest one I’ve seen here.



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Chipmunk living the good life

Thursday, October 8, 2020

 

Photo by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi

This little cutie knows there's always a healthy meal to be found in the Leonhardi's back yard.


Photo by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi


And after lunch, there's a warm rock to sunbathe on - and plenty of trees to hide in when it's raining.





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"Rats", cursed Sid, peeking out,

Wednesday, October 7, 2020



"she's still there with that nettlesome telephoto lens!"



 Comments and photos by Gloria Z Nagler



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Dougie says "You've been posting a lot of bird photos, lately"

Sunday, September 6, 2020

Photo by Ken Berkun


Dougie is a native Douglas squirrel, but Ken Berkum claims he is named after Ken's father-in-law.

Dougie hangs out around Ken's house, encouraged, no doubt, by occasional treats.

Yes - Dougie - there have been a lot of bird photos - so now it's your turn.



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Who knew squirrels used ladders?

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

 

Photo by Victoria Gilleland


This little guy and his buddies have been hanging out in the giant Douglas Fir and Western Red Cedar Trees at our place in Lake Forest Park.

Watch out below.....Recently they seem to have enjoyed tossing hundreds of cones onto the driveway below. What great sport!

--Victoria Gilleland





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Chipmunks love seeds

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Photo by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi

This charming little chipmunk is a Washington native. He and his kind have been driven out of the main urban areas by the ubiquitous and invasive gray squirrels. 

Photo by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi


But they still thrive here and there. The Highlands, which is basically a large nature preserve with a few people, is home to quite a few chipmunks. The little creatures follow the green belts into Innis Arden. 

Scratching an itch
Photo by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi


Like other small creatures, they are prey for hawks, which seem to be everywhere right now.

Photo by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi


They like seeds and berries. This little visitor is eating pumpkin and sunflower seeds, and raspberries.

Photo by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi


--Diane Hettrick



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Twin Ponds South: ducks and turtles

Friday, August 21, 2020

Photo by Hitomi Dames


Peaceful coexistence at the Twin Ponds South Pond as a family of ducks - mom and four teenage ducklings - share a log with a couple of turtles.



Correction: This photo was taken at South Pond - not North.


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Existential angst often plagued Lydia

Thursday, August 20, 2020

 

Lydia the squirrel sits pensively upright on a branch, her paws against her chest and her tail flat against her back. Her eyes look unfocused. One foot grips the thick branch. The other is curved up with just the tips touching the branch. Photo by Gloria Z Nagler


Where's Camus when you  need him, she wondered.


--Gloria Z. Nagler




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Muskrat love (it's a song, for you younger types)

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Photo by Gloria Z Nagler


In truth, I do love muskrats… and just about every other critter. Captured this shot near Matthews Beach on Lake Washington.

--Gloria Z Nagler



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Bullish bunny looking for a fight -- or debonair bunny

Sunday, August 9, 2020

Bullish bull bunny says Wayne Pridemore, photographer

Wayne Pridemore and Jean Bryant are teaming up - but they couldn't agree on this bunny!

Jean Bryant says he's debonair
Photo by Wayne Pridemore


He looks so very handsome
He looks so very cute
He looks so very debonair
Dressed in his stylish suit

At first I thought that I did see
A chunk out of his ear
But later photos proved me wrong
And it is very clear

He is not a bull fellow
He shows great self restraint
He'll simply turn and hop away
A BULLY that he ain't

LETTUCE respectfully disagree

poem by Jean Bryant

Bunny says - you guys argue too much - I'm leaving
Photo by Wayne Pridemore




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Shoreline resident obeys Governor's edict to wear a mask

Friday, August 7, 2020

Photo by Dennis Terpstra

Dennis Terpstra sent in this photo of his backyard neighbor obeying the Governor's edict to not only social distance himself but to wear a mask.



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