First image is Glacier Peak in the distance. Second image is part of the Easton Glacier on Mount Baker. Both images were taken from Park Butte on 9/6/2022. The first image is looking south, while the second image is looking north. The Cascade mountain range can be quite stunning.

Glacier Peak in the distance, as seen from Park Butte on 9/6/2022.

Kauai waterfalls, as seen on 7/29/2011.

Mount Rainier glacier, as seen on 7/27/2009.

Mount Baker in the distance, with Ptarmigan Ridge leading towards it (on the left-hand side) and Table Mountain on the far right-hand side. The trail you see below runs along Ptarmigan Ridge (ice-axe recommended in early season). Images taken just after sunrise on 8/19/2020.

Paddle-tailed darner dragonfly, in flight, Fullerton Pond, Barnum Point Preserve, Camano Island, Washington. Image taken 8/15/2024.

White-faced Ibis, seen a couple months ago at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Oregon.

Leslie Gulch, Owyhee region, Oregon. Images taken 5/12/2026.

Western Kingbird, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, southeast Oregon. Image taken 5/14/2026

Cabbage white butterfly, visitor's center, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, southeast Oregon. Image taken 5/14/2026

Barn swallow, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, southeast Oregon. Image taken in May of this year.

Leslie Gulch, southeast Oregon. Image taken 5/11/2026.

Western Grebes, the Narrows, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, southeast Oregon, May 2026.

Sandhill cranes, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, southeast Oregon, May 2026.

Ground squirrel, at the visitor's center, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, southeast Oregon, May 2026.

Aerial artistry by a Forster's Tern, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, southeast Oregon. Image taken 5/14/2026

Ring-necked Pheasant, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, southeast Oregon. Image taken 5/14/2026.

Weasel checking out its surroundings, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, southeast Oregon. Image taken 5/14/2026.

Back in May, I was at the Narrows in Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, eastern Oregon. In these heavily cropped images, you will see a bald eagle that has caught a pintail duck by its legs. Images taken with a Nikon Z9 and the Nikon 600mm f/4 1.4x TC lens, shot wide open at 840mm.

The Owyhee area of southeast Oregon, near the start of Leslie Gulch. This image was taken 5/13/2026, when the lupines were in bloom. Beautiful country in the spring time.

Leslie Gulch, southeast Oregon. Image taken 5/12/2016

Black-crowned Night Heron, at the Narrows, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon. Images taken 5/14/2026.

White-faced Ibises, in flight, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon. Images taken 5/15/2026.

White-faced Ibis, and some of its iridescent colors, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon. Images taken 5/15/2026.

Wilson's Phalarope, Malheur NWR, Oregon. Second image shows it with a small meal. Images taken 5/14/2016

Cinnamon teal, Malheur NWR, Oregon. Image taken 5/15/2026.

Ground squirrel, Malheur NWR, Oregon. Image taken 5/15/2026.

Gadwall, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon. Image taken 5/14/2026

Black-necked stilt, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon. Image taken 5/14/2026.

White-faced Ibis, turning to land. Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon. Image taken 5/15/2026.