Great blue heron in a side channel of the Columbia river, for #birdoftheday theme #CoastalOrRiver. #pnw #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #herons #RidgefieldNWR

Fascinating world of ancient #glass ! A small-scale but colourful mosaic glass inlay depicting an Ibis. This inlay, originating from a workshop in Roman-era Egypt, was discovered in Tawern, near Trier, Germany. The ibis was considered a sacred animal of Thoth, the Egyptian deity...🧵1/2 📷️ me

Female or juvenile back-chinned hummingbird investigates pole bean. #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #pnw #backyardbirds

This little guy is both colorful and a character (American goldfinch). #birds #birdoftheday #colorfulcharacters #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #backyardbirds #pnw

Rufuous hummingbird in smoky evening light, head on. #birds #birdphotography #pnw #birding #birdwatching

Black-chinned hummingbird blissed out in the sprinkler on a hot summer day. #birdoftheday #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #pnw #birdsofbluesky #backyardbirds

Rufous hummingbird in smoky sunset light, eastern Washington. #birds #birdphotography #birding #birdwatching #pnw #birdsofbluesky #hummingbirds

Backyard dragonfly. Appears to be an eight-spotted skimmer. #insects #pnw #dragonflies

Cedar waxwing, eastern Washington, smoky air. #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #pnw

American white pelicans. #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #pnw

American white pelican preening. #birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #pnw

Closer view of the American white pelicans. #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #pnw

American white pelicans in eastern Washington. #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #pnw #nature

Pair of American white pelicans in eastern Washington. #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #pnw

Anemones and gooseneck barnacles. #oregoncoast #oregon #pnw #nature #tidepools

The big cedar itself, 154 feet high, 50 feet circumference, 500-900 years old. Amazing preserve near Rockaway Beach. #pnw #trees #oregon #oregoncoast #nature

Robin preening its feathers after a downpour. #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #pnw #oregon

Robin after a downpour. #birds #birding #birdwatching #pnw #oregon #birdphotography

Twinberry (a native honeysuckle), salal, skunk cabbage, hemlock needles, at Big Tree Trail near Rockaway Beach. #nativeplants #plants #oregon #pnw #oregoncoast

Nurse stump at Rockaway Big Tree Trail #pnw #nature #oregon #oregoncoast

Swainson’s thrush at Rockaway Big Tree Trail/Cedar Preserve. #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #pnw #oregon #oregoncoast #nature

Swainson’s thrush singing at Rockaway Big Tree Trail/Cedar Preserve. Such a melodious song! #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #pnw #Oregon #oregoncoast #nature

On the other side of the limestone plaque there are two little swallows! 😍

Two little quail chicks carved on a limestone plaque over 2,000 years ago. Look closely to see a third chick sketched in ink! From Egypt, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 400–30 BC. 📷 Met Museum www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti... #ReliefWednesday #Archaeology

Western Wood Pewee. #RidgefieldNWR #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #pnw #flycatchers

Song sparrow singing. #RidgefieldNWR #pnw #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature

Eye of the heron. #RidgefieldNWR #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #pnw #herons

Western wood-peewee at #RidgefieldNWR. I hear these little guys a lot but I don't always see them! #birds #birding #birdwatching #pnw

Barn swallow tries to feed a juvenile. #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #pnw #RidgefieldNWR

Juvenile pied-billed grebe at Ridgefield. #birds #birding #birdwatching #pnw #birdphotography #nature #RidgefieldNWR