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May 10, 2008

10 May Photo: Whimbrel

Filed under: birds, photojournal — matt goff @ 10:05 pm

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

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May 9, 2008

9 May Photos: Walk to Totem Park

Filed under: birds, flora, photojournal — matt goff @ 10:01 pm

Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus)

Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus) foraging at Totem Park.

Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus)

Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus) foraging at Totem Park.

Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus)

Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus) foraging at Totem Park.

Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus)

Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus) foraging at Totem Park.

Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus)

Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus) foraging at Totem Park.

Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus)

Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) foraging at Totem Park.

Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus)

Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus) foraging at Totem Park.

Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus)

Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus) foraging at Totem Park.

Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus)

Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) foraging at Totem Park.

Early Blueberry (Vaccinium ovalifolium)

Frost damaged Early Blueberry (Vaccinium ovalifolium)

Stream Violet (Viola glabella)

Stream Violet (Viola glabella) in bloom.

Stream Violet (Viola glabella)

Stream Violet (Viola glabella) in bloom.

Winter Wren Nest

Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) nest in a wreath.

Winter Wren Nest

Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) nest in a wreath.

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May 8, 2008

8 May Photos: Totem Park

Filed under: birds, flora, photojournal — matt goff @ 10:40 pm

Sitka Alder (Alnus viridis sinuata)

Sitka Alder (Alnus viridis sinuata) catkins are opening.

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) squawking at the gulls.

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) in flight.

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) in flight.

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) in flight.

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) and landing Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri)

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) in flight.

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) in flight.

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) in flight.

Crab Shell

Striped Crab Shell

Crab Shell

Striped Crab Shell

Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)

This first year Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) looks pure white with its worn feathers.

Deer Heart (Maianthemum dilatatum)

The Deerheart (Maianthemum dilatatum) covers the ground at the base of an alder.

Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus)

I think these are all Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus)

Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus)

I think these are all Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus)

Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus)

I think these are all Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus)

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May 3, 2008

3 May: Shorebirds

Filed under: birds, photojournal — matt goff @ 11:26 pm

Shorebirds in Flight

Lots of Dunlin and Western Sandpipers were moving around the beach in front of the Visitor's Center at Totem Park.

Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri)

Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri) resting and feeding on the beech in front of the Visitor's Center at Totem Park.

Shorebirds in Flight

Lots of Dunlin and Western Sandpipers were moving around the beach in front of the Visitor's Center at Totem Park.

Shorebirds

There were several hundred Black Turnstones (Arenaria melanocephala) with a lesser numbers of other shorebirds mixed in.

Shorebirds in Flight

There were quite a few Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri) and Dunlin (Calidris alpina).

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