Cindy Ellison
@ceceellison.bsky.social
Master Naturalist-
Willamette River-Oregon
Willamette River-Oregon
Great white egret-an uncommon visitor, so a Great Blue Heron had to fly over and check it out.
September 1, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Great white egret-an uncommon visitor, so a Great Blue Heron had to fly over and check it out.
Northern red legged cutie!
August 25, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Northern red legged cutie!
Camassia peak time!
April 29, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Camassia peak time!
Trillium albidum! I revisit this large patch every year
April 18, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Trillium albidum! I revisit this large patch every year
Spring! Fawn lilies and trillium
April 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Spring! Fawn lilies and trillium
Another successful year of hatched mason bees!
March 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Another successful year of hatched mason bees!
Crystal Brain fungus - new one for me!
March 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Crystal Brain fungus - new one for me!
Taking out or putting in?
Townsend’s chipmunk
Townsend’s chipmunk
March 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Taking out or putting in?
Townsend’s chipmunk
Townsend’s chipmunk
Newport Oregon, noisy boys
March 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Newport Oregon, noisy boys
We have 4 falconers that help keep our sidewalks clean.
March 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
We have 4 falconers that help keep our sidewalks clean.
Crows love Portland at night!
March 14, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Crows love Portland at night!
Common merganser couples together again
March 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Common merganser couples together again
It is the time of year we see the most Common Mergansers! What a beautiful couple
February 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
It is the time of year we see the most Common Mergansers! What a beautiful couple
A trumpeter swan - on the lower Willamette today! Looked a bit lonely!
February 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A trumpeter swan - on the lower Willamette today! Looked a bit lonely!
Still mourning the loss of a 7 foot tall Western hemlock I planted a few years ago. Beavers don't usually eat conifers so it was just left floating. It must have been a very big beaver!
January 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Still mourning the loss of a 7 foot tall Western hemlock I planted a few years ago. Beavers don't usually eat conifers so it was just left floating. It must have been a very big beaver!
Pacific Chorus frog in our waterfall
January 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Pacific Chorus frog in our waterfall
Another dead Douglas Fir 😪
November 22, 2024 at 5:17 AM
Another dead Douglas Fir 😪