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Lane S
@island-birder.bsky.social
Retired museum educator, nature photographer: wildlife, birds, orcas, northern lights, anything that is difficult to catch. Lover of family, woods, water, sunsets and good friends.
My local barred owl family seems to have moved on but here is a close up of one of the juvenile faces. #owl #pnw #nature #birds
July 19, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Pre-flight juvenile barred owl. #owl #pnw #birds
July 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Close to my house I have been hearing barred owls and yesterday I spotted them. Today I went back to the same spot and found them again. Shooting owls can be a challenge as you never know what you might catch! Same barred owl before and after possession. #owl #pnw #nature #birds
June 29, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Even our small island! #nokings
June 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Same young barred owl, different lighting. #owl #pnw #nature #birds
June 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Two bees and blackberry blossoms! #bees #pnw #nature
June 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Young barred owl just hanging out. #owl #pnw #nature #birds
June 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
A lovely few days of aurora views and pics in the #pnw this week! Here is my favorite from June 2 at 3am.
#aurora #northernlights #naturephotography
#landscapephotography
June 6, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Just love our Washington state bird. Here is a lovely little female just hanging around. #birds #nature #photography #goldfinch #pnw
May 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
At the Ridgefield for the #outlawmusicfestival have a few more hours before #bobdylan is on stage. Happy 84? Birthday, Bob!
May 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
A lovely Wilson's warbler eating aphids off my rosebush. #birds #nature #photography #wilson'swarbler #pnw
May 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A semipalmated plover flyby. #birds #nature #photography #pacificcoast #pnw
May 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Reposted by Lane S
Tonight, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band opened their Land of Hope & Dreams Tour. Bruce launched this run of shows with three statements about the situation in the United States, with comments preceding his songs Land of Hope and Dreams, House of a Thousand Guitars and My City of Ruins.
Land of Hope and Dreams
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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May 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Western spotted coral root is one of my favorite wild plants in the woods of the #pnw. I found this one while on a neighborhood walk. #flowerfriday
May 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A trip to the ocean is good for the soul! And good friends make it even better. Here are a few of the shorebirds that were cooperative. Black-bellied plover, dunlin and sanderlings. Thank you @peggymuzzleloader.bsky.social

#birds #nature #photography #pacificcoast #pnw
May 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
A beautiful day for the first of May. This was the view from the ferry tonight #pnw #sunset #mayday #nature #moon
May 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
A beautiful purple finch gracing the cedar tree in my yard. I love that they look like they have a raspberry wash all over. Unlike the brown wings and striped white and brown of the house finch. #birds #nature #photography #purplefinch #pnw
April 30, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Crossing the Bar

Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,
...
Alfred Lord Tennison
Other three verses in comments.
#sunset, #pnw, #nature
April 28, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Sunset, Puget Sound, islands, Olympics. Hard to beat the cruise home! #pnw #sunset #nature
April 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM
A wise looking squirrel decided to sit on my bench and watch over my yard! #wildlife #photography #nature #PNW
April 24, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I haven't seen any rufous hummingbirds yet this year. Here is one from last year. I was surprised they use cattails for their nests.
#birds #wildlife #photography #nature #PNW #hummingbird
April 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Another common loon as this one popped up in front of me for a hot minute. I find them stunning to look at.
#birds #wildlife #photography #nature #PNW
April 13, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Had a great day yesterday watching orcas come by the island. I love that I get to photograph these beauties from shore! #orcanetwork #nature #photography #orca
April 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I have never had a common merganser stick his tongue out for me as I watched his interpretive dance! #birds #pnw #nature #photography
April 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
About a month ago I took pictures of a common loon in winter wear. Crazy how fast they change to breeding plumage! #birds #nature #pnw
April 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM