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Working the Sap Lines
by woodykw 
Hardly anyone notices it. Yet the Red-breasted Sapsucker is there, most days, along a moderately busy sidewalk, about 12-feet up a Sweet Gum Tree. You can see his/her (the sexes are hard to distinguish) handiwork even when he/she is not around: … more »
01/12/13 04:53:09 pm, Natural Light Gathering
by woodykw
photos, top to bottom: Red-tailed Hawk in profile at dusk; late afternoon glow alongside Lake Washington;Here in the Northern Hemisphere, this is the dark time of year. The sun will be directly above the Tropic of Capricorn at 12 noon on December… more »
Birding for Under $100
by woodykw
Roniq Bartanen enjoying her new binoculars and field guides; birds she has since seen and photographed, including: Great Egret in flight; Boat-tailed Grackle and Band-tailed PigeonRoniq Bartanen recently became hooked on birding. She started without… more »
The Man Who Plants Trees (and other native plants)
by woodykw
Top: Jim Corson pulls Blackberries along Burke Gilman Trail (lower two) Fall graces Seattle’s Burke-Gilman Trail with a canopy of yellow-green- Big-Leaf Maple leaves, some parachuting downward in lazy spirals. The smell of fresh, moist leaves is rem… more »
Tree Tolerance
by woodykw
Tall evergreen trees like these provide bird habitat, clean air and visual beautySeattle is regarded as a progressive, tolerant place, but there is one living thing we do not tolerate very well: trees. Whenever a tree annoys someone for any reason… more »