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Otters playing on the bank at Ridgefield. — Otters at Ridgefield NWR, Winter 2021-22

Deer at Ridgefield, paying more attention to the other deer than to the passing cars on the auto loop. — Deer at Ridgefield NWR, Winter 2021-22

Sea lions, Oregon Central Coast, January 2022 — Seals, Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Leaping sea lion, Oregon Central Coast, January 2022 — Seals, Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

Sea lions, Oregon Central Coast, January 2022 — Seals, Oregon Central Coast, Winter 2021-22

I wondered why this squirrel was paying such close attention to me, and then I saw that someone had tossed some birdseed on the path just ahead of where I stopped. — Squirrel, Tualatin Hills Nature Park, Winter 2021-22

There was something to see anywhere you look at Nisqually. — Rabbit at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Winter 2021-22

Deer at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Winter 2021-22

Once the tide came in, these seals were able to make it to this cozy resting site in the wetlands. — Seals at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually NWR, Winter 2021-22

… this coyote. — Coyote at Powell Butte, Spring 2022

After 7+ years in Oregon, I still couldn't tell you if this was a beaver or a nutria. — Nutria, Tualatin River NWR, Spring 2022

Squirrel, Cooper Mtn. Park, Spring 2022

Turtles Steigerwald Lake NWR, Spring 2022

Denizen of the deep hiding in the canal.

Squirrel, somewhere near Portland, Spring 2022

At the trailhead: “Pardon me, would you perchance be in possession of some food suitable for a squirrel?”

This flightless fur-bird and a couple friends were rustling through the brush, making enough noise to make me think of something bigger.

This rabbit has been hanging around for the past several weeks. It seems to like the green berries as much as the ripe ones.

Standing Rabbit. — Rabbit sampling blueberries in our backyard, Summer 2022.

One of the trunks emerged from the tide filled with sea life. — Tidepool in a petrified tree trunk, Neskowin, Summer 2022

Tidepool life, Neskowin, Summer 2022

Colorful anemone. — Tidepool life, Neskowin, Summer 2022

Another color anemone. — Tidepool life, Neskowin, Summer 2022

Slow moving predators and prey. — Tidepool life, Neskowin, Summer 2022

Nutria, Tualatin NWR, Fall 2022

A lizard hiding in the rocks at Lacamas Park — Lizard, at Lacamas Park, Washington, Spring 2023.

The deer were not very car-shy, and were more interested in each other than me. — Deer at Ridgefield NWR, Spring 2023

Rabbit at Ridgefield NWR, Spring 2023

River Otter, at Ridgefield NWR, Spring 2023

A Swallowtail Butterfly on a Balsamroot flower — Swallowtail on the Memaloose Overlook trail, Spring 2023.

A Swallowtail Butterfly on a Biscuitroot flower — Swallowtail on the Memaloose Overlook trail, Spring 2023.

Azure butterfly — Azure butterfly, on the Memaloose Overlook trail, Spring 2023.

Squirrel at Seaquest — A Squirrel at Seaquest State Park in Washington, Summer 2023.

A young deer at Ridgefield — A Deer at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Summer, 2023.

A well hidden frog at Ridgefield — A well hidden frog at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Summer, 2023.

A bee on a roadside flower, Vanport Wetlands — Bee, Vanport Wetlands, Summer 2023

Frog, Jackson Bottom, Fall 2023

A Western White butterfly, Jackson Bottom, Fall 2023

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