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Union Bay Watch : December 2014
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To promote the appreciation of wildlife and increase harmony between humanity and nature. On Instagram and Twitter. Saturday, December 27, 2014. 2014 - One Last Look. Is a special place. For thousands of years creatures have come from far and near to share in the bounty of this small little watershed. Fighting against the trend are the efforts of the folks who:. Capped the garbage with soil and created the Union Bay Natural Area,. Created parks like the Arboretum and Interlaken and lately,. In January we...
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Union Bay Watch : April 2015
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To promote the appreciation of wildlife and increase harmony between humanity and nature. On Instagram and Twitter. Saturday, April 25, 2015. The Oregon subspecies of the dark-eyed junco is a common, little bird. Juncos do not generate the excitement of a bald eagle or a barred owl. Photographers, birders and the general public seldom pause, point and proclaim, "Look, a junco! But on closer examination they do have a certain dark-eyed beauty. The female fluttered, hopped and descended through the plum br...
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Union Bay Watch : November 2014
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To promote the appreciation of wildlife and increase harmony between humanity and nature. On Instagram and Twitter. Friday, November 28, 2014. Out Of The Arctic. This Pacific Loon, wearing its winter disguise, was spotted on Union Bay earlier in the week. If you would like to see the exquisite beauty of its breeding plumage check out the photo on. Cornell's " All About Birds. Even their eyes seem to lose the breeding season color. One would think a bird that breeds in the Arctic would be shy and stay awa...
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Union Bay Watch : Surround Sound
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To promote the appreciation of wildlife and increase harmony between humanity and nature. On Instagram and Twitter. Sunday, August 9, 2015. Swallows are a photographer's nemesis. Their sharp, swift turns as they feed in mid-air, seem like the perfect photo opportunity. However, neither I nor my camera are fast enough to record them swallowing an insect in flight. Though different species of swallows sometimes hunt together,. I believe today's post contains only barn swallows. Listening to their continuou...
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Union Bay Watch : June 2014
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To promote the appreciation of wildlife and increase harmony between humanity and nature. On Instagram and Twitter. Saturday, June 21, 2014. Owls and Other Mysteries. Last week's mid-day photos of the young owls. In the second half of the post) was an anomaly. It is not often that such mid-day photographic opportunities present themselves. This week the owls have been seen both more, and less. For instance the young owl. In the photo above and its siblings were. Earlier in slightly better light one of th...
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Union Bay Watch : October 2014
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To promote the appreciation of wildlife and increase harmony between humanity and nature. On Instagram and Twitter. Saturday, October 25, 2014. Out of The Mist. Away from the Bay:. In the early morning mist the great egret hunts for food along the lower reaches of Salmon Creek. A great blue heron approaches the egret. The egret heads upstream for a quieter hunting spot. Surprisingly, the heron continues to advance towards the egret's prior location, as if the egret was still there. It is interesting how ...
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Union Bay Watch : May 2015
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To promote the appreciation of wildlife and increase harmony between humanity and nature. On Instagram and Twitter. Saturday, May 30, 2015. Young osprey are one of the most beautiful creatures on earth. This photo was taken in 2012 near the Ballard Locks. This nest was relocated from a nearby railroad trestle. The railroad company installed the pole and platform and moved the nest while the osprey were wintering in Central America. The next spring, the osprey easily adapted to the new location. If you sh...
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Union Bay Watch : February 2015
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To promote the appreciation of wildlife and increase harmony between humanity and nature. On Instagram and Twitter. Saturday, February 28, 2015. The name red crossbill is an obvious fit, when looking at this male bird. The red crossbill's scientific name is Loxia curvirostra. The females also have a crossed bill, but more of a yellow-green color. The website, All About Birds. Given how quietly the birds worked, the key to finding them was the carpet of cones covering Arboretum Drive. The efficiency of th...
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Union Bay Watch : July 2015
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To promote the appreciation of wildlife and increase harmony between humanity and nature. On Instagram and Twitter. Saturday, July 25, 2015. The old nature-versus-nurture discussion was always a crude simplification of a complex situation. With the study of epigenetics, we are beginning to dive deeper into the details of information transfer between generations. Websters defines e. The study of heritable changes in gene function that do not involve changes in DNA sequence. The whistling cry they make....
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Union Bay Watch : From Zero to Zip
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To promote the appreciation of wildlife and increase harmony between humanity and nature. On Instagram and Twitter. Saturday, August 1, 2015. From Zero to Zip. A female Anna's hummingbird can be distinguished from the male by the limited iridescence on her neck. Since only the female sits on the nest, that too is a clue to her. A male's facial coloring is more comprehensive. Given the metabolic speed of a hummingbird, s. Itting on eggs for a. St seem like forever. Ince their eyes are not yet open, they.
