Best of the year
The edit
A handful of frames worth coming back to — the ones that say the most with the least. 6 photographs.
Rufous Hummingbird female feeding her fledgling
Wood Duck duckling communicating with mother
Female juvenile Hooded Merganser in a pond at Nisqually NWR.
Rufous Hummingbird recently fledged at Nisqually NWR rests while waiting for Mom to come and feed him.
White-headed Woodpecker at nest in snag in Leavenworth, WA
An elderberry in the bill — Swainson’s Thrushes eat insects, berries, and soft fruits.
Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Declining
Nisqually NWR · South Puget Sound · Spring or Summer
Rufous Hummingbird female feeding her fledgling
Wood Duck Aix sponsa
McLane Creek · Capital state forest · Spring and Summer
Wood Duck duckling communicating with mother
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
Nisqually NWR · South Puget Sound · June
Female juvenile Hooded Merganser in a pond at Nisqually NWR.
Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Declining
Nisqually NWR · South Puget Sound · Spring and Summer
Rufous Hummingbird recently fledged at Nisqually NWR rests while waiting for Mom to come and feed him.
White-headed Woodpecker Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
Leavenworth, Washington · Cascade Mountain foothills · Year-round resident
White-headed Woodpecker at nest in snag in Leavenworth, WA
Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Declining
Nisqually NWR · South Puget Sound · June
An elderberry in the bill — Swainson’s Thrushes eat insects, berries, and soft fruits.
Photographed from the public boardwalk, undisturbed.