Snowy Owl on Leque Island
A Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) perched on a log on Leque Island near Stanwood, Washington. Photo by Michael McAuliffe.

Snowy Owl on Leque Island

I have been going back through some old bird photographs taken as far back as ten years ago. These photos of a Snowy Owl on Leque Island in Stanwood, Washington,…

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Male Northern Pintail
A male Northern Pintail at the Fir Island Farm Reserve near Conway, Washington, in the Skagit Valley.

Male Northern Pintail

My favorite avian winter photography subjects are waterfowl like this male Northern Pintail. I recently photographed this handsome duck at the Fir Island Farm Reserve near Conway, Washington, in the…

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Short-eared Owls Hunting
A Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus, hovers over a grassy field in Northwest Washington state late in the afternoon. These owls use their acute hearing to hunt for small birds and mammals like mice and voles. Photo by Michael McAuliffe.

Short-eared Owls Hunting

One of my winter photography highlights is photographing Short-eared Owls hunting over fields at the Samish Flats in Northwest Washington. It's always a challenge to photograph these birds. They move…

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Gray Day At Thor’s Well
A gray day on the Oregon coast at Thor's Well near Yachats.

Gray Day At Thor’s Well

See a larger image in my Oregon Coast photo gallery. I took this photo in September on a gray day at Thor's Well on the Oregon coast. Thor's Well is…

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