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A Very Froggy Day
The frog jumping contest held at Toledo High School as part of the Cheese Days celebration this weekend. It was a ton of froggy fun. My granddaughter and I decided we’ll be finding our own frog before...
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Birds of the Cowlitz River
Spent a couple of hours trying to find myself a steelhead to take home. Not even a nibble! But I spotted a few birds, and common though they may be, I enjoyed watching them work the waters. This little...
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Better Luck at the Cowlitz
After last night’s skunking at the Barrier Dam, my son and I decided to try again this morning. We worked the banks at the Barrier Dam for about an hour before he said he wanted to try Blue Creek. As...
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More Moths
I have a new obsession, obviously, moths. I love getting up close and looking into their faces. So many different “expressions.” This moth is species Pero morrisonaria – Morrison’s Pero – Hodges #6755...
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More Time on the Cowlitz River …
… this time with my granddaughter. I bought my granddaughter her first fishing pole last month. It has taken us this long to find the time when she and I were both available and it wasn’t raining for...
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Me Me Me Me Me Me Me! (and a Pine Siskin)
We witnessed a small miracle moment here at The Farm today. Stosh and I were talking in the front yard, he was taking a break from pressure washing the porch, and then a soaking wet baby pine sisken...
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My Little Chickadee of the Cowlitz
On the banks of the Cowlitz River, near the mouth of the Blue Creek stands a small snag with a cozy little cavity. As I stand a few feet into the river I can hear the call of the Chickadee whenever he...
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Shooting in a War Zone
I suppose it’s stretching it a bit to photo blog about the Civil War re-enactment event I covered for The Chronicle this last weekend. But the activity did, in fact, involve being outside in the fresh...
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Like Moths to a Flame
This stunning creature, a Wavy Chestnut Y (Autographa mappa – Hodges #8912), showed up at my back door yesterday afternoon. I can’t get over his crazy hairdo. It looks precision cut and styled. He has...
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Follow The (Almost) Daily Bird at its new location: The (Almost) Daily News Filed under: Birds
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