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Bald Eagle caught in mid-afternoon sun on a vold, clear, winter day in the Yakima Valley… #EasternWashington
#BirdoftheDay #GoldenSun #Birds
#Eagles #BirdPhotograhy #BirdLife
#BirdsoftheWorld #BirdsofBlueSky #NaturePhotography #BirdWatching
#Raptors #WestCoastPhotography
November 2, 2026 at 7:58 AM
lindaking78.bsky.social
Female Kingfisher hunting from a power line over a major Yakima Valley irrigation canal that holds water year around… #EasternWashington
#BirdoftheDay #SpikyHead #Birds
#BirdPhotography #BirdWatching
#WestCoastPhotography #BirdLife
#NaturePhotography #BirdsofBlueSky #BirdsoftheWorld
November 3, 2026 at 6:56 AM
lindaking78.bsky.social
My last Moss Rose bloom of 2026…
glad it was a pink one so I could use it here today…last night’s frost finished everything…lots of garden cleanup to get done… #EasternWashington
#ColorADay #PinkMon #Flowers #BloomScrolling #Gardening #FlowerPhotography #ArtInNature
#OnlyBeautifulThings #Photography
November 2, 2026 at 3:26 PM
lindaking78.bsky.social
Yellow-headed Blackbird on a chilly spring morning at the headquarters pond McNary National Wildlife Refuge… #EasternWashington #PNW
#BirdoftheDay #Yellow #Blackbirds
#BirdPhotography #BirdWatching
#WestCoastPhotography #BirdLife
#NaturePhotography #ColorADay
#YellowThu
October 29, 2026 at 7:05 AM
lindaking78.bsky.social
Been watching this huge, old Cottonwood, hoping it could survive 2024 fire….that won’t be the case…massive central soft wood branches are dead and shedding bark…in time high winds will bring it down…
#ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees #Nature
#WestCoastPhotography #PNW
#NaturePhotography
#EasternWashington
November 3, 2026 at 4:54 AM
lindaking78.bsky.social
Great Blue Heron on a rock in the Yakima River near Union Gap, Washington state #EasternWashington
#ColorADay #YellowThu #Autumn
#BirdPhotography #Birds #Herons #Fall #AutumnColor #ArtInNature #Art
#WestCoastPhotography #PNW
#NaturePhotography #BirdWatching
October 29, 2026 at 4:27 PM
lindaking78.bsky.social
Steel and concrete and glass makes views of the Yakima Valley and beyond in all directions possible from The Tower office building, downtown Yakima, Washington…
#UrbanGaze #Architecture #Buildings
#Cities #WestCoastPhotography #Scapes #Photography #PNW #EasternWashington
October 29, 2026 at 4:12 PM
lostlenscap.bsky.social
A country road in eastern Washington.
#washingtonstate #easternwashington #pnw #clouds #stormclouds #countryroads
October 25, 2026 at 2:27 PM
lindaking78.bsky.social
A rare sight, a Double-crested Cormorant sharing the tiny island in the neighborhood gravel pit pond with more common Canada Geese…
#BirdoftheDay #Grounded #Birds #Geese #Waterbirds #BirdLife #PNW
#BirdPhotography #BirdsofBlueSky
#WestCoastPhotography #Birding #BirdWatching #EasternWashington
October 27, 2026 at 7:19 AM
lindaking78.bsky.social
Bullock’s Oriole male doing a bit of pole dancing on my backyard grape feeder… #EasternWashington
#StunDay #ColorADay #OrangeSun
#Birds #WestCoastPhotography
#BirdPhotography #BirdWatching
#NaturePhotography #BirdLife #PNW
October 25, 2026 at 5:09 PM
dogsonhikes.com
Enjoying my day.
#dustylake #blacklab #happybirthdaytome #dogsofbluesky #hikingwithdogs #easternwashington #dogsonhikes
A black Labrador with a light blue collar rests on a rocky ledge. The dog gazes across Dusty Lake, nestled below basalt rock walls and grassy slopes in the Quincy Lakes Wildlife Area. A small "7" candle sits on the rocks to the left of the dog.
October 25, 2026 at 10:05 PM
onehikeaweek.com
Drier side of the state.
#dustylake #potholescoulee #hikingwithdogs #blacklab #easternwashington #campingwithdogs #onehikeaweek
High-angle view from a rocky rim overlooking Dusty Lake, nestled below steep basalt cliffs in the Quincy Lakes Wildlife Area. A black Labrador rests on a rocky outcrop on the left, looking out toward the water. The corner of a tent is visible in the bottom foreground.
October 25, 2026 at 9:58 PM
lindaking78.bsky.social
Darker-spotted Straw Moth on Lavender in my garden…10/19/26…produce 2 generations a year and burrow into soil for over-wintering…Yakima Valley… #EasternWashington #PNW #FlyDay #Moths #Insects #Gardening #PurpleFriday #Nature #FlowersOnFriday #Gardens
#WestCoastPhotography
#NaturePhotography
October 23, 2026 at 4:13 PM
lindaking78.bsky.social
A flock of House Finches feeding on the last Sunflower seed heads in my Yakima Valley garden…October 2026 #EasternWashington #PNW
#BirdoftheDay #Seasonal #Finches
#Birds #BirdPhotography #Flowers
#Gardening #WestCoastPhotography
#Fall #Autumn #Photography
October 22, 2026 at 12:37 PM
lindaking78.bsky.social
Street corner Yakima, Washington that features the former historic (1908-09)
First Baptist Church of Yakima…Richardsonian Romanesque architecture…now mixed-use spaces…
#UrbanGaze #Architecture #Scapes
#WestCoastPhotography #PNW #LandscapePhotography #Cities
#Photography #Buildings
#EasternWashington
October 22, 2026 at 4:10 PM
lindaking78.bsky.social
Last rose blooming in our garden…doing my patriotic duty early…roadside Sumac in fall color…last apples of the season… #EasternWashington #PNW
#ColorADay #RedWed #Fruit #Roses
#FlowerPhotography #Photography
#WestCoastPhotography #Gardening
October 21, 2026 at 7:09 AM
lindaking78.bsky.social
Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar found among the collection of weeping trees near the Interpretive Center at the Yakima Area Arboretum… #EasternWashington #Landscapes
#ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees #PNW
#WestCoastPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography
October 20, 2026 at 4:18 AM
lindaking78.bsky.social
One of the last roses of summer blooming in the patio garden at the Interpretive Center at the Yakima Area Arboretum… #EasternWashington
#ColorADay #PinkMon #Roses
#BloomScrolling #Gardens #Flowers
#FlowerPhotography #WestCoastPhotography
October 19, 2026 at 3:45 PM
lindaking78.bsky.social
Great Blue Heron perched over the neighborhood gravel pit pond at dusk… #EasternWashington #PNW
#BirdoftheDay #Dusk #Herons #Birds #Silhouette #BirdPhotography
#NaturePhotography #BirdsofBlueSky
#BirdsoftheWorld #Nature
October 17, 2026 at 6:35 AM
lindaking78.bsky.social
Black-capped Chickadee all fluffed up for warmth on a winter day 2025 in the Yakima Valley… #EasternWashington
#BirdoftheDay #Paridae #Birds #PNW
#BirdPhotography #BirdWatching
#NaturePhotography #BirdsofBlueSky
#WestCoastPhotography #Birding #BirdsoftheWorld #Wildlife
October 16, 2026 at 7:27 AM
lindaking78.bsky.social
Color is starting to show in the trees on the grounds at the Yakima Area Arboretum… #EasternWashington #PNW #Trees #Scapes #Fall #Autumn
#NaturePhotography #Nature #WestCoastPhotography #Photography #AutumnColor #Landscapes #Leaves #LandscapePhotography
October 16, 2026 at 4:19 PM
lindaking78.bsky.social
Red-shafted Northern Flicker…hadn’t seen one in the yard all summer…then yesterday one made up for its absence by giving several poses… #EasternWashington #PNW
#BirdoftheDay #Grey #Woodpeckers
#Birds #BirdPhotography #Birding
#WestCoastPhotography #Nature
#BirdsofBlueSky #BirdsoftheWorld
October 15, 2026 at 6:20 AM
lindaking78.bsky.social
This youngster was with his parents feeding ducks and geese at a Yakima park…the beggars were getting aggressive…dad had to pull him away… #EasternWashington #PNW
#HumansofBlueSky #People #Birds
#WestCoastPhotography #Parks
#BlackandWhitePhotography #BnW
#Monochrome #Photography
October 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
lindaking78.bsky.social
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas grew up in Yakima, Washington…built in 1912 as a Post Office & Federal District Courthouse it was named for him in 1978 & is in use today…
#UrbanGaze #Architecture #Buildings
#EasternWashington #Scapes #PNW #LandscapePhotography #ArchitecturalPhotography
October 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
lindaking78.bsky.social
Killdeer trying to get me to follow it away from its roadside nest…shot from my pickup truck…McNary National Wildlife Refuge…it was not impressed… #EasternWashington
#BirdoftheDay #ShoreBirds #Birds
#WestCoastPhotography #PNW
#BirdPhotography #BirdWatching
#BirdsofBlueSky #Art #Nature
October 14, 2026 at 5:59 AM