Seattle

I'm not 100% sure what this guy is. My first thought was a female western tanager but it looks a little light for that. Maybe a crossbill? Taken in the eastern foothills of WA. so dry and lots of pine trees. As always thanks in advance for your help!

Cassin's vireo

We don't get them around Seattle. After a visit to Salt Lake City

Last night aurora in WA I sure there are much better pics out there, but we just don't see them very often here.

Meadowlarks sound like spring!

This is a pretty bad picture for 'BEST OF THE DAY" but goldens are pretty hard to come by in WA.

They wiped out a family of burrowing owls not far from here.

I gotta say harriers are not my favorite raptor. This was a realllly foggy day so the background is pretty blank.

We were watching eagles fishing along the Yakima River this afternoon when some other motion caught my eye. These 5 river otters were having a great time playing in the snow and ice along the river. They were much better at fishing than the two guys down the river from them. What a treat to watch!