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A photo of a juvenile Cooper's hawk (Astur cooperii) perched on the flat top of a cut off tree stump, its wings held partially out, tail up, and feathers floofed out while it gazes upward. It's a medium-sized hawk with a dark brown upper body, streaky brown and tan breast & belly, striped tail, smalled hooked beak, and pale irises. The background is a blurred shady forest setting.
A photo of a blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), a large brown and white marine bird with a gray face and beak, very pale eyes, and bright blue legs and feet. It is standing on rough-textured black lava rock with its back to the camera and its head turned toward the right of frame. In the background is more dark lava rock, greenery, and a grayish-blue overcast sky.
A photo of a black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) perched on a curved black metal pole against a dark, blurry background. It's a very small passerine bird with a black cap and bib, white cheek patch, dark eye, small black beak, tan flanks, and gray wings. It's leaning slightly toward the right with some out-of-focus greenery visible behind it in diffuse lighting on a cloudy day.
A photo of a young Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), a deep blue-colored corvid with a black crested head, perched on a weathered wooden outdoor table with a peanut in its beak and more peanuts scattered in front of it. In the background, out of focus, a California scrub jay (Aphelocoma californica) is visible perched on the back of a matching wooden chair with a peanut in its beak as well. The lighting is diffuse on a cloudy morning.
A photo of a juvenile American robin (Turdus migratorius) perched on the rim of a bright blue ceramic birdbath, tiny water droplets suspended in the air all around it, brightly lit by harsh afternoon sunlight. It has brown speckling across its breast characteristic of young robins, with some warm orange tones bleeding through, and a dark brown brown head and back. It faces right with its beak slightly open. The background is dark, softly blurred greenery.
A photo of a honeybee (Apis mellifera) foraging on a lavender spike amid a dense field of blooming lavender with soft purple stems fading into a blurred bright green background of out-of-focus foliage.
A photo of a honeybee (Apis mellifera) foraging on a lavender spike amid a dense field of blooming lavender (Lavandula) with soft purple stems fading into a blurred greenish-brown background.
A photo of a male western bluebird (Sialia mexicana), a small North American thrush with dark eyes, a dark beak, vivid blue plumage above, and a rusty orange breast. It is perched on a weathered wooden fence rail against a blurred golden-tan background, facing toward the left.
A photo of three adult cliff swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) peering out from holes in their gourd-shaped mud nests built against the wall and ceiling of a concrete structure. They are passerine birds with pale buffy foreheads, dark blue caps, and deep rusty-orange faces and throats, along with with dark round eyes and short black beaks. The nests, constructed from hundreds of pellets of sticky mud, are packed tightly together in a colonial cluster.
A photo of the ornate facade of the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, Oregon with a blue sky behind it, including the marquee that reads "CHRISTOPHER NOLAN'S THE ODYSSEY IN 70MM."
A close-up portrait style photo of a gray cat with one clipped ear and pale green eyes, looking directly into the camera. He has all the time in the world.
A close-up photo of a buff-tailed coronet hummingbird (Boissonneaua flavescens) perched on a red plastic hummingbird feeder, shown in profile facing left in an alert posture with its black needle-like bill slightly raised. It has deep green iridescent head and body plumage, pale spots behind dark eyes, white leg puffs just above tiny feet that grasp the feeder perch, and dark rufous coloring on its tail and wings. The background is blurred brown and green foliage in a shaded forest setting.
A photo of a spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus) perched on a thin tree branch in afternoon light, lit from the front and facing toward the right of frame. It is a large sparrow with a black head, red eyes, rufous flanks, and a white belly. The tail is dark with a white underside. In the background green foliage and a tree trunk are visible.
A photo of a red-shafted northern flicker (Colaptes auratus cafer) perched atop a bare, lichen-covered snag, silhouetted against a backdrop of green conifer forest with bright green branches and pine cones in the foreground. It's a taupe-colored woodpecker with a gray head, black barring on its back, and a red-orange, black-tipped tail.
A male northern flicker woodpecker visits a log-style suet feeder on a bird-cam.
A photo of a Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), a large songbird with a deep blue torso, wings, and tail and black head topped with a tall crest. It is perched on a black metal railing facing the camera with its beak slightly open like it's smiling, backlit in shady lighting with an out of focus building behind it.
A juvenile Steller's jay repeatedly visits a log-style suet feeder on a bird-cam, and is repeatedly driven off by an aggressive California scrub jay.
A male house finch is chased away from a bird feeder by a female black-headed grosbeak on a bird-cam. The house finch continues to attempt to harass the grosbeak by dive-bombing it in the background while the grosbeak feeds on birdseed, appearing unbothered.
A photo of a male lazuli bunting (Passerina amoena) perched atop a dried brown corn stalk with its beak open mid-song. It is a small North American songbird in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae), named for its brilliant lapis lazuli-blue head and upperparts. It has a vivid turquoise-blue crown and back, orange breast, two bold white wing bars, and a pale whitish-gray belly. It faces toward the left in bright sunlight with a background of blurred greenery and more golden-brown plant stalks behind it.
A photo of a light brown, prick-eared staffie type dog lying on a color-block corduroy dog bed with one foreleg folded underneath it looking into the camera expectantly.
A northern flicker woodpecker visits a log-style suet feeder on a critter-cam. In the background a man in shorts is visible looking at his phone while a dog wanders at his feet.
A photo of a violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) nest inside a drain pipe in the side of a corrugated metal wall. Three brown and white feathered chicks are visible in the pipe opening, peering out with round, dark eyes.
A photo of a spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus) perched on a tree branch in sun-dappled late afternoon light, one wing held slightly out, and head turned toward the right. It is a large sparrow with a black head, red eyes, rufous flanks, and a white belly. The tail is dark with a white underside. In the background green foliage and blue sky are visible.
A photo of a female red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), a very streaky brown and beige songbird with dark eyes and just-visible red shoulder stains, perched on the fluffy tip of a typha or cattail with its head turned over its shoulder toward the right of frame. The background is soft blurred greenery.
A photo of a weepy-eyed, light brown dog wearing a blue e-collar and gazing into the camera tragically.
A photo of a marsh wren (Cistothorus palustris) perched on a seeded yellow and green grass stem with its thin beak wide open in song. It's a small light brown songbird with a dark brown crown, pale eyebrow stripe, brown eyes, and streaky back set against a pale blue sky.
Two young boys play music on a sidewalk for tips.
A photo of a juvenile pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) swimming on calm, dark green water. It is a brown water bird with stripey brown and tan plumage on its head, and its face has reddish-pink coloring typical of young grebes. It has a short thick bill and brown eyes. The bird's reflection and the surrounding grasses are mirrored in the softly rippling water it floats on.
A one-person band performs in front of a house on a residential street on a sunny afternoon.
A band plays on the front porch of a home to a crowd of people gathered on a residential street on a sunny day.
A gray cat sits in a window and watches a house finch just outside on a bird feeder, enthralled.
A photo of a male northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) staring up at the rain. It is a taupe-colored woodpecker with a gray head and a long dark gray beak, red cheek patches, a red spot on the back of its head, a large black chevron across its chest, and black polka dots all over its belly. Its damp head is tipped upward and mud and small flecks of suet are visible on its beak. The background is blurred dark greenery and a few raindrops are visible in the air around it.
A photo of a cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) perched on a rounded rock at the edge of a shallow stream, facing left. It's a tan songbird with a black mask across its dark eyes, a small black beak, sleek crest, pale yellow belly, gray wings, and gray tail with a bright yellow tip. Some small bright red waxy feathers are visible on the wings. Smooth brown water-worn stones surround the bird, with clear water in the background on a sunny afternoon.
A photo of a cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii), a goose that looks like a much smaller Canada goose -- including a black head and neck, white chinstrap, and brown upper body and wings -- bathing in a blue pond with brightly-lit water droplets suspended in the air all around it as it splashes and shakes its feathers vigorously on a sunny afternoon.
A photo of a female acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) perched on a lichen-covered, leafless tree branch against a clear blue sky on a sunny day. It has a black and white face with white irises, pointed black beak, white underside, black back and wings, and a red spot on the back of its head. Some mistletoe is visible in the foreground.
A close-up photo of a California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi) peeking out from a small hole in a deeply-textured tree trunk. It has mottled brown and gray fur, a pinkish nose, and a dark eye.
A photo of a fledgling western bluebird (Sialia mexicana) with grayish coloring and a speckled breast perched on a thick, moss-covered branch high in a large tree, sunlit against a dark, shaded background of more tree branches.
A photo of an acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) and a western bluebird (Sialia mexicana) perched on opposite ends of a lichen-covered, twisting tree branch against a clear blue sky. The woodpecker, on the left, has a red cap, white face with black markings, white eye, and black-and-white body. The bluebird, on the right, has a muted blue head and wings with a rust-orange breast and gray underside.
A photo of a male western bluebird (Sialia mexicana), a small North American thrush with dark eyes, a dark beak, deep blue plumage above, and a rusty orange breast. It is perched on the branch of a pine tree, surrounded by vivid green needles in bright sunlight.
A photo of a pair of western bluebirds (Sialia mexicana) perched together on a lichen-covered tree branch. They are small thrushes with dark eyes, pale gray undersides, and rusty-orange breasts. The male, on the left, is vivid blue on his head, back, and wings, while the female, on the right, has more muted, gray tones on her upper body with blue visible in her wing feathers. Both birds have their feathers fluffed out making them look round and puffy. In the background are dark green leaves and blue sky on a sunny day.
A photo of an American robin (Turdus migratorius) perched on a pale weathered log in bright afternoon sunlight, holding an insect in its beak. It has a dark brown head and back, orange-rust breast, white lower belly with dark mottling, and a white eye-ring around it's large dark eye. It faces the camera with its head turned to the left. The background is a blurred neutral beige.
A photo of a man with gray hair and glasses holding up a life-sized cardboard cutout of Deadpool lying across a row of comic book longboxes in a movie theater lobby, with a ticket counter, digital menu boards, and customers visible in the background.
A photo of wo men seated on wooden chairs on a stage during a Q&A against the gray backdrop of a movie theater screen with a black curtain below. The man on the left wears glasses and a dark blue button-up shirt, smiling and holding a microphone in his lap. The man on the right wears a black suit and speaks into a microphone while gesturing with his other hand.
Ornate facade of the Hollywood Theatre movie theater in Portland, Oregon, lit up near sunset with neon and flashing lights and the marquee advertising "DEVO 250 WITH GERALD V. CASALE" and "THE THIRD MAN" and "DARK ANGEL" with the top of the building glowing orange in golden hour light.
A close-up photo of a young mallard duckling (Anas platyrhynchos) floating on blue water on a sunny day. It has golden yellow fuzzy down feathers all over it, with dark brown markings including a stripe across its eye and a fuzzy dark cap on top of its head. It's facing toward the left of frame with its bill slightly open and an alert brown eye peering toward the camera. A few of its small duck siblings are just visible in the foreground and background on the right.
A photo of a male downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) clinging to the side of a tree, seen in profile facing toward the left of frame. It's a very small woodpecker with a white underside, black and white spotted black and wings, black and white striped face, dark eyes, and a red patch on the nape identifying it as a male. It has a relatively short, dark bill that is messy from feeding, with a piece of debris visible flying in the air overhead from its excavating. The background is blurred green sun-dappled foliage.
Sparkling heart + starry-eyed emoji
A photo of a male American kestrel (Falco sparverius) perched atop a wooden fence post looking toward the camera. It is a small raptor with a rufous back and tail, black barring across its back and shoulders, slate-blue wings, a pale breast, black-tipped tail, and the kestrel's characteristic black facial stripes. Blurred fence rails cross the foreground and background over a green field of grasses in diffuse lighting.
A photo of a violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) nest inside a drain pipe in the side of a corrugated metal wall. Three brown and white feathered chicks are visible in the pipe opening, in focus and facing the camera, their bright yellow and red mouths wide open as they beg for food. Slightly out of focus in the foreground, with iridescent green back and violet wings and tail, an adult swallow approaches the nest cavity with wings spread wide.
A photo of a rectangular hand-painted wooden sign mounted high on a wooden utility pole that reads "LEAVE YOUR CELL PHONE AT HOME." in thin black lettering on an off-white background with a red border around it. In the background are leafy tree branches, power lines, and a blue sky on a sunny day.
A photo of a square hand-painted wooden sign mounted high on a wooden utility pole that reads "CELL PHONE ZOMBIE." in black on a white background with a red border around it along with an illustration of a person in a red jacket and blue jeans walking while looking down at his cell phone. In the background are leafy tree branches and residential home.
A photo of many small feathers scattered in a pile on top of long yellow grass. Most are small, fuzzy, and gray. A few are larger primary feathers that are red-orange tipped in black, identifying them as the feathers of a northern flicker woodpecker.
A close-up photo of a male mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) with his iridescent green head lowered to the water's surface, yellow bill partially submerged. He has water droplets beaded on the glossy surface of his metallic, emerald-colored feathers, a dark brown eye, and finely-patterned gray and brown feathers on his shoulders visible as he floats toward the right of frame in bright sunlight.
A photo of an iced matcha latte with a layer of cold foam topped with burnt sugar brûlée and bright green matcha powder. A sticker on the front of the clear plastic to-go cup reads "Kinjo Yunomi Matcha."
A photo of the silhouette of a slender songbird with a long tail and a slightly curved bill, perched on a bare branch curving above a shrub set against a vivid orange-to-pink sunset sky.
A photo of an Allen's gallinule (Porphyrio alleni) perched on a log and lit by the sun, facing left with wings fanned as it dries itself. It is a wading bird with a deep blue-violet torso, iridescent olive green back, shiny turquoise wings, a black head with a bright red bill and a pale blue-green frontal shield, red irises, and long, orange-red legs ending in large, long-toed feet.
A photo of a spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus), a large sparrow with a black head, black beak, black and white spotted back, long black tail, rust-colored sides, white belly, and bright red irises. It is standing in green moss next to black metal edging in diffuse lighting on a cloudy day facing to the left of frame.
A close-up photo of an adult dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) with a dark slate-gray hood, brown torso, and pale pink bill feeding a streaky brown fledgling junco beak-to-beak on a bed of damp wood mulch. The lighting is dim and diffuse on a cloudy day.
A photo of a pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps), a small brown water bird with a black vertical stripe through its pale bill, watching its downy grebette with a striped face and orange-red bill try to eat a fish larger than its head as they float on calm green water next to one another. Another chick's stripey face is visible behind the back of the parent. The lighting is diffuse.
A photo of a pale blue-green poppy seed pod with a smiley face drawn on it in black marker. Additional poppy pods with smiley faces are visible in the soft-focus background amid lush garden foliage.