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@simmcewen.bsky.social

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(She/her) Amateur photographer, teacher, happily married, LGBTQIA ally. Liberal. No DMs.

Color photograph of a female grosbeak perched on a horizontal branch. There is moss on the left side of the branch and grey lichen all across the top. The background is a jumble of branches, out of focus.
A color photograph of a black-capped chickadee perched on a miniature swing while waiting for a spot on the bird feeder (out of sight). The background is green and brown, out of focus trees and branches.
Spotted towhee perched on a bare branch in the forest. Photo taken from below, the bright green leaves of sunlit bigleaf maple are visible in the background.
A female Anna’s hummingbird, with her back to the camera, has landed on a white dahlia with pink stripes on its petals. The hummingbird’s wings are outstretched. There is daisy foliage in the foreground.
A color photograph of a peach colored rose with light yellow on the inner edges of the petals and green foliage in the background.
A male wood duck swimming in a pond. The water ripples out from the duck. The pond reflects the blue sky and a tree.
A color photograph of an echinacea blossom with petals that are purple near the center and light green on the tips. There are purple lobelia plants with a couple flowers in the background.
A color photograph of a male western tanager perched on a branch covered in lichens.
A color photograph of a purple pansy blossom with white, yellow, and orange in the center. The background is green and out of focus.
A close up photo of a Steller’s jay face peeking around the branches of a blooming pear tree with blue sky in the background
A color photograph of a boxelder bug in the middle of a white flower
A color photograph of a willow flycatcher songbird perched on a branch with tail feathers splayed out.
Macro photo of a pale cream miniature rose with pink edges on its petals.
Two fuzzy yellow cackling geese goslings floating in slightly rippled lake water, one in front of the other. The one in front seems to be looking at the camera.
Color photograph of a male Anna’s hummingbird perched on a curved twig with his wings and tail feathers outstretched. The background is green, out of focus.
A color photograph of a great horned owl perched on a branch in a locust tree. The tree is covered in bright green leaves. The owl is looking at the camera.
Two baby swallows peak out of their nest, the lower one with a wide open mouth and the upper one with a slightly open mouth.
A color photograph of a great blue heron holding a small fish in its open beak. It is in front of blue water and mud flats.
Male ring-necked duck swimming in a pond of rippled green water in the sunshine. Large leaves are floating in the water near the duck.
Color photograph of red-crested Cardinal standing on rocks with some low green plants on the them and a bare stick in the foreground. The cardinal is facing to the left but looking at the camera.
A color photograph of a bright orange calla lily with dark pink on the top edges and outside. It is surrounded by dark green calla lily leaves.
A close up color photograph of moss growing over a bare wood of a fallen branch on the forest floor.
A Ruby-crowned kinglet is perched on a bare branch in the sunshine with its head tipped upward. The background of the photo is a mix of light and shadows, out of focus.
Color photograph of a large pinkish purple dahlia with white edges. The background shows a lawn and trees.
Myna perched on a large rock near water. Plants are in the foreground of the photograph.
A color photograph of a large cauliflower mushroom at the base of a rotting snag. Slugs and moss are visible on the forest floor nearby.
Color photograph of a bee collecting pollen from a large sunflower blossom
A color photograph of a junco slashing in a ceramic saucer of water.
A color photograph of a ripe raspberry hanging on the vine. The background shows blue sky through foliage.
Close up color photo of the face and torso of a barred owl. The barred owl is falling asleep and one eye is closed, making it look like it is winking. The background of the photo shows a mossy branch and yellow from out of focus fall maple leaves.
A color photograph of a bright orange Bullock's oriole perched on a bare, curved branch. The bird has black and white on its wings and black markings around its eyes, chin, and the top of its head. The background is green and blue, out of focus foliage and sky.
A color photograph of a small white mushroom with a very thin white and yellow stem growing out of the mossy forest floor.
Color photograph of a black-capped chickadee fledgling perched on the edge of a glazed ceramic bird bath. The chickadee is slightly damp and its feathers are fluffed up and sticking out. It is looking to the left and slightly up. The background is dark brown and out of focus.
Color photograph of a yellow pansy blossom with a dark orange center and darker lines radiating out. The background shows a garden with purple and orange flowers.
Color photograph showing the head and torso of an American robin with partial leucism. It has additional white splotches on its forehead, chest, and back of the neck. The background is in shadow.
Black and white photograph of the underside of a white petunia
Color photograph of a female Anna’s hummingbird sipping nectar from red and white dianthus blossoms while hovering midair.
Color photograph of a female eight-spotted skimmer dragonfly in the middle of tall green grass.
A color photograph of a red-breasted sapsucker perched in a Japanese maple tree. Its body is partially obscured by the trunk of the tree. Rows of holes are visible in the trunk from past woodpecker activity.
A color photograph of a tundra swan in slightly rippled blue water
Color photograph of a mushroom growing out of the forest floor. It has a thick white stem and a very spherical cap that is brown with white fuzzy splotches on it. There’s a patch where it looks like a slug has nibbled on it, and the brown outer layer of the cap is missing.
A color photograph of a dirt trail winding through a green forest of tall trees, large ferns, and moss covered branches.
A color photograph of a male cinnamon teal duck swimming in a shallow green pond with grass and small green plants growing in it.
Color photograph of a yellow gazania flower with orangish red stripes down the middle of each petal. Background is a flower bed with lithodora growing in it.
Female Anna’s hummingbird perched on a branch in a deciduous azalea bush with a little moss on the end. She looks off to the right. Her face is in the sunlight, and her tail is shaded.
A color photograph of the upper torso and head of a spotted towhee in sunlight, with a patch of blue sky and green foliage (out of focus) behind it.
A color photograph of a pale blue hydrangea blossom cluster with light green centers in each flower. The background shows a Douglas fir tree and a rhododendron.
A color photograph showing the shimmering green back of an Anna’s hummingbird hovering midair with its beak inside a pink penstemon blossom.
Color photograph of a small white butterfly with a subtle blue sheen and black dots. It is on a green leaf in the garden.
A color photograph of a raccoon standing on its hind legs, looking at the camera. It is in a meadow with tall green grass.
Color photograph of a male purple finch perched on the edge of a pale blue glazed saucer of water in front of green glass.
Color photograph of a vibrant lily with a light green center, and dark red petals that fade out to a light orange on the edges.
A color photograph of a black-capped chickadee on the middle of a vertical copper rain chain, looking up. The background is out of focus and in shadow.
Color photograph of a male Anna’s hummingbird perched on a bare branch displaying his vibrant red and pink gorget. The background is blue sky.
A color photograph of a pacific chorus frog looking at the camera with one side of its body resting on a rock and the other up against a dark grey plastic bucket.
Color photograph of a Juvenile American robin sitting in shallow water in a glazed ceramic bird bath. It’s wet and its feathers are puffed up.
Color photograph of a small green grasshopper clinging to a vertical plant stem, surrounded green plants
Color photograph of pale pinkish peach foxglove blooms with raindrops on them