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They are sometimes removed to help kiwis recover.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/wekaflippingmeoffwaitakere.jpgWekaFlippingMeOffWaitakere2016-06-26T03:07:58+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2016/05/16/the-home-people/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/unknowngoodstory.jpgUnknownGoodStoryI really, really wish I had the story behind this carving.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/theintrovertbrother.jpgTheIntrovertBrotherThe introvert brother.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/theextrovertbrother.jpgTheExtrovertBrotherThe extrovert brother- a little more fierce than contemplative.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tepapamuseum.jpgTePapaMuseumEntrance to the National Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tonarewa, in Wellington.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/temarae.jpgTeMaraeThe arch represents Tane, pushing Father Sky and Mother Earth apart to give the people light. You can sit at the table and make a rubbing of your whakapapa.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/taneslowsthesun.jpgTaneSlowstheSunhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/scientisttemarae.jpgScientistTeMaraeAs a former scientist, I found myself in the panels- amazingly, since science often clashes with cultural creation stories.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/prisonertemarae.jpgPrisonerTeMaraeEven the prisoner has his place in New Zealand.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/paoratibbleceremony.jpgPaoraTibbleCeremonyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/paneltemarae.jpgPanelTeMaraeWe're all there in the panels below the gods. Though distinctly foreign, I felt very, very welcome and wanted to stay.2016-05-16T03:08:48+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2016/05/15/tongariro-crossing-take-two-that-was-then-this-is-now/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/stairs.jpgStairsStairs everywherehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/weatherclearing.jpgWeatherClearingSouth Crater, clouds clearing in the cold windhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/theduhsign.jpgTheDuhSignThe "duh" signhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sockedin.jpgSockedInSouth Crater, socked in as the wind kicks uphttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/pumice.jpgPumiceThe only gamey part, volcanic flour that's slick from tens of thousands of feet every year. This got me more than the stairs-downhill tests proprioception altered by hip replacement surgery.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hotsprings.jpgHotSpringsKetatahi Hot Springshttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/erosioncontrol.jpgErosionControlNot stairs this time- erosion control, or brakes if you start skiing off the trailhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/emeraldlakes2.jpgEmeraldLakes2Emerald Lakes with the relatively sparse crowds of a fall dayhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/civilizedpath.jpgCivilizedPathThe descent was civilized enough for me to wear runners and give my feet a breakhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/areyouprepared.jpgAreYouPrepared2016-05-15T04:14:09+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2016/01/17/go-to-dog-mountain/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chapelfiguresgreeting.jpgChapelFiguresGreetinghttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/labfigure.jpgLabFigureBlack lab figure walking the fence.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/superdogsteeple.jpgSuperDogSteeplehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/onerealdog.jpgOneRealDogMiss Tahoe puzzling over the canine crew in the chapel.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/windownotes.jpgWindowNoteshttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/welcome.jpgWelcomehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/chapel.jpgChapelThe chapel was designed like a traditional Vermont building.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/remembrances.jpgRemembranceshttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dogchapelwelcome.jpgDogChapelWelcomehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dogmtnfall.jpgDogMtnFallDog Mountain is located on 150 acres in St. Johnsbury, VT2016-01-17T18:04:56+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2013/07/20/lamar-valley-wolf-week-yellowstone-national-park/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/snowshoetopen.jpgSnowshoetoPenClassmates snowshoeing to internment pen above Buffalo Ranchhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/skierart.jpgSkierArtSkier Arthttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/rick.jpgRickThe indefatigable Wolf Project data collector and eternal ambassador, Rick McIntyrehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/minerva-terrace.jpgMinerva-TerraceMinerva Terrace Hot Springshttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/littleamerica.jpgLittleAmericaView of Little America from Hellroaring Creek overlookhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/iceontruck.jpgIceOnTruckIcicles on wheel coverhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/hotspringtrees.jpgHotSpringTreeshttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/hotspringsign.jpgHotSpringSignDuhhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/hotspringcolors.jpgHotSpringColorsHot Spring Arthttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/elk.jpgElkHerd of Rocky Mountain Elk2016-01-09T14:20:20+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2016/01/09/chasing-nature/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/3022014_thelovelytapir2.jpg3022014_TheLovelyTapir2https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/shortieroots2.jpgShortieRoots2https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/harriergrass.jpgHarrierGrasshttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/harrierrabbit.jpgHarrierRabbithttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/shortiesunset.jpgShortieSunsethttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/shortietakingoff2.jpgShortieTakingOff2https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/shortiestaring.jpgShortieStaringhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/samishflats.jpgSamishFlatshttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/heronsamishflats.jpgHeronSamishFlats2016-01-09T14:14:59+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2015/11/29/far-from-the-crowds-a-holiday-staycation/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sunrisefreezingfog.jpgSunriseFreezingFoghttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/frostytreethreefingers.jpgFrostyTreeThreeFingershttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/redtailtakingoff.jpgRedTailTakingOffRed-tail about to lift offhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/wintergrasssnack1.jpgWinterGrassSnackhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/redtail3.jpgRedTail3Red-tail hawk perchinghttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/frostyrobin.jpgFrostyRobinFrosty robinhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/eaglesnack.jpgEagleSnackAn eagle feeds on a a duckhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/winterrobin.jpgWinterRobinRobin enjoying the afternoon sunhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/eaglesunrise.jpgEagleSunriseEagles warming up at sunrisehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/redtail1.jpgRedTail12015-11-29T20:13:58+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2015/11/27/winter-round-one-whistling-past-the-graveyard/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/windstormaftermath.jpgWindstormAftermathhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/trooperfir.jpgTrooperFirhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/floodplainselfie.jpgFloodplainSelfiehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dikesaredry.jpgDikesAreDry2015-11-27T19:33:07+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2015/09/26/when-the-land-shapes-the-living/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/seaplantpang.jpgSeaPlantPangSea lungwort flowerhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sealungwortpang.jpgSeaLungwortPangSea lungwort; underground parts were eaten by the Inuithttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/seachickweedpang.jpgSeaChickweedPangSea chickweed was also eaten.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/planesreallydofly.jpgPlanesReallyDoFlyFirst Air is a second-choice carrier for food due to cost.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/happywhalecarving.jpgHappyWhaleCarvingA stone carving in Iqaluit celebrates sea mammalshttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/carvinginprogresspang.jpgCarvinginProgressPangA monumental char carving at the entry to Pang Harbor, in progresshttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/angrymermaidcarving.jpgAngryMermaidCarvingIqualuit carving- I'm guessing from her expression and fingerless hands that this is Nuliajukhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/theinuityear.jpgTheInuitYearParks Canada Ranger Station, Pangnirtung, NUhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/shipiqaluit.jpgShipIqaluitFood deliveries stranded outside Iqualuit by icehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sealhuntingcumberland.jpgSealHuntingCumberland2015-10-25T17:24:19+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2015/10/25/waiting-to-see-what-winter-brings/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sunflowerripening.jpgSunflowerRipeningFall seed bountyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/rainbowsmeanrain.jpgRainbowsMeanRainRainbows Mean Rainhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pumpkinpeekaboo.jpgPumpkinPeekabooPumpkin patch peekaboohttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/prettyfallmorning.jpgPrettyFallMorningCalm river in early fallhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pinksalmon.jpgPinkSalmonhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/nextyearsoregongrape.jpgNextYearsOregonGrapeNext year's flowers: Oregon grapehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mockorangebloom.jpgMockOrangeBloomMock orange giving it another tryhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/locallysourcedmulch.jpgLocallySourcedMulchLocally sourced mulch for young shore pineshttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/flagging.jpgFlaggingCedar flagging due to droughthttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/fallseedsconeflower.jpgFallSeedsConeflowerChickadees pick ripe seeds from coneflowers2015-10-25T17:21:13+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2015/09/27/graceful-as-a-hippo-in-a-tutu-roller-skating-on-greased-marbles/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/windylakemoraine.jpgWindyLakeMoraineWe hiked down Windy Lake moraine to set up camp. Can you see our path?https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/windylakecamp.jpgWindyLakeCampWindy Lake Camphttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/thorweasel.jpgThorWeaselThor- the Cory Trepanier view.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sealweaving.jpgSealWeavingThis weaving celebrates a valued source of healthy food.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sealcarving.jpgSealCarvingBecause they're naturally balanced, seals are easier to carve than dancing bears.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/notsurepeak.jpgNotSurePeakView out over the punishing rocks.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/micheilcontemplatingschwarzenbach.jpgMicheilContemplatingSchwarzenbachOn the moraine, contemplating the way ahead.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/arctichare1.jpgArcticHare1This Arctic hare likes all the rocks.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/arctichare.jpgArcticHareArctic hare enjoying the greenery with a stretch. We must not have looked like Arctic foxes.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/susanglacierlake.jpgSusanGlacierLakeRocks everywhere- Glacier Lake. 2015-10-04T15:59:51+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2015/09/19/color-and-life-in-a-barren-land/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/mapfungus_starrynight.jpgMapFungus_StarryNightMap lichen- it looks more like stars in a night sky lichen to me!https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/lichenart1.jpgLichenArt1Sunburst lichenhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/thorbroodinginstorm.jpgThorBroodinginStormMt. Thor, shedding storm cloudshttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/weatherinfjiord.jpgWeatherinFjiordMountains, clouds, and ice guard the entrance of a rich, magical valleyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/prettylightingfirstday.jpgPrettyLightingFirstDayPretty evening glow on rock and riverhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/labradortea.jpgLabradorTeaLaborador tea, pretty and fragranthttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/wintergreen.jpgWintergreenLarge-flowered wintergreenhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/windsculptedsand.jpgWindSculptedSandWind-sculpted sandhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/weaselevelight2.jpgWeaselEveLight2https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/streammosaic.jpgStreamMosaicStream mosaic2015-09-19T03:08:47+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2015/08/29/appreciating-the-simple-things-auyuittuq-trek/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/summitlakesuckerhole.jpgSummitLakeSuckerHoleSure, good weather is coming. Sure. https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/summitlakeresort.jpgSummitLakeResortLounging in the Parks Canada Adirondack chairs at Summit Shelterhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/summitcampweather.jpgSummitCampWeatherOn the up side, it's not raining right now.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/hwyglaciereve.jpgHwyGlacierEvehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/freyaclouds.jpgFreyaCloudshttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fleetingsunbreaksummit.jpgFleetingSunbreakSummitA fleeting moment of sun.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dayhikesummit.jpgDayHikeSummitHiking along Summit Lakehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/breidablik.jpgBreidablikhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/poppyinice.jpgPoppyInIcehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lastsunnymorningcamp.jpgLastSunnyMorningCamp2015-09-19T03:12:38+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2015/09/04/the-plan-versus-reality-auyuittuq-trek/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/presentation12.jpgPresentation1https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fortunecookieirony.jpgFortuneCookieIronyFortune cookie irony, opened at lunch on the third delay day.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cumberlandsoundicebergplane.jpgCumberlandSoundIcebergPlane2015-09-04T21:48:58+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2015/08/23/baffin-island-and-the-canadian-arctic-go-there-now/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/arcticcircleish.jpgArcticCircleIshhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/passviewfromcamp.jpgView from Camp, Auyuittuq TrekMts. Breidablik and Thor guard the east side of the valley past the Weasel River2015-08-23T18:22:56+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2015/07/20/the-upside-of-day-hikes-lake-valhalla-and-skyline-divide-trails/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/trailmeadow2.jpgTrailMeadow2Skyline Divide Meadowhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/trailmeadow.jpgTrailMeadowGarden on the Skyline Divide Trail. More pictures below!https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/trailheadwoodpecker.jpgTrailheadWoodpeckerWoodpecker drumming at the Skyline Divide Trailheadhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/shuksanskydivide.jpgShuksanSkyDivideMt. Shuksan, with almost no snow in July due to droughthttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/prettyrocks.jpgPrettyRocksBeautiful red rocks on the Skyline ridgehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/peekaboo.jpgPeekabooPeekaboo view of Mt. Bakerhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/parnassianskyline.jpgParnassianSkylineParnassian on the Skyline trailhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/paintbrush.jpgPaintbrushA pale, ghostly paintbrushhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/mtbakerskydivide.jpgMtBakerSkyDividehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/meadows.jpgMeadowsLupines and a pretty white flower2015-07-20T00:16:12+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2015/07/18/under-the-spell-of-goats-at-lake-ingalls/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/yourang.jpgYouRangThe sign said "Camp" but what it really meant was "Goat Camp".https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/yellowflower.jpgYellowFlowerFlowers found a spot to grow between rocks.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/thinkinonit.jpgThinkinOnItI'm thinking about it.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/teenybaby.jpgTeenyBabyThe small baby of Short Horn Mom- hopefully will get some size before winter.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tanagerbug.jpgTanagerbugWestern tanager with some sort of cricket.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tanager.jpgTanagerWestern tanagerhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/succulent.jpgSucculentAnother plant opportunist, succulent enough to survive the dry environment.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/stayingwarm.jpgStayingWarmAfter the windstorm, before the clearing- goats hugging the rocks on a breezy morning in front of Mt. Stuart.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/slabbinginsun.jpgSlabbinginSunRelaxing on a warm slab.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/selfielakeingalls.jpgSelfieLakeIngallsMy version of the selfie: relaxing on a slab at Lake Ingalls, Mt. Stuart ahead.2015-07-18T17:42:24+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2015/06/08/the-horse-trailer-sings-again/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/thenewnormal.jpgTheNewNormalResting that injured back leghttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/prisoner.jpgPrisonerIf you take me out to eat grass, I'll teach you to relaxhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/imstillboss.jpgImStillBossI'm still the boss, brotherhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/eaglehorses.jpgEagleHorsesEagle perched atop the power poleshttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/towhee.jpgTowheeSpotted towhee eyeing me from a treehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/santarosaplum.jpgSantaRosaPlumPlums are heavy this yearhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rufouspair.jpgRufousPairTwo rufous hummershttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rufousanna.jpgRufousAnnaA meeting at the feeder - rufous and Annas hummingbirdshttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rhodiebloom.jpgRhodieBloomThe bees love the rhodies in bloomhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rabbit.jpgRabbitIf you sit quietly, the pole bean eating rabbits will visit2015-06-12T15:52:18+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2015/05/25/little-things-along-the-way-ingalls-creek/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/yellowflowers.jpgYellowflowersGuessing this is arnicahttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/trilium.jpgTriliumTrilium, post pollination pinkhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/thisyearlastyear.jpgThisYearLastYearThis year's flower, last year's leafhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/showoff.jpgShowOffShowing offhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/serviceberry.jpgServiceberryServiceberry flowers like stars in the night skyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sawbladeleaves.jpgSawbladeLeavesSculptural leaveshttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sarasorangetip.jpgSarasOrangetiphttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/saras2.jpgSaras2Saras orangetip butterflyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/rodentcamp.jpgRodentCampA lovely camp despite the pack-chewing rodentshttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/rockface.jpgRockFaceSee the ghost face? Like The Scream in rock.2015-05-25T22:51:38+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2015/02/21/beware-the-legend-of-owl/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/scaringsnowyowl.jpgScaringSnowyOwlIt's not only long-lens photographers that harrass birds; this Boundary Bay visitor had a point and shoot.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/owlwatchersboundarybay.jpgOwlWatchersBoundaryBayMost of us flocking to see the snowy owl irruption at Boundary Bay stayed on the dike path.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/boundarybaysign2.jpgBoundaryBaySIGN2The official sign at Boundary Bay- not working.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/boundarybaysign.jpgBoundaryBaySIGNSomeone's attempt to make it clearer- maybe "please" was too soft, even in italics.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/owl6.jpgNorthern pygmy owlhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/owl5_edited-1.jpgNorthern pygmy owlNorthern pygmy owls hunt rodents and small birds; mobbing chickadees can be a sign one is nearhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/shortiehunting.jpgShortieHuntingShort-eared owl hunting at the Welts-Samish restoration areahttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/owlhunting1.jpgOwlHunting1Short-eared owls hunt low to the ground.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/shortear7.jpgShortEar7Shortie at Eide Road. During midday, these owls roost in the grass, and nest there, too.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/shorear2.jpgShorEar2Short-eared owls hunt in early morning and late in the afternoon.2015-02-22T22:25:23+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2015/01/08/a-christmas-gift-of-swans/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/youngswans.jpgYoungSwansSwans mate for life, and young swans stay with their parents as they learn migratory routeshttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/swansjan4.jpgSwansJan4Swans can scoop up lead shot from duck hunting as they graze below the water, and get sick or die from lead poisoning.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/swanscurling.jpgSwansCurlingSwans are more common now, but they were almost extinct in the early 1900's due to overhunting to use their feathers for quill pens.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/swanfamilyjan4.jpgSwanFamilyJan4https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lovelyswan.jpgLovelySwanPoor light and trembling, cold hands blurred this image of this lovely swan flapping magnificent wings.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/leavingtheparty.jpgLeavingthePartySwans walk with big webbed feet on the ice on a day of freezing fog.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/christmasswans10.jpgChristmasSwans10https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/christmasswans9.jpgChristmasSwans9https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/christmasswans8.jpgChristmasSwans8https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/christmasswans7.jpgChristmasSwans72015-01-08T12:29:12+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2014/11/30/they-are-not-our-pets/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/owl2.jpgOwl2A snowy owl unwilling to become habituated during a rare wintertime visit to Boundary Bay, Delta, B.C.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/deer.jpgDeerThis young mule deer and its sibling stayed for a week, eating grass and wild shrubs that are adapted to browsing.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/maleannas.jpgMaleAnnashttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/hummerlobelia.jpgHummerLobeliaA flowering lobelia attracts hummingbirds even in a pothttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/hoffmansbanana.jpgHoffmansBananaA Hoffman's woodpecker feasts on a banana at a wildlife photography resort in Costa Ricahttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/grosbeak.jpgGrosbeakBlack-headed grosbeak at a seed feederhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/butterflywelcome.jpgButterflyWelcomeA butterfly sitting on my pack as I ate lunch wasn't a supernatural message. The insect was warming up on heat absorbing dark fabric on a chilly day, and likely taking up mineral from sweat.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bad-bear2.jpgBad-Bear2A "bad bear" lives the best life it can inside a fence at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center. He will never return to the wild after habituation to human food, but at least he is alive!https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bad-bear.jpgBad-bear2014-11-30T03:13:45+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2013/06/29/mountain-goat-and-baby-ingalls-pass-copyright-monica-van-der-vieren/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/goatsarriving.jpgGoatsArrivingDrop that granola bar!https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/baby1.jpgBaby1Yes, they're cute, but their mamas have giant horns.2014-09-22T03:41:57+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2014/09/22/park-butte-railroad-grade-on-a-full-moon/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/volcanicrock.jpgVolcanicRockBurned, frozen, and beautiful: volcanic rock rising above the bergshrundhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/view-from-camp.jpgView-from-campView of Mt. Baker from camphttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/treebeards.jpgTreeBeardsTree beards, not Tree Beard- but by the full moon, who knows?https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tarnbelowlookout.jpgTarnBelowLookoutTarn below Park Butte lookouthttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/snowberrycheckerspot.jpgSnowberryCheckerspotSnowberry Checkerspothttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/screamin.jpgScreaminMarmot announcing my presencehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/parkbuttelookout.jpgParkButteLookoutTrail to Park Butte lookouthttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/mtbaker.jpgMtBakerView of Mt. Baker from the lookout trailhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/marmots-in-the-snow.jpgMarmots-in-the-snowMarmots chillin' on a hot dayhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/lookoutview.jpgLookoutviewView from Park Butte Lookout2014-09-22T03:22:32+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2014/09/21/made-it-this-time-heart-lake-loop-yellowstone-national-park/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wolftrack.jpgWolfTrackWolf Trackhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/viewfromcamp.jpgViewfromCampMt. Sheridan in morning lighthttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tidyfirering.jpgTidyFireRingA proper fire ring and kindling, Heart Lakehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tentsiteheart.jpgTentSiteHeartTent site at Heart Lake outlet- too close to lake, but no other optionshttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/susan.jpgSusanBlack-eyed susans blooming at Anaconda wayside resthttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/summitsheridan.jpgSummitSheridanSummit of Mt. Sheridan, Heart Lake belowhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/steamboat2.jpgSteamboat2Steamboat Geyser, close up of steam phasehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/steamboat.jpgSteamboatSteamboat Geyser, about 30 hours after eruptionhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/snags.jpgSnagsSilver snags, Mt. Sheridanhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/skull.jpgSkullRemains of victim, Heart Lake Geyser Basin2014-09-21T12:44:48+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2014/06/15/ill-stop-planting-now-really-i-will/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/yougottafindajobkid_0531.jpgYouGottaFindaJobKid_0531American robins, parent taking kid around the yard and showing it how to earn a living.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/treeswallow2_0531.jpgTreeSwallow2_0531Tree swallow preening.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/rabbit_0613.jpgRabbit_0613Eastern cottontail rabbit, during a rabbit explosion that's decimating my garden.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/guessitsokay_0601.jpgGuessitsOkay_0601Cedar waxwinghttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/grosbeak_0529.jpgGrosbeak_0529Black-headed grosbeak trying to avoid paparazzi.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/finchpairperching.jpgFinchPairPerchingHouse finch female (left) and male (right).https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/collareddoves_0606.jpgCollaredDoves_0606Collared doves, an invasive species apparently controlled a bit by a merlin.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bewicks_0614.jpgBewicks_0614The Bewick's wren telling me something.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/annasmale_0614.jpgAnnasMale_0614Anna's hummer, male; iridescent facial feathers appear colored in this light.https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/twinberryfruit.jpgTwinberryFruitTwinberry is a twining shrub with flowers for hummingbirds and berries that waxwings love2014-06-16T02:28:22+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2014/05/28/the-accidental-trip-to-grand-teton/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/youlooklikefoodtome.jpgYouLookLikeFoodtoMehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/warning.jpgWarninghttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/stormover.jpgStormOverAfter the storm, 30 minutes laterhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/stormcoming.jpgStormComingBefore the stormhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sculpturewalking.jpgSculptureWalkingSculpture Walkinghttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/pondplay.jpgPondPlayhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/museumgarden.jpgMuseumGardenEntryway Gardenhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/museumarchitecture.jpgMuseumArchitectureSetting of the National Museum of Wildlife Arthttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_1332_edited-1.jpgIMG_1332_edited-1https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/havingsurvivedthenight.jpgHavingSurvivedtheNightHaving Survived the Night2014-05-29T01:18:55+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2014/01/18/anaconda-perhaps-the-next-chapter-opens-in-canada/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/anacondasmelter.jpgAnacondaSmelterhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/anacondasign.jpgAnacondaSignhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/anacondadirt.jpgAnacondaDirthttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sh_bookcover_dec2011.jpgsh_bookcover_dec2011Anthropologist and resident Wade Davis, along with a team of stellar photographers, published this book to show people the wilderness at risk.2014-01-18T04:55:49+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2013/07/19/off-the-rails-in-the-methow-valley-area/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/methowdeer.jpgMethowDeerDeer enjoying ranch lifehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mvmethow.jpgMVMethowhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/methowrock.jpgMethowRockhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pipestone.jpgPipestonehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/willowsbylake.jpgWillowsbyLakehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/views-over-valley.jpgViews-over-valleyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/view-from-lester.jpgView-from-Lesterhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/tracks-everywhere.jpgTracks-everywhereTracks, Blue Buck Mountainhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pipestone-view.jpgPipestone-viewhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/pipestone-lunch-spot.jpgPipestone-lunch-spot2014-01-18T04:55:07+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/2013/06/29/welcome-to-the-wilderness-bring-your-mittens/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sthelenscamp.jpgStHelensCampOur ridge camphttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/high-camp.jpgHigh-campHigh camphttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/mvsthelens.jpgMVStHelensLife is great with fake parts- it's glorious to walk in the clouds again!https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/mtadamsview1.jpgMtAdamsViewMt. Adamshttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/mom-im-tired.jpgMom-Im-tiredMom, I'm tired and I don't want their snackshttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/goatingalls.jpgGoatIngallsDrop the granola bar, now!https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/goatbabyingalls.jpgGoatBabyIngallsFeed MEEEEhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/canwestop.jpgCanWeStopCome on honey, look tired- they'll feel bad and give us treats~https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0594.jpgDescending from the summitLife is better with fake parts- it's glorious to be walking in the clouds againhttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/mtadamsview.jpgView of Mt. Adams over the cloudsComing down from the false summit, the sweeping view makes you feel as if you're flying down out of the heavens.2013-07-21T15:37:59+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.com/share-your-thoughts-and-impressions/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/owl-edit2.jpgOwl-Edit2Long-eared owl at my house; attention posture2013-07-21T01:34:49+00:00weekly0.6https://silversnagstudio.com/2013/07/18/the-year-of-the-owls/https://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/owltree2.jpgOwlTree2Snowy owl, Boundary Bay, Vancouver, Canadahttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/owlkamiakbutte.jpgOwlKamiakbuttehttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/owldrawing.jpgOwlDrawinghttps://silversnagstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/shortearedowl.jpgShortEaredOwlThe function of the black eye patches that give short-eared owls that stare is not well understood.2013-07-20T02:43:04+00:00monthlyhttps://silversnagstudio.comdaily1.02021-03-15T00:38:32+00:00