The Man Who Taught Me to Fish
The summer I turned 13, my father took me steelhead fishing on the Klickitat River in Washington. By then I figure he had put in…
Yearly Archives: 2023
A Busy Day at the Skagit River Branch Office
This was a business trip with Cal, my business partner. Honest. We talked about luring new clients, wading through paperwork, reeling from the shock of…
Two Weeks at Halfmoon Bay
With a wary eye on Rosie. Wood Nymph butterfly. Spotted Towhee, in from the red-eye flight. Bear tracks. Pine White butterfly. Rosie in her happy…
A Bald Eagle at Lily Lake
When Kathy and I first saw the bald eagle, we thought it was struggling to lift a big fish from the lake. Actually, it was…
A Birthday Owl
Owl sightings are about as rare as our birthdays. Probably rarer. Get one per year, and you are lucky. On a Sunshine Coast hike with…
The Amazing Northern Flicker
Perhaps because we see them regularly, it's easy to take the extraordinary colors and patterns of the Northern Flicker for granted. These entertaining birds are…