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After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to the local grocery store. Unfortunately, like most men; I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women - she loves to browse. Yesterday my dear wife received the...

Through the winter, the marina at Westport has provided the perfect spot for many aquatic birds to enjoy shelter and abundant food. And because the birds become accustomed to the presence of humans, they can be approachable. The downside is that the marina is quite large. As the calendar...

Possibly, the holes indicated the burrow opening of amphipods, like the beach hopper Traskorchestia traskiana. They feed on seaweed or eelgrass that washes up on the beach. Steve

I lucked out on the mergansers. The drake was almost too close. It helped that we were the only people on the dock at the time (no crab fishing folks tending their traps though there were traps in the water with lines tied to the dock). Long-tailed ducks are a mystery. I have NEVER seen...

Tokeland has become a part of the birding loop that my wife and I take from Olympia to the coast via Bottle Beach State Park, Westport Marina, Westport Light State Park, and then Tokeland, (or reverse the loop if that works better with the tides). In fall and winter, we may add @Gyrfalcon22 ’s...