Soda LakeReflected clouds.Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, September 7, 20232023-09-07#9415Larry L. Jackson
Marsh Unit 1Maintained for migratory birds.Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, September 7, 20232023-09-07#9420Larry L. Jackson
Upper Goose LakeColumbia National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, September 7, 20232023-09-07#9422Larry L. Jackson
5 ColumnsColumnar basalt columns moved here to mark the trailhead.South Trailhead, Lower Crab Creek, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#9428Larry L. Jackson
South TrailWe took a walk down the trail, but Fall conditions lack much color and wildlife.Lower Crab Creek, Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#9433Larry L. Jackson
American Common ReedPhragmites australis americanus - light coming through the seedheads was nice.South Trail, Lower Crab Creek, Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#9435Larry L. Jackson
Hoary Tansy-asterMachaeranthera canescens - flowers weren't open early morning.South Trailhead, Lower Crab Creek, Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#9437Larry L. Jackson
Big SagebrushArtemisia tridentata vaseyanaSouth Trail, Lower Crab Creek, Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#9439Larry L. Jackson
Purple LoosestrifeLythrum salicariaSouth Trail, Lower Crab Creek, Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#9441Larry L. Jackson
ViewSouth Trail, Lower Crab Creek, Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#9443Larry L. Jackson
Yellow SalsifyTragopogon dubius - near the beginning of the trail on my way to a waterfall.North Trail, Lower Crab Creek, Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#9448Larry L. Jackson
Yellow Salsify SeedsTragopogon dubiusNorth Trail, Lower Crab Creek, Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#9453Larry L. Jackson
WaterfallI was a little disappointed that the trail was on the other side of the creek but used my long lens for this photo.North Trail, Lower Crab Creek, Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#1576Larry L. Jackson
Slow Shutter WaterfallNorth Trail, Lower Crab Creek, Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#9456Larry L. Jackson
Showy MilkweedAsclepias speciosaNorth Trail, Lower Crab Creek, Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#9457Larry L. Jackson
California Quail maleCallipepla californica - across from the Beverly Dunes ORV site, unfortunately heavily tracked.Crab Creek, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#1588Larry L. Jackson
California QuailsCallipepla californicaCrab Creek, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#1592Larry L. Jackson
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias - on our way to a wildlife viewing area listed in our photo guide book that is now just a housing development.Crab Creek, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#1594Larry L. Jackson
Purple LoosestrifeLythrum salicariaCrab Creek, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#1598Larry L. Jackson
Hoary Tansy-asterMachaeranthera canescensCrab Creek, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#1600Larry L. Jackson
Columbia RiverThe Columbia River is very large.Wildhorse Mounument Viewpoint, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#9461Larry L. Jackson
Yakima River CanyonWashington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#9465Larry L. Jackson
Yakima RiverYakima River Canyon, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#9467Larry L. Jackson
Railroad & Yakima RiverYakima River Canyon, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#9470Larry L. Jackson
Apple OrchardEastern Washington is a very productive agricultural area due to abundant water supplies.Interstate 82, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#9473Larry L. Jackson
Apple OrchardInterstate 82, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#9475Larry L. Jackson
Railroad TrestleInterstate 82, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#9477Larry L. Jackson
Derelict BarnHardly any shingles to keep the rain out.Interstate 82, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#9478Larry L. Jackson
Mt St HelensViewed at great distance.near Yakima, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-08#1602Larry L. Jackson
SignIt seemed odd that there were no employees or people here, but there was a toxic algae bloom in the pond that caused wildlife to find other spots.McNary National Wildlife Refuge, Kennewick, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-09#9479Larry L. Jackson
Nuttall's CottontailSylvilagus nuttalliiMcNary National Wildlife Refuge, Kennewick, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-09#1608Larry L. Jackson
Common SandpipersActitis hypoleucosMcNary National Wildlife Refuge, Kennewick, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-09#1611Larry L. Jackson
Red-winged Blackbird femaleAgelaius phoeniceusMcNary National Wildlife Refuge, Kennewick, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-09#1615Larry L. Jackson
Red-winged Blackbird maleAgelaius phoeniceusMcNary National Wildlife Refuge, Kennewick, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-09#1623Larry L. Jackson
Red-eared SliderTrachemys scripa elegansMcNary National Wildlife Refuge, Kennewick, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-09#1626Larry L. Jackson
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus - the other pond had a healthier condition with quite a few birds.McNary National Wildlife Refuge, Kennewick, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-09#1636Larry L. Jackson
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusMcNary National Wildlife Refuge, Kennewick, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-09#1647Larry L. Jackson
PondThe unhealthy pond had almost no wildlife.McNary National Wildlife Refuge, Kennewick, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-09#9480Larry L. Jackson
California GullsLarus californicus - there is also a White Pelican.McNary National Wildlife Refuge, Kennewick, Washington, September 8, 20232023-09-09#1648Larry L. Jackson
Wallula GapSouth of the confluence of the Snake and Columbia Rivers.Washington, September 9, 20232023-09-09#9481Larry L. Jackson
The SistersWallula Gap, Washington, September 9, 20232023-09-09#9482Larry L. Jackson
BarnWe got off of Highway 12 to the old highway and backroads looking for photo opportunities like this.Old Highway 12, Washington, September 9, 20232023-09-09#9487Larry L. Jackson
HayAfter a picnic lunch in the parking lot of Whitman College in Walla Walla, we continued the backroad search for photos that interested us.Lower Waitsburg Road, Washington, September 9, 20232023-09-09#9488Larry L. Jackson
TreeHarvested wheat fields dominate much of southeast Washington.Lower Waitsburg Road, Washington, September 9, 20232023-09-09#9489Larry L. Jackson
Lone TreeLower Waitsburg Road, Washington, September 9, 20232023-09-09#1649Larry L. Jackson
TreesNice clouds enhance the scene.Lower Waitsburg Road, Washington, September 9, 20232023-09-09#9493Larry L. Jackson
Wheat StubblePatterns from the combine in the stubble and a farm house.Lower Waitsburg Road, Washington, September 9, 20232023-09-09#9494Larry L. Jackson
Field PatternWe ended up on several stretches of old Highway 12.Old Highway 12, Washington, September 9, 20232023-09-09#9498Larry L. Jackson
Combine & Field PatternThe combine header is somewhere else.Old Highway 12, Washington, September 9, 20232023-09-09#9500Larry L. Jackson
Old Highway 12Washington, September 9, 20232023-09-09#9506Larry L. Jackson
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