tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14455236622680280762024-03-14T08:55:07.049-07:00WORDS ABOUT PICTURESMusings on photography, art, and seeing life through the camera by NW photographer Kate Lynch.KateLDuPonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10686541898756044361noreply@blogger.comBlogger297125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445523662268028076.post-34473204237915848392017-04-25T21:46:00.000-07:002017-04-25T21:46:43.322-07:00A break from nesting?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Something's different this year, though. There are more eagles of varying ages fairly close to the nesting area. They normally wouldn't allow any other eagles nearby and would be keeping pretty close watch.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Last night, I watched one of the pair (mama, I think) talk to kin flying high above the nesting area. There was another adult and a juvenile eagle, about two years old. Then mama took off and joined them. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I watched them for about half an hour in two different locations. Mama flew with the other adult eagle (papa?), then did flight maneuvers with the juvenile eagle. Then they all glided off to the Nisqually delta.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">More images in my <b><a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHskVZhTbE" target="_blank">Eagle Season</a></b> gallery. </span></div>
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KateLDuPonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10686541898756044361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445523662268028076.post-49729200861882100062017-04-16T16:20:00.000-07:002017-04-16T16:20:01.857-07:00Greeting the eagle clan<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eagle pair photographed June 6, 2016. Mama is on the left.</td></tr>
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This is my seventh season observing longtime bald eagle mates and their extended family in western Washington State. The pair I've been photographing have been nesting in the area for at least 12 years. Since bald eagles are 4-5 years old when they start nesting, this pair is at least 16 years old.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photographed June 15, 2016. Papa is on right.</td></tr>
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A quick overview about bald eagles. These magnificent raptors can live 25-30 years in the wild. It takes about four years for them to develop their distinctive white heads and tails. Coincidentally, that's also when they seek a lifelong mate.<br />
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I've visited the nest area a few times since January. I would see one eagle but not two. I began to wonder if one of them died. About a week ago, I was unloading groceries from my car and two adult bald eagles were gliding above my neighborhood. I saw dark object go down about 50 feet from my backyard. Then I saw the other eagle flying right above the street about 20 feet. I looked up at her and she looked back. I called "what are you guys doing?" And they flew off empty taloned. I suspect they were hunting one of the large numbers of cottontails in the area and hoped they weren't trying to pick up a neighbor's cat! Bald eagles can carry about 6-7 lb. but have been known to try for larger prey.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle pair spotted a few blocks from my house - in the opposite direction of the nesting pair I observe.</td></tr>
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I'm still not sure if this was "my" pair but I felt better about the prospects for this season. This pair is usually hatching eggs in late March and nurturing eaglets in April. If they are working on the same general schedule, this had to have been another pair. I have friends on the other side of town who have spotted a bald eagle pair frequently. And we're seeing more adult bald eagles in our neighborhood. Perhaps another nest in the area...but not too close. Eagles are territorial and protect the nest area during breeding season. The nest area is usually 1-2 square miles.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Papa eagle getting in better position to talk to other members of the eagle clan.</td></tr>
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Yesterday at midday I spent about an hour photographing papa eagle. He didn't leave his sentry post, except to get to a more open branch to talk to his kin. I could hear mama but can't tell where the nest is located. She sounded like she's farther back in the woodland, which will be challenging to photograph. I met a neighbor who I hadn't met before. He told me that he photographed the pair mating at the end of February. That would put them on schedule for nesting.<br />
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Papa spotted two adult bald eagles at least 200 feet above us (the below image of the two eagles was cropped from a photo taken with a 600-mm lens) and engaged in a few minutes of what I call "chortling." When eagles aren't happy with a visitor or want to scare a creature off, the use more of a shriek that travels a long way. This chortling call is also loud but used when mates greet each other or other kinfolk.<br />
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More photos of my favorite nesting pair for the 2017 season are in my Flickr gallery, which I will be regularly adding to this spring and summer: <b><a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHskVZhTbE" target="_blank">Eagle Season.</a></b><br />
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<br />KateLDuPonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10686541898756044361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445523662268028076.post-77224089724904775802016-05-13T20:44:00.000-07:002016-05-13T20:44:03.967-07:00Family visitors<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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There have been a variety of visitors to our nesting pair's nest, that I believe are extended family members - perhaps kids from past years. Eagles make a very distinctive sound when they are with their mates and other family members. I describe it like a chortle. They also make a very distinctive sound to warn other birds away. And, sometimes, that's their kids from a prior nesting. A lot depends on what stage the babies are in. If they've hatched and the babies are close to full size, there's less risk that another predator (even an older sibling) will pick off a newly hatched baby.<br />
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The visitors last week were two juvenile eagles, about two years old, and two adult eagles. Are they children and grandchildren or all children from earlier nesting. This pair has been nesting in this area for at least 10 years, according to homeowners adjacent to the nesting area. Adult bald eagles get their white heads and tails when they're about four years old. That's also when they seek a mate.<br />
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Mama talked to the youngsters from the nest and papa greeted all from a nearby tree.<br />
I'm regularly adding new images to my <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/katelynchphotographs/albums/72157648543503173" target="_blank"><b>Nesting Bald Eagles</b></a> album on Flickr.<br />
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KateLDuPonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10686541898756044361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445523662268028076.post-18076045888769118292016-05-07T16:47:00.002-07:002016-05-07T16:47:40.253-07:00Taking turns <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One parent tends to the kids while the other makes sure<br />they are safe.</td></tr>
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Either mama or papa are present in the nest at all times. I still can't see any eaglets but this nest is really obscured. Both parents guard from the side where I'm photographing, then enter the nest from the far side of the tree.<br />
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Keeping watch can be from the branch above the nest or from one of the trees on either side. There have also been visitors that they have welcomed with their characteristic chortling sound they reserve for kinfolk. Everything I've learned about bald eagles from books and articles tells me that a nesting pair won't let other raptors within a mile of their nest. I'm beginning to think that there are a lot of things we don't know about eagles because we nearly lost them in the 1960s and 1970s to DDT and other human-caused sources.<br />
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This pair regularly welcomes adults and juvenile eagles - I assume they are earlier children or maybe siblings. They've been nesting here for more than 12 years, so at least seven of those former children are adults now. Bald eagles don't get their characteristic white heads and tails until they are mature at 4-5 years old. That's also when they look for a mate and begin nesting.<br />
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Nesting is an integral part of eagle life. One of the keepers at <b><a href="https://www.nwtrek.org/" target="_blank">Northwest Trek</a> </b>told me that the golden eagles and bald eagles who live at Trek regularly engage in nesting activity, even though they are the same gender. So they are supplied with plenty of nesting material.<br />
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More on visitors to the nest in my next post. Meanwhile, I have begun posting many more photographs in my <b><a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsk52wLac" target="_blank">Nesting Eagles </a></b>album on Flickr.<br />
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<br />KateLDuPonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10686541898756044361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445523662268028076.post-84630486937623525142016-04-18T21:17:00.000-07:002016-04-18T21:17:02.425-07:00Keeping watch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Most evenings, mama and papa eagle take turns watching over the youngsters. At this point, I don't know if there's more than one. It's really tough to see anything in the nest except mama glaring at me between the branches.<br />
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Yesterday evening, papa kept watch from he nearby snag, which he often shares with a group of starlings that appear to be nesting close by.<br />
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I didn't see mama come back from hunting for dinner, until papa departed from his favorite watching spot. I'm hoping to see a fuzzy eaglet head moving around but the nest is very well obscured. I might not see much until the baby or babies start branching, which they do for a few weeks before first flight.<br />
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More images of my favorite eagle pair from this year and 2015 can be viewed in my Flickr gallery. Enjoy! <b><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/katelynchphotographs/albums/72157648543503173" target="_blank">Nesting bald eagles</a></b><br />
<br />KateLDuPonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10686541898756044361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445523662268028076.post-61311381435240208212016-04-05T22:22:00.000-07:002016-04-05T22:24:07.093-07:00Hatchlings?<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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What I've observed in past years is that eagles sitting on eggs takes a few weeks. Mother eagles don't leave the nest if the temperatures are lower than about 60 degrees Fahrenheit, unless eaglets have hatched. This evening, papa eagle arrived in one of the trees near the nest tree. He and mama talked back and forth, then mama flew out of the nest to the tall snag a bit farther from the nest tree.<br />
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Mama groomed herself and was freaking out a pair of starlings that were nesting nearby. There have been several of the birds in the vicinity of the snag.<br />
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Papa then flew to the nest tree. That's when I realized it was mama returning to the nest tree. How can I tell? Mama is about 20 percent larger than papa and has a deeper bill. I can tell them apart when they're close to each other but often mistakenly identify one for the other.<br />
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The way the nest is built this year should protect it from winds that have brought a couple of their nests down in past years. But it's really challenging to try to figure out whether the eggs have hatched. I'll have to just wait for babies to show themselves. In past years, it's usually mid-to-late April when fuzzy little eaglet heads are visible.<br />
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<br />KateLDuPonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10686541898756044361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445523662268028076.post-87845752020384564212016-03-30T21:14:00.000-07:002016-03-30T21:14:16.308-07:00Nesting begins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mama eagle is barely visible from my favorite viewing spot. This year's nest is in yet another spot. In a tree they nested in two years ago but on the lee side. Hopefully, it will be enough protection from the winds we often experience on our bluff 200 feet or so above Puget Sound.<br />
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I'm now checking on the nest a few times a week. Part of my observation is how mama interacts with other birds and her mate. There so much we don't know about the lives of animals. Bald eagles are territorial and usually would not let any raptor near their nests. I've observed this pair frequently spending time with other adult and juvenile eagles, less than a half mile from the nest. One year I photographed a 3-year-old bald eagle that stayed in a tree next to the nest tree for at least 20 minutes. Observing parenting behavior? Acting as a guardian? Checking out possible vulnerabilities?<br />
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While I was there yesterday, papa eagle flew by with one of their children from either last year or the year before. I've seen similar behavior in past years - sometimes they chase off the kids, other times they greet them. Could this be the next phase of training the kids in the ways of the eagle?<br />
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Papa and youngster greeted mama with their characteristic chortling call they use with kin. Papa and youngster made wide circles over the nest, twisting their heads in all directions to make sure she was doing okay. Mama called back but wasn't moving much, which means she's probably working her hatching magic.<br />
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<br />KateLDuPonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10686541898756044361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445523662268028076.post-44875742851257036092016-03-06T09:00:00.000-08:002016-03-06T09:00:50.840-08:00Eagle's nest enters second decade<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Watching bald eagles or any creature best observed from a distance can be expensive. If you're an avid birdwatcher, you have spent quite a bit on high-powered binoculars and spotting scopes. If you're a photographer, you find that you just need 100 millimeters more (at a cost of another $900-$5,000) to capture and share what you're seeing. When I started photographing a pair of eagles nesting not far from my neighborhood in April of 2011, my longest lens was 300mm. Two years later, I acquired a 400mm lens, which gave me much more insight into the lives of these beautiful birds.<br />
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Last nesting season, I photographed my favorite eagles several times but the nest was out of view. Their nest came down in 2014 and two babies were lost, so I'm sure that's why the 2015 nest was in a very protected space. You could hear them but the only views were of mama and papa outside the nest. I did quite a bit of traveling last summer, so I didn't witness how many eaglets fledged. Some of the images I captured last year are posted in my <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsk52wLac" target="_blank">Flickr gallery.</a><br />
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This year, I have a 600mm lens and am very happy to know that our dedicated eagle parents are again nesting. There's also good chance I will have a better view. This year's nest appears to be in a taller tree that is in better view. Yesterday, I talked to one of the neighbors with a backyard view of the nesting area. Together we estimated that the pair must be 16-17 years old. The houses with backyards near the nesting area were built 12 years ago and they've been nesting there every year.<br />
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So begins a new cycle of life and my sixth year of learning the way of the eagle.<br />
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Lots of new work and new adventures from behind the camera to share. I hope you'll stop by and say hello at one of the arts festivals I'm in this summer.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: small;">Wednesday,
August 20, 11-2</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I've
designed six of the eight market posters since it opened in 2006. I'll have a
booth at "Dog Days of </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Summer"
when there will also be herding demonstrations and other fun activities. </span><span style="color: windowtext;"><a href="http://www.tumwaterfarmersmarket.org/" target="_blank">Tumwater
Farmers Market</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.tumwaterfarmersmarket.org/" target="_blank"> directions</a>. For some of the posters I've designed,
visit my </span><span style="color: windowtext;"><a href="http://www.wordandpicturecommunications.com/id31.html" target="_blank">Word and Picture Communications</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.wordandpicturecommunications.com/id31.html" target="_blank"> site</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Some of the new work I'll be exhibiting includes images from the Kenmore heron rookery, bald eagles (of course), hummingbirds, and a new photo illustration of sunrise and moonrise over Mount Rainier. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I'm updating my exhibit calendar as I add events - <a href="http://www.katelynchphotographs.com/id14.html" target="_blank">2014 Exhibit Schedule</a>. Also coming up this summer are the <a href="http://www.katelynchphotographs.com/id13.html" target="_blank">SequaliShoot awards</a> on Sunday, August 17. This is my second year of challenging area photographers to get their best shots of historic Sequalitchew Creek in DuPont, Washington, in 24 hours. We'll have a display of work at the DuPont Historical Society's annual Hudson Bay Day. </span><br />
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KateLDuPonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10686541898756044361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445523662268028076.post-66463427944154704912014-06-27T22:46:00.001-07:002014-06-27T23:26:29.113-07:00Do eagles grieve?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The nest has been unusually quiet for the past two weeks. Deadly quiet. I stopped by the nest a couple of times between June 9 and 20. No sound. No flapping wings of eaglets stretching. Something was very wrong. There were gaps in the nest area closest to the tree trunk. It looked like a chunk of the nest was gone.<br />
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One neighbor I talked to said he saw both parents making a lot of racket and flying around the nest tree on Father's Day, June 14. It's not unusual for both parents to be at the nest but it's very unusual that they're both so quiet. Watching but none of the vigilance seen last month. Another neighbor asked if the babies might have fledged already. I knew it was too early. The last time I saw them, they still had some fluff clinging to their new feathers. They wouldn't have been ready to fly until the first week of July at the earliest. The parents would be out with them, not sitting at sentry at the nest site. I hope I'm wrong but it doesn't look good for my favorite eagle pair.<br />
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Do eagles grieve the loss of their nest? Their offspring? Nearly half of all fledglings don't survive their first flight. Do the parents keep an emotional distance? Both have been frequently at the nest area, keeping vigil. Or maybe they're making sure that no other eagles take over their territory. When I visited with them yesterday, both were very quiet and in separate trees - papa near where the nest was and mama in their favorite snag nearby.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Papa eagle June 26</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mama eagle June 26</td></tr>
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Devoted to each other and to the tree of life. As above, so below.<br />
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"That which is Below corresponds to that which is Above, and that which is Above corresponds to that which is Below, to accomplish the miracle of the One Thing." - <i>The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus</i><br />
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KateLDuPonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10686541898756044361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445523662268028076.post-37863942477916933572014-06-15T17:10:00.000-07:002014-06-15T17:10:38.775-07:00Minus tide brings wildlife up close<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Spring and summer on Puget Sound bring opportunities to see creatures normally far away or underwater. Although I grew up 45 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, I don't remember anyone talking about "minus tides" the way people do here in the Northwest. A feature article in <a href="http://www.theolympian.com/2014/06/08/3171246/upcoming-low-tides-perfect-for.html" target="_blank">The Olympian</a> (Olympia, WA) in early June detailed special beach presentations by area naturalist and marine biologists. <br />
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A minus tide is an unusually low tide. Yesterday, there was a -3.4 ft. tide - so low, it looked like you could walk across Puget Sound to Anderson Island.<br />
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Thousands of tiny shore crabs - most no larger than 1 inch - scrambled from quickly drying beach pebbles to small tidepools. Starfish (sea stars), tube worms, whelks, limpets, mussels, and baracles emerge from water that's normally several feet deep.<br />
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Great blue herons, bald eagles, and seagulls - normally not in each other's company - are all present for the minus tide feast.<br />
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Minus tides are about the only times it's possible to walk east to the Nisqually delta from Sequalitchew Creek trail in DuPont. If you're a photographer, though, what's challenging is getting back to higher ground before the tide comes back in. We did pretty well, but still managed to slog back up the trail with wet hiking boots.<br />
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There are lots of springs that feed Sequalitchew Creek and trickle into Puget Sound from the hillside. It makes for slow careful walking over watery and seaweed-slicked rocks.<br />
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Creatures normally underwater didn't have to wait too long. A nearly 15-foot high tide was expected after 8 p.m. Two hours after the minus tide peaked, the water level was rising to once again submerge the resident sea stars.<br />
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Several images from minus tides in the past can be viewed in my <a href="http://www.katelynchphotographs.com/fauna.html" target="_blank">Low Tide Gallery.</a> <br />
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Ariel and I have visited our favorite eagle's nest about three times a week for the past month. I haven't posted in awhile because the view has been pretty much the same: mama or papa eagle standing sentry, and babies mostly out of site. I get an occasional glimpse of a downy head and, now, a really large wing stretch or two. In just three weeks, these babies have grown formidable beaks and impressive wings.<div>
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Until this week, one or both parents was always present, sometimes greeting a kid from an earlier clutch with a bit of warning to not get too close. Now that babies have those big sharp beaks and can feed themselves, they're alone for a few minutes at a time. Eagles have an endearing (to me, anyway) chortling call that they use with kin. Others get a shreak - think screaming eagle. Yup. It's loud. All of the neighbors attest to that!<br />
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At the same time, everyone I've talked to who lives on the street near the nest tells me that we're blessed to have this special family in our midst.<br />
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Amen to that.<br />
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The only spot I can see the babies in the nest is about a block away. That's why they look kind of rough around the edges. Here's the tree, followed by tightly cropped images of the kids.<br />
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Please let me know if you have favorites. I'm getting ready to print some new images for art festivals I'm doing in July and September. More from past years in my <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/kate-lynch.html?tab=artworkgalleries&artworkgalleryid=79809" target="_blank">Talons Gallery</a>.<br />
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Ariel and I have visited the new eagle's nest a few times in the past couple of weeks. The nest is more open, so the lighting is much better. But these are good eagle parents. They've built up the "crib bumpers" all around the nest. There are only a couple of spots I can get a good view of the inside of the nest. One spot requires being quite a distance away. You can see the challenge with the two images here of the two eaglets together. They appear grainy because I was so far away. Even with a 400 millimeter lens.<br />
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The next day I found a spot where I could see more of the nest - and the other baby. </div>
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This is shaping up to be to be a very special eagle season.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In 1806, Meriwether Lewis wrote that he thought a <a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/regions/intermountain/CamasPrairie/" target="_blank">distant field of camas</a> (<i>Camassia </i><span style="color: #333333;"><i style="line-height: 17px;">quamash</i><span style="line-height: 17px;">) </span><span style="line-height: 17px;">was a lake. Lewis and Clark were introduced to this important food source by the Shoshone and Nez Perce people. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;">First People throughout the Northwest harvested camas roots from miles of rocky prairie left after the the last ice age and its glaciers melted away. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">Along with camas, there are dozens of other wildflowers - white and yellow yarrow, purple and yellow violets, shooting stars, buttercups, and wild mustard.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 17px;"><a href="https://www.redwindcasino.com/about/overnisqually.asp" target="_blank">Nisqually historian Cecilia Svinth Carpenter</a> wrote about how when the red wind blows "like magic, the blue camas blooms, the berries ripen, the cedar trees grow taller, and the eagle spreads its wings to soar aloft on the early morning breeze." </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Early May is primetime to experience spring on the prairie. The second Saturday in May is <a href="http://www.prairieappreciationday.org/" target="_blank">Prairie Appreciation Day</a> at the Glacial Heritage Preserve south of Littlerock. The preserve is only open for brief times each year. <a href="http://www.dnr.wa.gov/ABOUTDNR/MANAGEDLANDS/Pages/amp_na_mima.aspx" target="_blank">Mima Mounds Natural Area</a> is open year-round, as is <a href="http://wdfw.wa.gov/lands/wildlife_areas/scatter_creek/unit.php?searchby%20=unit&search=Scatter%20Creek" target="_blank">Scatter Creek Wildlife Area</a>. Two examples of Garry oaks woodlands are preserved in DuPont's Powderwork Park and Tacoma's Oak Tree Park. To leave more, visit the <a href="http://www.southsoundprairies.org/visit-the-prairies/" target="_blank">South Sound prairies</a>. I have a collection of photographs from prairie visits in the past in my <a href="http://www.wordandpicturecommunications.com/south_sound_prairie_art/" target="_blank">South Sound Prairie gallery</a>. I hope you'll check it out. And I hope that you'll fall in love with our prairies like I have, and will want to preserve and protect these special places.</span></div>
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I wonder about the nesting pair of bald eagles near my house. I wonder how many more seasons they'll be with us. Neighbors who live near the nest have told me that they've been nesting there at least a decade, maybe a little longer. Bald eagles are mature at 4 or 5, which is when they seek a lifelong mate. That would make this pair at least 15 years old. Some sources claim a bald eagle in the wild lives to be about 16 or 17 and others say 20-30 years. In captivity, bald eagles can live to 40 or more years.<br />
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This year, it's been more challenging to visit the nest area until the past couple of weeks. There didn't seem to be much nest-building activity when I visited. I thought maybe the pair had decided to move on.<br />
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About a month ago, I spotted the papa eagle (yes, there is a way to tell them apart…more later) higher up in the snag tree than I've seen him before. I saw him more frequently and for a longer period of time. Last week, <a href="http://wordandpicturecommunications.blogspot.com/2014/01/new-year-new-friends-new-direction.html" target="_blank">Ariel (my new photography companion)</a> and I walked down to see what was going on. I photographed papa eagle and visited with one of the neighbors who told me they had moved their nest to a new tree a few hundred feet from the nest they've used for about 10 years.<br />
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So a new nesting season begins. The new nest has much better lighting, so I'm looking forward to some good views of baby or babies in the next few weeks. Take a look at my blog entries beginning in <a href="http://wordandpicturecommunications.blogspot.com/2013/04/eagles-return-to-ridge-and-nest.html" target="_blank">April 2013</a>. This is my fourth year photographing this couple and their growing family. Their baby last year didn't make it. There were two babies in 2012 and one in 2011. Their kids from earlier nestings come back to visit, sometimes to the dismay of the parents. And, sometimes, they are welcomed as long as they're just passing through. Please let me know if you have a favorite image or images. I'm gradually adding to my online <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/kate-lynch.html?tab=artworkgalleries&artworkgalleryid=79809" target="_blank">Talons Gallery</a>.<br />
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<br />KateLDuPonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10686541898756044361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445523662268028076.post-10519482527377309382014-01-19T19:26:00.000-08:002014-01-19T19:26:03.459-08:00New year, new friends, new directionI can't imagine what my life would be like without an animal friend or two to share it with. My first dog, a beagle named Spotty, was my Christmas gift when I was 10 years old. My mother kept my Christmas wish list from that year. On it, I wrote German shepherd, keeshond, collie, and several other breeds – all carefully crossed out with "any kind of dog" becoming the only item on my list. <div>
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Since then, I've shared my life with three cats and six dogs. I'm allergic to cats, which is why there are fewer cats than dogs on my experience list. I've been taking allergy shots for almost 18 months now, so decided to adopt a kitten. Bisbee Blue, a 1-pound gray tabby, became part of my life a week before my long-time friend Padme the wonderdog crossed the rainbow bridge. A little more than a month later (three months ago today), I adopted Ariel, a Great Pyrenees mix (we think with golden retriever), 85+ pounds of fluffy gentle giant. It took exactly four days for Bisbee Blue to stop hissing and spitting and realize that she was missing a whole lot of fluffy comfort. </div>
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All of my furry friends have contributed to my artistic expression, often dragging me away from a scene like Padme the wonderdog did in 2005 when I caught this image of an uncharacteristically sunny day on the Oregon coast. </div>
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The day after I brought Ariel home from her foster home in Portland, a friend and I decided to escape lowland fog and head for Chinook Pass in the Cascade Mountains. Once we were above the fog layer, the sun was shining, the sky was a brilliant blue, and there was no wind. Washington route 410 winds through part of Mount Rainier National Park. Instead of heading for the pass, we decided to travel through the park. I had an ulterior motive: it was nearing sunset, there was no wind, and we would likely get perfect shots at Reflection Lake. Mount Rainier is one of my very favorite places and photographic subjects. Other views and times can be seen in my <a href="http://www.katelynchphotographs.com/places.html" target="_blank">Places galleries</a>. </div>
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Reflection Lake offers up what we would call a cliche image in art school. Everybody wants to get this shot, which means there are lots of photographers getting great shots of this same scene. So most of us will look for another approach. I wanted to get that shot because I have a client who wanted a mountain reflected in water to illustrate her business card and advertising. I had the opportunity to get both – a unique view and a classic view. First is the classic view.</div>
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My friend was on the shore photographing and I asked him to hold the dog's leash so I could get a couple of shots. The first was so successful that I've had people ask if it's a photo illustration. We don't usually see just the reflection of a scene as dramatic as Mount Rainier. I like the image of my dog drinking but I think it would be a stronger image if the mountain was clearer. The image above and the first one below are available as fine art prints in my <a href="http://www.imagekind.com/artists/katelynch/sky_water/fine-art-prints" target="_blank">Sky and Water Gallery</a>. </div>
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I'm looking forward to many more adventures with Ariel the angel dog and Bisbee Blue. I'm going to start sleeping with my camera under the bed. There have been many touching moments early in the morning. Ariel is a loving being who is always patient, always gentle. Our kitty has a very special friend. And I'm blessed to have two very special friends. </div>
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About Bisbee Blue: when I first met my kitty when she was 5 weeks old, she and her siblings all had eyes the color of turquoise. Her eyes have gradually changed. At 6 months old, she has eyes that are green surrounded by yellow. Bisbee Blue turquoise is distinctive deep blue stone that was mined in Bisbee, Arizona, until about 1980. </div>
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KateLDuPonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10686541898756044361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445523662268028076.post-5646232127992750992013-10-08T23:35:00.005-07:002013-10-08T23:35:58.880-07:00Saying goodbye to my best friend<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We gathered Oct. 6 to honor Padme at this trail overlook above Puget Sound.</td></tr>
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Named for a Star Wars character with the look of a wolf being, we're sure that part of Padme’s heritage was Australian shepherd, which was her mama's breed. Her papa was much larger than an Aussie, which usually top out at
about 40-45 pounds. Kids we met on our daily walks would ask if she was a wolf.
“Maybe,” I’d say, then try to get her to howl for effect. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had regular pack howl-ins until the past year.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Padme is a Sanskrit word that means <i>lotus</i> and is part of a Buddhist mantra – <i>om mani padme hum</i> – meaning <i>the jewel is in
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">The lotus flower is sacred
in Buddhism. <a href="http://buddhists.org/buddhist-symbols/the-meaning-of-the-lotus-flower-in-buddhism/" target="_blank">From Buddhists.com</a>: </span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">The lotus flower represents
one symbol of fortune in Buddhism. It grows in muddy water, and it is this
environment that gives forth the flower’s first and most literal meaning:
rising and blooming above the murk to achieve enlightenment. The second
meaning, which is related to the first, is purification. It resembles the
purifying of the spirit, which is born into murkiness. The third meaning refers
to faithfulness. Those who are working to rise above the muddy waters will need
to be faithful followers.</span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">My intuitive friends often
remarked that Padme was my “familiar,” literally an animal that we have a
magical connection with. We certainly had an intuitive connection, which was
comforting when it was time to let her go. She told me it was time. She also told me that she would stay here if I really needed her to. </span>
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Padme was as tall as a retriever and about 70 pounds at her
largest. She was 50 pounds at the last. She had an incredible sense of humor,
even as we were saying goodbye with our vet (the fabulous Dr. Alena Cowell at
<a href="http://hawksprairieveterinaryhospital.com/" target="_blank">Hawks Prairie Veterinary Hospital</a>). Sean was telling Padme that he was
sorry he was cross with her when she just wanted to play. She had been lying on
the floor, exhausted, but lifted up her head and looked at him quizzically. I
laughed and said to her, “Your litter mate just never accepted he was just
that - your litter mate.” She looked at me, sighed, and put her head down again.</div>
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<i><b>About Saint Helens Cats:</b> What if the clouded leopards at Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma had magical powers? And what if they escaped to conjure up an eruption at Mount Saint Helens? It could happen (at least according to Padme the Wonderdog).</i></div>
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she would bring it back. When it was clear to her that I wasn’t truly engaged in the
game, she’d add interesting subplots – drop it in the trashcan, then bark for
me to get it. Sometimes she’d drop it in her water bowl, then splash all the
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<span class="fsl"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Padme the Wonderdog crossed the rainbow bridge September 6, 2013, at the
ripe old age of 14 and a half. We invited friends to gather with us on October
6, to remember her and spread her ashes off the trail by our house above Puget
Sound – one of her very favorite walks. Dear human and dog friends shared our
sadness at her passing and gratitude to have spent time with this sweet soul.
Our friend Mikel was kind enough to pull us together to hear a short eulogy, which he
crafted from some favorite poems. </span></span>
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<style> </style><span class="fsl">Then back to our Irish wake, and comfort foods
that were Padme’s favorite human foods<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">: </span>mac & cheese, chicken pot pie, shepherd’s pie. We had warm blackberry cobbler with vanilla ice
cream, another Padme favorite. She didn’t particularly like sitting for almost an hour while I picked blackberries in the woods near our house. Or the countless visits to see what changes were happening at my favorite eagle's nest. But she did. And got a spoonful of ice cream every night to make her arthritis medicine a little sweeter. </span></div>
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remembrance of loved ones who have </span></span><span class="fsl"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span class="fsl"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></span></span></span><span class="fsl"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span class="fsl"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span></span>passed on. <i>Ofrenda</i> means <i>offering</i> in
Spanish and consists of photographs, small personal items, favorite foods,
candles, and flowers. Ofrendas are a custom during Dias de los muertos.
Day(s) of the Dead is celebrated in Mexico and throughout Latin America on November 1 and 2, All Saints Day and All Souls Day. <a href="http://tacomaartmuseum.org/Page.aspx?nid=129" target="_blank">Check out the Dia de los Muertos celebration at Tacoma Art Museum</a>. </span></span></div>
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kitten (3 months old) immediately took up residence on the ofrenda table. She
couldn’t figure out how to eat the dog biscuits, so I put a few kitty treats in
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flora and fauna I’ve been blessed to experience. Many of those were taken with
one hand while she attempted to drag me away – anywhere but staying still.
“Hold still! Hold still! HOLD IT!” <b>* click *</b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="fsl">From Mikel’s eulogy: <i>I couldn’t have asked
for a better friend, and we’ve shared our journey to the very end.</i></span></div>
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<span class="fsl">I miss you so very much, Padme my sweet
wonderdog. I’m comforted in the belief that we will meet again when I too cross
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All flight training starts with ground school where the flyer learns the instruments and methods needed to stay aloft. And, of course, learns how to safely land. Eagle flight training is no different. Baby eagles just out of their down, start practicing first with wing flapping. Later they hop on a branch in the nest, then pounce on pretend prey - or sometimes what's left from the meal his parents brought. They spend a good bit of time "branching" which involves flapping wings and attempting to gain some lift. Then actually jumping from branch to branch, using their wings to keep them from falling off the branches.<br />
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This year's offspring seems to be a late starter. In the past week when I've visited the nest, he would flap about the nest a bit, then sit. And sit. Occasionally he'd throw his head back and snap his beak without making a sound. Maybe a yawn from being so bored. Last year's brood fledged a week earlier than this little one. Maybe with more than one in the next, they torment each other so much that they have to fly to get away from one another.<br />
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Last night, I witnessed something new. The baby was very interested in what was going on above him. I turned around and saw papa eagle about 50 feet up flying in circles - not over the nest but near it, so the baby could see and react. React he did - with a flurry of wing stretches and flapping, then hopping and catching a bit of air under his wings. This was clearly eagle ground school in action.<br />
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Then something surprising happened. A juvenile eagle, maybe two years old, also did some flight maneuvers close to the nest. This juvenile had to be kin. The baby eagle seemed to be showing off to the older bird (perhaps a sibling from last year or the year before). And the older juvenile didn't look like he was going to land anywhere near the nest. A month ago, the parents wouldn't have tolerated any raptor - even kin - anywhere near the nest.<br />
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Just as quickly and silently as the two eagles had arrived, they disappeared from the area. The baby settled back into sitting and looking around the area. I'm excited to see what happens next - maybe fledging soon! Then it will be practicing takeoffs and landings, short flights and balancing on unfamiliar branches.<br />
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<br />KateLDuPonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10686541898756044361noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445523662268028076.post-87464212274001085792013-07-22T18:34:00.002-07:002013-07-22T18:34:49.339-07:00The art of photography<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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I just finished up a picture-perfect weekend at the <a href="http://07-21-13-Viking sundae-WEB" target="_blank">Gig Harbor</a> Summer Art Festival. The weather was fabulous, the visitors friendly, and more than a few people were actually buying artwork. I did "okay," which means that I didn't sell as much as I thought I would but I sold enough to pay for the booth fee ($250) plus about half of the cost of getting ready for the show. I'll call it breaking even, if I manage to sell more at the <a href="http://www.katelynchphotographs.com/id14.html" target="_blank">two other events</a> I'm scheduled to do this summer and fall. <br />
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This is my first outdoor arts festival in about five years. After the last one, I announced that I was done with this business of sitting in a tent for 10+ hours a day, listening to people talk about how they could get that shot if they had the expensive camera equipment that I have. Or, worse, that they got the exact shot only it was still in their cell phone camera. I'm savvy enough to recognize that someone is not going to buy art they think they (or their kids) can do themselves. But do people really think that if they just buy a 400mm lens that they'll get shots like these? Apparently the answer is yes.<br />
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The jeweler in the booth next to mine overheard a visitor say something about all the eagles that are around his house and said, "yes, but look at how well trained the ones Kate photographs are. That one just held still for her." Wildlife photography is a relatively new area for me. I've been a photographer for 40 years. Wildlife began capturing my interest about 10 years ago. And it ain't easy. I have spent hundreds of hours photographing eagles over the past three years and several hundred more hours photographing hummingbirds. I've been known to spend most of Saturday morning photographing birds. Wildlife photography is not unlike hunting. You may spend hours – or days – waiting and watching, getting nothing except cramps in your hands and knees.<br />
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People were fascinated by the metal prints (shown above) but not enough to buy. Every one of them has fingerprints on them, because people had to touch them to see that they were actually metal. I sold one – to an art museum docent. If I charged a dollar for every person who asked where I had the metal prints done, I'd have a nice start on a new collection of metal prints. One man asked if I'd be willing to order metal prints of his work for him. I said I could but that he needed to be sure that the images were very high resolution, such as 300 dpi. I told him that a typical file size for a 16x20" image was about 50 megabytes. I could tell he had no idea what I was talking about. In his mind, he had photographs equally as good as mine. And they might just be fabulous on a small screen.<br />
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Visitors were also fascinated by my photo illustration "Metamorphosis." It's a large image, roughly 2 by 4 feet, with an equally large-ish price. I had several conversations with visitors about the image which consists of images of a tree in spring and winter. I photographed the spring scene at tulip fields in Skagit County and the fall scene at St. Martin's University in Lacey, WA. Most of the visitors really loved the image, except for one woman (apparently an artist) who exclaimed that the image was "incongruent" and that I should start over to "get it right."<br />
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I had several revelations over the weekend, including a direction I want to move in my photographic work. It makes me sad that all of the years that photographers have worked to have photography recognized as an art form are now going backwards. Like the independently owned photography store that's disappearing, professional photography is changing rapidly along with changing technology. Anybody with a good eye can be a photographer - even a professional photographer.<br />
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At the same time, I encountered two disturbing beliefs that people (including artists) have. I was asked several times if I "manipulate" my images. My answer: I don't know any photographer who doesn't. I used to spend hours in the darkroom, getting images right. They were certainly manipulated with different papers, exposure times, and sometimes retouching. Now I spend hours in a "lightroom" getting images right. My "Metamorphosis" image represents at least 10 hours of work, not including traveling to locations and photographing them. I photographed the tree on the right for at least an hour, trying to freeze the leaves as they fell from the tree. I shoot all images in "raw" format, which means you can't just use them right out of the camera. The advantage of shooting raw format is that the sensor records everything. So the image needs to be adjusted (manipulated?) for color and light balance, and sharpness. Just like in the darkroom, some areas might need to be lightened or darkened. <br />
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<a href="http://www.beautyredefined.net/photoshop-phoniness-hall-of-shame/" target="_blank">"Photoshopping"</a> is the new term for retouching - making someone thinner, less wrinkled, or even a different color. It's the new "airbrushing" that retouchers used up until the mid-1980s. Is it "cheating" or somehow dishonest to make adjustments? I think not. Photoshop is a poweful tool designed to coax detail that your eye sees but sometimes the camera doesn't. I explained that to two visitors who wanted to know if I printed photographs right out of the camera, with no editing. I really enjoy photo illustration and all of my images that are combinations of elements are clearly identified as "photo illustrations" or "digital paintings."<br />
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The other disturbing belief – and this often comes from painters – is that if you send your work to a professional printer (which I do for any image over 11x14"), that it's somehow no longer fine art. Never mind that most painters exhibiting at art festivals reproduce their paintings as "giclée" images. Giclée is a fancy art word for "digitally printed image." Basically the painting is photographed, then printed exactly the same way any digital image is printed. I doubt that painters are burning the midnight ink cranking out dozens of images on a large-format printer in their studio. Most of the painters at this show have at least a few of their paintings reproduced as digital images. One of my artist visitors actually asked me how my work could be considered art if I sent it to a printer.<br />
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I hope all of this doesn't sound cranky. All in all, I met some wonderful people, had some colorful and stimulating conversations, and even got my ego stroked frequently. At the same time, it bothers me when someone who picked up a camera six years ago and has never used anything but the automatic settings on the camera is now asking me a thousand questions about getting into the business. I've devoted many years to studying, making mistakes, and improving my <b>art. </b>My preferred art <b>medium</b> is <b>photography</b>. It's not the camera that makes a photographic artist any more than a handmade brush makes a good painter. <br />
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Now it's time to go check on the eagle's nest and see if the baby's ready for first flight – or is already out of the nest.<br />
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Eagles, hummingbirds, and lots more will be at the Gig Harbor Art Festival this weekend. Hope you can catch it!<br />
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What makes a "<a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/06/130622-supermoon-solstice-biggest-science-space-2013-june/" target="_blank">supermoon</a>" different than other full moons is that it appears to be much larger and brighter. In western Washington state, however, the weather can be "iffy" in June. Last night was no different. Moonrise was 8:25 p.m. PDT but it took a good half hour or so for the moon to rise above the clouds that were at the horizon. <br />
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Catching the moon sans clouds took more than an hour. It doesn't get fully dark here on the summer solstice until after 10 p.m., so I was lucky to get definition in both the moon and the foreground. The cloud effect on the surrounding mountains made waiting for the moon to appear a magical experience. Mauve puffs drift and shape-shift across the face of The Mountain (as folks here like to call the 14,000-plus feet high peak) to the east.<br />
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It was a super evening for viewing a supermoon. For more views of these beautiful mountains, visit my <a href="http://www.katelynchphotographs.com/places.html" target="_blank">Mountains Gallery</a>. I will be posting a moon gallery in the near future. For now, though, you can see the 2013 calendar <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/something_about_the_moon_2013_calendar-158957313758262043" target="_blank">Something About the Moon</a> for some of the many images I've captured. KateLDuPonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10686541898756044361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1445523662268028076.post-43241649411690478642013-06-20T20:28:00.000-07:002013-06-20T20:28:53.461-07:00Flashy blackbird<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Red-winged blackbirds are one of the most abundant birds in the United States, according to the <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-winged_Blackbird/id" target="_blank">Cornell Lab of Ornithology</a>. Watching their territorial strutting, singing, and chasing intruders is fascinating this time of year.<br />
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The males, like many in the animal world, are the colorful ones. The females look a little like a large sparrow. This guy has claimed the storm water pond near my home as his own. He takes on all comers - even crows and the occasional great blue heron that wings in. His buddies seem to show up from nowhere to help chase off an intruder. I haven't seen a female or nest but I think I know where it is. In another week or so, there should be a baby or two around.</div>
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When Padme the wonderdog and I skirt the fence surrounding the pond, he hops from fence post to fence post about 10 feet from us. Occasionally flying to the tallest part of a street tree, then soaring across the pond to strut and sing for the ladies from the far side of the golden pond. </div>
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It's not easy to see what's going on in the nest from 100 yards away. I can see mama clearly but baby blends in with the nest. My camera exposes for baby and the nest, so many of these images appear rough. In film terms, we'd call it "grainy." Not really pixelated but these images look better smaller. In the next image, my camera exposed just for mama, and the result is less grainy.<br />
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I'm usually shooting about 7 p.m., which is when I can usually catch more before-bedtime feeding and flying. And maybe a little snuggling with mama, as much as we can say the eagles snuggle. It's hard to imagine that the little guy will be as big as mama in about six weeks. The last two broods have fledged (flown from the next for the first time) in mid-to-late July. I'm not seeing evidence of a second eaglet but I didn't last year until a couple of weeks before first flight.<br />
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I still think there's more than one baby in my favorite eagle's nest. If you look right below mama, there's a grayish-black blob that could be a head. This first image was taken just about a minute before the second.<br />
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This is when I wish I had just a little longer telephoto. These eagles are the main reason I bought a 100-400 mm lens last year. That's really the largest lens that you can hand-hold without a tripod, although I try to use a tripod most of the time when I'm photographing wildlife. The nest is at least 100 yards from where I'm photographing. And it's almost always very dark. Even with sunshine bathing the nest, like it is here, the image isn't quite sharp.<br />
I really love this one, sharp or not-so-sharp.<br />
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As baby sauntered off for a nap, mama had a chat with papa who was on watch at the top of the tall tree next to the nest tree. Another day in the life of an extraordinary eagle clan. Be sure to check out my <a href="http://www.katelynchphotographs.com/fauna.html" target="_blank">Talons Gallery</a> for new work I'm adding. Let me know if there are others you'd like to see in print. I'll be exhibiting in Gig Harbor, Tumwater, and Olympia this summer and fall. <a href="http://www.katelynchphotographs.com/id14.html" target="_blank">For the Birds & the Trees</a> exhibit schedule.</div>
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I'm not sure yet whether there's more than one youngster in our favorite eagle's nest. I looked at photos from the same time last year and we didn't see a second eaglet until a a couple of weeks before both fledged. A bald eagle's nest is massive and this one is so well hidden that one baby could be on the far side of the nest or just out of view. <br />
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Mama and papa take turns watching over the nest. This year the pair seems to be contending with a steady stream of unwanted visiting clan. A couple of days ago, Papa made it very clear to a soaring pair of bald eagles that they needed to move their fun elsewhere.<br />
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