Thursday, March 2, 2017

Early morning fun!

Wit it getting lighter in the morning, we have more morning outing options.  We headed over to the University of Washington campus.  There was a lot to take in and squirrels!
 
 
 
 
"I thought you said there would be squirrelsls here?"
 


 
"So many trees to check!"
 

 
 
University of Washington is a pretty campus and with arriving so early, there were very few people around.
 
 
 
 
 
We find lots of Witch-hazel in bloom
 


 
 
This is post chasing the squirrel up this tree.  D'ligth often keeps on running past the treed squirrel! He really loves the chase more than anything else.



 
 
"Any squirrels in this building?"
 

 
 
"Gotta find more squirrels!"
 

 
 
Watching and air sniffing
 


 
 
Off we go
 

 
 
While D'light figures out the squirrel situation, there's lots to look at.
 


 
 
 
 
 
"Any squirrels in here?"
 

 
 
"Nope!  Lets move on."
 

 
 
and more squirrel hunting
 


 
 
The cherry blooms will soon be here!
 


 
 
We cover a lot of ground when D'light is hunting!
 

 
 
Classic Pacific Northwest... moss growing on everything.
 

 
 
Pretty Mahonia


 
In another week or so the campus will have lots of Camila in bloom
 
 
 

 
 
Hunt, hunt, hunt
 





 

Lots and lots of ferns on campus
 


 
 
 
It was a hazy morning and you can barely make out Mt. Rainer
 

 
 
"Any squirrels in this pond?"
 


 
Spring is just around the corner!
 

 
 
A bit more hunting and time to head home.  We covered a lot of ground in two hours!
 
"I want to keep hunting!"
 

 
 

 

Friday, February 24, 2017

A road trip to Sequim - Part 5

In case you missed them, here are the previous posts in this series:
 
 
 
Before heading back to Seattle, we checked out the Dungeness River Audubon Center at Railroad Bridge Park. The Audubon Center is a wealth of information with very nice staff.
 
 
 
 
The ODT (Olympic Discovery Trail) passes through the park. 
 

 
 
Time to head across the rail road bridge

 
 
 
The Dungeness River flows under the bridge
 



 
 
We spot a fly fisherman
 

 
 
The river was moving a lot of water
 

 
 
 
"How about a treat?"
 
 
 
 
 
 
We all enjoyed watching the river
 



 
 
"I'd like more treats please."
 
Remember... you get the behavior you reinforce! 
Obviously I do a lot reinforcing this behavior.
 

 
 
A very pretty area
 

 




 
He was on the scent trail of something under the bridge.


 
 
Time to get going
 
 

 
 
Before we head out I take some great photos of the net fish that pepper the entrance of the Audubon center.
 


 
 
A great trip for all of us!