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A pair of Marbled Murrelets swam and dived near the pier.

A pair of Steller Sea Lions rested on a buoy off Partridge Point on Whidbey Island. Here's the magnificent male.

A sole River Otter walked along the dock during major construction at the harbor entrance.

A pair of Black Oystercatchers flew in and landed on the breakwater by a cormorant. The one at left with the darker eye and two-toned bill is the juvenile. I wonder if the adult is its mom or dad?

A distant Marbled Murrelet, far from shore

Dryopteris expansa (Spiny Wood Fern) was growing in a small, moist section of the Big Trees trail.

Struthiopteris spicant (Deer Fern) only grows in a small, moist section of the Big Trees trail.

Wildcamera capture recording a pattern of movement. Location is Minibridge with Coyote Corner to the left.

Wildcamera capture recording a pattern of coyote movement. Our dog picking up the scent in last two photos.

I'd never seen such a large clump of Lycoperdon pyriforme. There were hundreds of others nearby that were older and decomposing.