I'm a photographer who lives in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. My photography is mostly nature landscape oriented though I'll photograph almost anything (but not usually people).
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Last Notes npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday this week I have a photograph of clouds clearing on the side of Mount Cheam (LhÃlheqey) in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Chilliwack #BritishColumbia #Photography #Photo #Canada https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/517/733/971/077/854/original/aba32d0023ee2851.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/353/532/733/644/565/original/df39347ba1467906.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #WaterfallWednesday - A waterfall on the Millstone River at Bowen Park in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. #Waterfalls #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #LPW #Nature #Photography #Photos https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/292/000/228/737/448/original/f1eac7535b2c091e.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/274/272/792/037/222/original/ae7615a2a7f8a90d.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/115/992/471/935/961/original/f038a9c369388ea8.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell My last for this year's #SuperbOwlSunday celebration. What do you do when mom isn't coming by to feed you all that often and you are getting bored? This, apparently. The other sibling from the pair I posted earlier was still at the other end of the branch, screeching intermittently with a "begging call". #Wildlife #Owls #Photo #Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #SuperbOwl https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/038/546/614/892/467/original/f7601e79a6134d4b.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell My next #SuperbOwlSunday photo is one of my favourite owl photos - two recently fledged young Barred Owls (Strix varia) on a branch. Cute, even if the sound they made wasn't! I have more photos of these two, and a video of them, in a blog post: https://www.mrussellphotography.com/blog/barred-owl-fledglings-owlets/ #Wildlife #SuperbOwl #BritishColumbia #Owls #Photography #Nature https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/037/510/374/843/859/original/7507b9effb6f85ba.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell Next for #SuperbOwlSunday I have this group of 3 Snowy Owls (Bubo scandiacus) preparing for an evening hunting flight at Boundary Bay in Delta, British Columbia, Canada. These 3 always look to me like they are up to no good. 😆 A few more of these owls here: https://www.mrussellphotography.com/blog/boundary-bay-snowy-owls/ #SuperbOwl #Wildlife #BritishColumbia #Owls #Photo #Photography #Nature https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/036/749/727/628/879/original/c81ca08be2376f16.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For the yearly #SuperbOwlSunday theme I have this Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) hopping onto a piece of driftwood at Boundary Bay in Delta, British Columbia, Canada. #Wildlife #BritishColumbia #SuperbOwl https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/036/589/717/209/943/original/246628cf6e2b6a5e.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…s67t BC Hydro is showing one outage where are, but with 5 customers out. Probably a transformer went bad. npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…s67t Some of them will probably be written by AI and ultimately no human will have read them. npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…uctv I imagine we will be stuck with whatever number of f35s were in that first order we've agreed to, but filling the rest of our needs with the Gripen or something like it makes sense to me. Especially if manufacturing is here. @nprofile…s67t npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…s67t They plugged Hwy 1 through to somewhere in Vancouver today too. Currently causing issues in Gastown apparently. 🙄 Guess they got some marching orders today from FB. npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…s67t I have a juicer just like that. I should fire that up this week with some of the frozen grapes and fresh from the vines (Concord). Was thinking of making jelly but since I've never done any of this, maybe I'll start with juice and tackle the jelly part the next day. npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/362/602/408/108/046/original/060e3bf9400a834e.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/323/016/581/650/594/original/445aadcfc31258cf.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/164/599/713/700/357/original/19d53bd6bd730dc3.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #WaterfallWednesday: A small waterfall along Poignant Creek on the slopes of Sumas Mountain in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada #Waterfalls #BritishColumbia #Canada #LandscapePhotography #LPW #Landscape #Photo #Photography https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/063/016/029/137/771/original/1111f9fec9f1a237.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MonochromeMonday I have this photograph of a Western Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum) that picked up some different light through the canopy of trees above it. This worked much better in black and white. https://www.mrussellphotography.com/blog/western-sword-fern-glow/ #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite #BlackAndWhitePhotography #BlackAndWhitePhoto #Photo #Photography #NaturePhotography #Nature #BritishColumbia https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/051/231/590/801/918/original/52a226bb9a0f3807.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/046/292/732/345/346/original/be1aaa82af56f8ac.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #ForestFriday: Moss covered Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) trees and a small grove of Vine Maples (Acer circinatum) in Golden Ears Park. The foreground ferns are Western Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum) with new spring growth. A smaller area of a larger scene I photographed at the same time: https://www.mrussellphotography.com/blog/golden-ears-park-rainforest/ #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Forest #BritishColumbia #Trees #Photo #Photography https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/034/121/889/419/876/original/a380857e5cf01dd5.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell A Columbian Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus columbianus) hanging out next to an entrance to its den. I made this photo over 10 years ago, and just visited the location again recently. Still a ton of ground squirrels there. Can anyone guess what park in the SW region of BC this was at? #Wildlife #WildlifeWednesday #Photography #Photo #NaturePhotography #Nature #BritishColumbia https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/022/825/494/792/498/original/3c97486d7eb6b5f5.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/005/851/634/470/551/original/51caf2eb72916a79.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…wuyc Nothing quite like this one but on some TV news the other day they were talking about some Canadian tennis history (due to Mboko's win). They had a rather unflattering photo of Bouchard, and the opposite of Raonic. It always seems to be that way. :( npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday : Low clouds swirl around Indian Arm and Mount Underhill with Hixon Peak and Mount Bonnycastle in the background. This view of Indian Arm and the surrounding mountains was photographed from Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. #Landscape #Canada #BritishColumbia #LandscapePhotography #LPW #Photography #Photo #Mountains https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/971/962/178/643/586/original/f5f7aa218f1839be.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell A very young Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) eating Hawkesbeard stems in my backyard. The adults can be approximately 44cm (17 in) long, but this little one was only about 15cm (6 in)! https://www.mrussellphotography.com/blog/random-photos-volume-ii/ #WildlifeWednesday #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #BritishColumbia #FraserValley #Nature #NaturePhotography #Rabbit #Photo #Photography https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/943/569/461/180/947/original/4aba2e90fbddc402.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/926/552/107/077/700/original/620097984bdb3a5d.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…mmpy Would totally depend on the kind of fence I guess. @nprofile…wuyc npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…wuyc Yikes! That is an easy no. Cheaper to move a fence if there is an issue later! npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday: Local Vancouver mountains known as "The Lions" or Twin Sisters (Ch'Ãch'iyúy Elx̱wÃḵn) emerge from the clouds in British Columbia. #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Vancouver #BritishColumbia #Canada #Mountains https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/892/594/512/252/894/original/0ab04107cf7975fa.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/886/897/065/179/620/original/11f0a286e775a3dc.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell Bigleaf Maples, mosses, ferns, and other temperate rainforest species surround Niagara Falls in Goldstream Provincial Park on Vancouver Island, Canada. Niagara Falls on Niagara Creek flows down into Niagara Canyon. Niagara Falls is also known as Golden Niagara Falls and drops 47.5 meters (156 ft) into Niagara Canyon. #WaterfallWednesday #Waterfalls #Nature #NaturePhotography #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Canada #Landscape #LandscapePhotography https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/864/331/412/736/110/original/1585399cb2943ad9.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday: Fresh snow on the rock and trees Alouette Mountain's Blanshard Peak at Golden Ears Provincial Park in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. I felt like something with snow on it during these hotter days of summer. :) I have a few more images of this mountain here: https://www.mrussellphotography.com/blog/golden-ears-mount-blanshard-maple-ridge-langley/ #Mountains #Photography #Photo #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #BritishColumbia #Canada https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/852/984/862/824/670/original/7009395f82b936fa.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell A leafhopper contemplating life on an Iris leaf. I really should get my macro lens out again - this photo is from 2009! #WildlifeWednesday #Wildlife #Insects #Macro #NaturePhotography #Nature #BritishColumbia https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/824/601/495/831/903/original/a9e344dd6ed40adf.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday: Lummi Peak on Lummi Island in Washington State USA. Photographed from Boundary Bay in British Columbia, Canada on the shore of the Salish Sea/Boundary Bay. #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Canada #BritishColumbia #Photo #Photography #Ocean #PNW #Mountains https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/814/079/382/801/234/original/75df800e3c870eee.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday: Sunset on Mount Shuksan from the Artist Point to Huntoon Point trail in Washington State's North Cascades Range. #Mountains #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Washington #NorthCascades #Photo #Photography #FotoMontag #PhotoMonday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/773/719/649/353/066/original/df9ee5df0c3f18fc.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/767/988/625/034/100/original/4dffab259da791f4.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday: Fresh snow covers the Golden Ears (Mount Blanshard) on a winter day in Pitt Addington Marsh. Photographed from Smohk'wa Marsh in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada. #Landscape #Mountains #LandscapePhotography #BritishColumbia #Photo #Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/734/285/085/684/277/original/2e3946eee43e0a6d.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/728/360/932/150/891/original/77861ff95f16a428.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell Waterfall on Steelhead Creek in Mission, British Columbia, Canada. For #WaterfallWednesday #Waterfall #Photo #Photography #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Nature #BritishColumbia https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/705/781/731/308/942/original/fb4bcefc4878422b.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday: a purple glow in the sky after sunset lights a nice reflection of Mount Gatey, Mount Clarke, and Mount Ratney in Alouette Lake - Golden Ears Park, Maple Ridge, British Columbia. https://www.mrussellphotography.com/blog/a-trio-of-photos-sunset-at-alouette-lake/ #Mountains #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Reflection #Lake #BritishColumbia #Canada #Photo #Photography https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/694/419/326/993/757/original/d64e705d37f8d2d3.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/688/710/725/032/085/original/2cae4ccb4368a547.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday I have one of my favourite mountains in the #FraserValley of #BritishColumbia - Silver Lake. Hope Mountain is often reflected in Silver Lake here, and makes for a nice spot to visit. #Landscape #Photography #Photo #LandscapePhotography #Reflection #LPW https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/654/767/938/301/503/original/d773d87648cd8d6e.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell Grand Falls along the Mississippi River in Almonte, Ontario, Canada. #WaterfallWednesday #Waterfalls #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Ontario https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/626/494/478/977/242/original/b0a71490ebcab783.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…wuyc It all feels a bit like pointing at a search engine result and saying: "look at all the things I created"! 🙄 npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday I have this photograph of the Golden Ears mountains (Mount Blanshard) reflected in the Fraser River - with some bonus ice. :) #Mountains #FraserRiver #FraserValley #BritishColumbia #LandscapePhotography #Reflection #Landscape #Photo #Photography https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/616/235/451/617/144/original/419ac9026ad879e9.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/609/444/948/493/490/original/cab776182b3b38b0.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell A Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) hovering over a stream of spawning salmon near the Harrison River during the Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival in Harrison Mills, British Columbia, Canada. #WildlifeWednesday #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdPhotography #FraserValley #BritishColumbia #Eagles https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/586/919/986/990/119/original/cba0d5a5efa00c85.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday - a black and white photo of Mount Cheam (LhÃlheqey) in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia. #Mountains #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Photo #FraserValley #BritishColumbia #MonochromeMonday #Monochrome #BlackAndWhite #BlackAndWhitePhotography https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/575/788/342/681/461/original/dc1e60e9a574bcca.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/569/766/512/689/844/original/bcec5d699d00cf09.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…wuyc If mastoson had gifs I'd use that "SKINNER!" one from The Simpsons. 😅 npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday: View of Hope Mountain from the shore of Silver Lake Provincial Park near Hope, British Columbia, Canada. #Mountains #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography #BritishColumbia #LPW https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/535/848/416/517/029/original/d162d4247c8f06fd.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell Whatcom Falls on Whatcom Creek in Whatcom Falls Park in Bellingham, Washington State, USA. A nice fall image from there that I find it hard to believe is 17 years old. 🤯 https://www.mrussellphotography.com/blog/whatcom-falls-fall-foliage-colors/ #WaterfallWednesday #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Waterfalls #Bellingham #Washington #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/507/554/304/859/534/original/d0aea1e50752a5d2.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday I have another aurora photo from May 11 of last year. The "Auroraversary" as some called it. This is some green and purple aurora borealis rays over the Golden Ears (Mount Blanshard) from Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada. #Aurora #Mountains #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Night #NightPhotography #BritishColumbia #FotoMontag #PhotoMonday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/496/228/980/977/041/original/8018365e0fa47c0d.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…wuyc What variety is it? Not sure about that part of the island there but I can't grow apples without covering them with nylon bags to keep the apple maggot flies off them. Works great, and on a small tree pretty easy to do when you are thinning. npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…wuyc Looks like so many you'll be thinning them? npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday: Clouds swirling around Atwell Peak, which is part of the Mount Garibaldi Massif (Nch'ḵayÌ“) in the Garibaldi Ranges of British Columbia. Atwell Peak has an elevation of 2,655 m (8,711 ft) which is the second highest peak on Garibaldi. Photographed from Alice Lake in Alice Lake Provincial Park, Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. #Landscape #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Mountains #BritishColumbia #Photo #LPW #Squamish https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/456/488/272/303/888/original/de065a01bbac6e9e.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…wuyc With pools that small hopefully they won't attract the attention of any herons. :) npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday - an older photo of some great sunset light on Snagtooth Ridge, with Kangaroo Ridge in the foreground shadows. Photographed at Washington Pass in the North Cascades of Washington State. #Mountains #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Sunset #Photo #Photography #LPW https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/416/896/856/842/638/original/4aba2ee89b6b8cad.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/411/264/839/799/429/original/77e29c6b119a50f4.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…wuyc I guess the only good thing here is the damage had this not been in place might have been far worse!? npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday I have a scene from the North Cascades and Blue Lake. The peaks on the right are called Early Winter Spires in the Liberty Bell group there. #Mountains #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Washington #Photo #Photography https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/377/308/251/823/601/original/7430b10260983666.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/371/624/698/764/502/original/7bcc99bf450e54a4.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell A Black Bear (Ursus americanus) snacking on dandelions in the spring at Manning Provincial Park in British Columbia. This bear was eating these flowers as quickly as it could - like a selective lawn mower. #WildlifeWednesday #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #BritishColumbia #Photography #Photos #Bears https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/348/948/281/352/915/original/97786206319446e3.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday: Mount Shuksan and the North Fork of the Nooksack River in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in Washington State, USA. #Mountains #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Washington #Photo #Photography #LPW https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/337/651/383/632/787/original/fa2276a74bb85400.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/331/962/454/973/488/original/dce2068f140c843e.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday: A panorama of the Tatoosh Range in Mount Rainier National Park. A few other photos from that evening: https://www.mrussellphotography.com/blog/mazama-ridge-mount-rainier-np/ #Mountains #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Sunset #Photo #Photography #LPW https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/298/100/336/671/051/original/38a5890df1f55ce8.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/292/316/720/738/812/original/a5bdb0a564688f24.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…5weq They may have also just shifted their addictions in a different direction. Phone/social media dopamine and vapes for example. @nprofile…wuyc npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) along the shores of the Capilano River in North Vancouver, British Columbia. I made this photo quite a long time ago and was experimenting with shutter speeds. The slows shutter speed won in that contest. Herons are one of the few birds that would have been still long enough for me to pull this off! #WildlifeWednesday #Birds #BirdPhotography #BritishColumbia #Heron #Nature #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/269/464/326/513/185/original/8e9f0e78eb71e403.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…gu6d That was the loop I was thinking about actually (I've since looked at a map). I've been up to the monument and up Golden Gate as far as just before the steeper part. I've only been there on weekdays (And 10+ years ago) so I can only imagine how crowded it all gets on weekends now. npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…gu6d The skyline trail? On this trip I didn't get higher than the monument but always wanted to do the whole loop someday. npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday: A photo from way back in 2013: wildflowers and a view of the Tatoosh Range from Mazama Ridge in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA. While Rainier gets all the attention, I almost preferred photographing the Tatoosh during my trips down there. #Mountains #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Photo #Washington #Wildflowers #LPW https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/258/472/323/196/241/original/ba2f2e6f827d93fc.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/252/650/274/895/785/original/1cf7c93ce43cd1e8.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…wuyc After my Prius issue I picked up one of those Noco lithium ion jump boxes which work great. npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday: Lane and Waypenayo Peaks in the Tatoosh Range partly obscured by wildfire smoke in Paradise Valley. Photographed from Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State, USA. #Washington #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Photo #Photography https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/179/189/689/368/035/original/1dbf4cda56ca0d43.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday: Clouds swirling around the peak of Alpha Mountain in the Tantalus Range of British Columbia. Photographed in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. #Landscape #Mountains #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Photo #Monochrome #MonochromeMonday #BlackAndWhite #BlackAndWhitePhotography https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/139/515/155/404/101/original/d45bfc1d5914eed2.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…u4j8 I'm upgrading from a 2012 Air so the decision is even easier. :) npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday I have these peaks known locally as the "Golden Ears". Also known as Mount Blanshard, I have way too many photos of these peaks from various angles. 😅 At first glance this always makes me think of fall foliage colour but the orange here is from the evening sunlight. #Mountains #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #BritishColumbia #Canada #FraserValley https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/100/105/664/151/470/original/ee5f2a73c981426d.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…mclj They can be quite persistent and have good feet/claws to hang into branches so I bet they probably did okay at getting your seed? npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell In honour of the cacophony from the Northern Flickers in my neighbourhood this spring day, I'll post one from 12 years ago. Surveying his or her domain in an intertidal marsh area. My neighbourhood Flickers are banging on metal chimneys, and loudly broadcasting various calls to others in the area. They aren't exactly songbirds, but it is nice to hear in spring. Well, not the chimney part so much... #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #BritishColumbia https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/089/641/758/582/467/original/50c3e98bd9217336.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #MountainMonday I have a rather old photograph I made way back in 2011. The lesson from this one was to wait until the sunset is absolutely, positively, finished before heading back to the car. This one may have involved some running. :) The amount of mosquitoes didn't help matters! https://www.mrussellphotography.com/blog/pittriversunset/ #LandscapePhotography #Landscape #Photo #Photography #BritishColumbia #Canada https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/060/485/601/317/912/original/add7914f5669fe25.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/054/737/475/409/823/original/af8fb0b42f4d9ad0.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/015/184/985/889/122/original/b4abc179f5af4e5a.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell Next up to celebrate #SuperbOwl Sunday is a Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) flying over a salt marsh looking for dinner. #Owl #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BritishColumbia https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/976/437/952/351/398/original/a52d9445c632c626.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell Next up to celebrate #SuperbOwlSunday I have two fledgling Barred Owls (Strix varia) sitting together on a branch. I might share another photo of them later but if you want to see more now (and a video of the sounds they make) I have a blog post here: https://www.mrussellphotography.com/blog/barred-owl-fledglings-owlets/ #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Birds https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/975/885/758/908/734/original/302d241970387f60.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/975/505/000/851/105/original/3704e8484ebc8c30.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell I am happy to see many this year carrying on the tradition of posting their #SuperbOwl photos. I'll be sharing a few this #SuperbOwlSunday as always, and lets start with this gang of Snowy Owls I photographed in 2012. They look like they are about to get up to no good. https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/975/465/145/847/471/original/b7687b8a941f0662.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…jc9n Hover still shows it for me as well. Could be browser specific - I'm on Firefox. @nprofile…5weq @nprofile…g8jv npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…wuyc I thought that customs thing was a UPS move. Maybe they all do that. :( npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…wuyc I was seeing the end of the line for a 20 year old Sentra, and this one fell in my lap from a family friend, so it was a good choice. Last I looked into buying new I did like the Kona EV the most. Most EVs are still Telsa around here though. :( @nprofile…yqv9 npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…wuyc I quite like my Prius Prime but I agree it is crazy how Toyota (and Honda) have largely not done much with full BEVs yet. I am seeing an increasing number of bZ4Xs around though. @nprofile…yqv9 npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @nprofile…f0fj Reminds me of the last days of Google Plus. At least we had warning there, and I guess that is good for the tiktok people too. I still think they'll get a 90 day extension but we shall see. npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/113/698/060/606/717/113/original/5ed225382e303797.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/112/825/907/541/403/272/original/b59790d33372b368.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #SunsetSaturday: A sunset over the Coast Mountain Range and Nanaimo Harbour from Biggs Park/Jack Point/Duke Point in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #Sunset #Photo #Photography #Landscape #LandscapePhotography https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/112/583/975/849/143/747/original/f82524d150cd42f1.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell For #TreeTuesday: A lone fir tree stands in front of Mount Larrabee in the North Cascades of Washington State, USA. #Nature #NaturePhotography #Mountains #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Trees #Tree #ThickTrunkTuesday #Photo #Photography https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/112/521/188/783/847/576/original/f0362c61606bad3f.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell @npub1dvd…h0ph Was just in a Memory Express and can confirm they don't either. I'm just going to have to make some eggs myself I guess. npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/112/191/651/877/267/327/original/5e8a79a4b41b115c.jpg npub1d2rfllglwdg3kcz3y8t3r72rg6vp852aercal7k9da6lgftw9ptqdp7x3j Michael Russell #SilentSunday https://media.mas.to/masto-public/media_attachments/files/111/994/208/719/853/123/original/a28e2bfc130e3d05.jpg