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Alan Moses
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I'm in Portland, Oregon. Retired, spending time with family, garden, music, photography, and exploring the Pacific Northwest. I have a photo blog at AlanMoses.net.
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In honor of the day, here is a superb Great Horned Owl, taken at Summer Lake Oregon last spring.

#SuperbOwlSunday
A Great Horned Owl looking down from the barn rafters, at Summer Lake, Oregon, Spring 2024
February 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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At the Japanese Garden in Portland yesterday: two examples from an amazing exhibition of works by the Kintsugi artist Nakao Fukumaru (hurry, just a couple days left), and two moments from an icy garden stroll.

#JapaneseGarden #pdx
A cracked ceramic piece renewed using traditional Kintsugi techniques, with broken pieces joined using gold and lacquer, by Nakao Fukumaru at the Portland Japanese Garden. A Roman amphora underwater since some time around 200-400 CE, covered with centuries of sea life. The only flaw in the rim, repaired using traditional Kintsugi techniques by Nakao Fukumaru at the Portland Japanese Garden. Ice covered grasses at the Portland Japanese Garden. An "ice fossil" imprint of a leaf in a frozen creek, at the Portland Japanese Garden.
January 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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The Fremont Bridge and Mt. St. Helens, looking north from SW Portland. A roadside stop on my way to what I thought was my photography target for the day 🙂

#pdx #pnw #photography
Looking north at the Fremont Bridge in Portland, Oregon, with its steel arch supporting its long span. In the background is Mt. St. Helens covered in snow; I think that's a distant Mt. Rainier barely visible to the left of St. Helens.
January 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Here are a few favorites from an outing to Fernhill Wetlands west of Portland last week. More on my photo blog if you're interested.

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#birds, #birdphotography, #pnw
A Great Blue Heron perches on a fallen branch, looking at the surrounding wetlands. A Cackling Goose swimming in the Fernhill Wetlands near Forest Grove, Oregon. A Cackling Goose squawking aggressively at another nearby goose. A Red-winged Blackbird holding a grass sticker in its beak while balanced on twigs over the wetlands.
January 15, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Found this eagle pair on a walk near Manzanita OR this week.

#birds #birdphotography #pnw
A pair of Bald Eagles perched on the branches of a spruce tree, near Manzanita, OR, December 2024. A Bald Eagle perched on the branch of a spruce tree, near Manzanita, OR, December 2024. A Bald Eagle in flight, with its white head and hooked orange beak visible against the background of a black wing, and feather details on the front wing. Taken near Manzanita, OR, December 2024.
December 19, 2024 at 5:17 PM
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I spent a month in Spain this fall. Many interesting experiences; but guess what? They have birds! Here are a few of the new bird friends I met. More birds, and non-avian posts, on my blog at alanmoses.net

#birds #birdphotography #spain
Two curious Monk Parakeets, with green bodies and lighter fronts and orange beaks, look down from a tree branch. Taken at the Royal Botanic Garden in Madrid, Spain. A Common Kingfisher, with a turquoise and blue head and back, and orange breast, and a long pointed beak. Photographed in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. A Eurasian Magpie, with striking black and white markings, and blue-green shades in its tail barely visible in this photo. Magpies were as common in Spain as Scrub Jays in Portland, with similar interesting behaviors that show intelligence and attitude. Photograph taken at the Royal Botanic Garden in Madrid, Spain. A Eurasian Robin, with an orange face and breast, beak open in song. Photograph taken near an estuary in the Urdaibai Nature Reserve in Basque Spain.
December 3, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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One more intro post. I have other interests besides photos :-) Music, listening and playing, is high on the list.

I was digging through my memorabilia box a while back and found this relic of the rec.music.gdead era. A good idea, from Usenet to Bluesky.

#gratefuldead, #deadhead
A bumper sticker of the Grateful Dead lyric, "Nothing left to do but (smile) (smile) (smile)" with :-) for the smiles.
November 17, 2024 at 8:57 PM
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I visit the beautiful Portland Japanese Garden in all seasons, but fall colors are definitely show time! Here are two photos from this year; many more linked from the photoblog at alanmoses.net/2024/11/02/j...
#photography, #pdx
The Moon Bridge at the Portland Japanese Garden, surrounded by shades of green, yellow, orange, and red as the trees take on their fall colors. October 31, 2024. Trees around the Wisteria Arbor at the Portland Japanese Garden, covered in many shades of orange, yellow, and red leaves. October 31, 2024.
November 17, 2024 at 8:33 PM
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Here are some photos from a recent visit to the Vancouver Lake Lowlands in SW Washington to see the Sandhill Cranes. More about this trip on my photo blog at www.alanmoses.net/2024/11/09/sandhill-cranes-november-2024/ .
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A Sandhill Crane in flight, wings curved and head extended with its red forehead visible. At the Vancouver Lake Lowlands, November 2024. A group of Sandhill Cranes grazing at the Vancouver Lake Lowlands. This could be a family unit in the center of the photo. Adults have the distinctive red cap, and mate for life. Immature cranes don't yet have the red cap and stay with the parents for most of their first year. November, 2024.
November 17, 2024 at 8:23 PM
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By way of introduction, I'll be posting some of my recent favorite photos here. Mostly birds and interesting sights in the Pacific Northwest, but sometimes from further afield. Nice to see you all; seems like a nice place here!
November 17, 2024 at 8:15 PM