Ecoregion / Nearctic / Temperate Conifer Forests / Puget lowland forests

Puget lowland forests

Waiting for lunch

Waiting for lunch

Colaptes auratus collaris (Coastal Red-shafted Flicker)

A dark owl with blue-gray wings and distinctive facial disc flies low over golden grassland in winter, wings outstretched in hunting flight.

Winter Hunter in Golden Light

Asio flammeus (Short-eared Owl)

Asio flammeus (Short-eared Owl) flying (in flight)

Early Morning Silhouette

Asio flammeus (Short-eared Owl)

A Northern Harrier in flight silhouetted against a golden, fog-filled sky, flying low over frost-covered grassland with bare trees in the background.

In a Fog

Accipitridae (Hawks

A small brown and white thrush perches on a moss-covered branch surrounded by green foliage.

Swainson’s Thrush

Catharus ustulatus (Swainson's Thrush)