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Leslie Richter
@rock-skipper.bsky.social
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Wildlife/Travel/Cultural/Marine Photographer, Storyteller. The more remote, the better, although I love my backyard in the San Juan Islands. Retired EE, tech marketing and business developement. #RockskipperPhotography rockskipper.com
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Smile! A cute yellow-bellied marmot eating dandelions.
#marmot #blueskyphotos
#wildlifephotography
#NikonZ9
September 21, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Gorgeous common loon - back and front.
Known for their eerie, echoing calls, loons can dive over 200 feet and stay underwater for minutes at a time. Their eyesight is adapted to focus both in air and water.🪶👀🪶
#birds #Gaviaimmer
#blueskybirds #WildlifePhotograpy
#birdphotography
#NikonZ9
The backside of a common loon as it lifts itself out of the water to stretch its wings. This position shows all the beautiful black and white patterns. The front side of a common loon as it raises up to stretch and flap its wings. The front appears to be soft white downy feathers. 🪶
August 29, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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When mom and baby both have something to say - perhaps protesting cuts to the National Park Service.

Western grebes🪶, Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge in July.
#birds
August 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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There’s nothing common in the grace and elegance of the common loon!🪶

#blueskybirds #birdphotography #NikonBirdPhotography
August 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Adorable burrowing owlet siblings seeking respite from the desert heat. 🪶🦉💕

#blueskybirds
#owls
#RockskipperPhotography
Portrait of four baby burrowing owls standing in the shade on a day when the temperature was over 106 degrees F. The owls have big yellow eyes and long legs.
July 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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#FoxyFriday - 🦊a nice distraction! This patient vixen was nursing her own four kits (about 8weeks old), and several from another mom. An ill advised neighbor across the road feeds them dog biscuits and hot dogs. 😢
#RedFoxes #wildlifephotography
#PacificNorthwes
#RockskipperPhotography
#NikonZ9
Female red fox patiently standing and nursing her 4 kits as well as a few more from another mom. Two of the kits are black and the others are various shades red fox.
May 23, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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Stunning tulips at Roozengaarde gardens. 🌷
#MayBlooms
#Rainbow
#Tulips #BloomScrolling #MagicSkagit
#Roozengaarde
May 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Sen. Cantwell, this is a ridiculously tone-deaf post! Tariffs are going to impact far more critical things than pizza. Here in WA state our farmers and other businesses are already seeing the repercussions from Canadian tariffs. And then there’s due process for our immigrant workers…but, 🍕?!?!🤯
Due Process sign with the American Flag among catering of people at the April 19th Indivisible rally in Friday Harbor, WA.
May 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Tulip #scape - the beautiful Skagit Valley, WA tulip fields.

#tulips #fieldoftulips #landscapephotography #MagicSkagit #SkagitValleyTulipFestival #RockskipperPhotography #NikonZ9
April 25, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Happy Earth Day! This image reminds me of the tragic loss of ice in the arctic and the species that are threatened, like this polar bear - who should be sleeping on ice, not rock😢.
#EarthDay #PolarBear #Svalbard #ArcticCircle #ClimateChange #NaturePhotography #RockskipperPhotography
Image of a polar bear sleeping on a rock with a receding glacier in the background.
April 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Tulip Tuesday🌷
Tulip season is almost over for the season in Skagit Valley, WA. Enjoy this boost of colorful beauty - it lifts my spirits…

#TulipTuesday
#MagicSkagit #BloomScrolling #FlowersofBluesky #RockskipperPhotography
This images shows a bright yellow tulip amongst a sea of magenta tulips.
April 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Starting the #BlueSkyMonday week with beautiful tulips 🌷 of the Skagit Valley, WA

#bloomscrolling #nature #photography #tulips #spring #MagicSkagit
April 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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#Stunday beauty from the tulip fields of Skagit County, WA. The sweet Savannah Sparrows flit among the tulips singing the songs of love. 🪶🌷🐦‍⬛🎶

#SkagitValleyTulipFestival #SavannahSparrow #MagicSkagit #Tulips #BlueskyBirds #RockskipperPhotography #NikonZ9 #NikonPro
April 21, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Dramatic clouds and tulips - what a wonderful combination! Images from Skagit Valley, Washington last week.

#flowersofbluesky #tulipfields #springvibes #dramaticskies #skagitvalleytulipfestival #skagitvalley #colorfulnature #landscapephotography #nikonZ #NikonPro #RockskipperPhotography
The image shows a large field of tulips with layers of color from brilliant red to red/white, to pink. A beautiful cloud formation overhead is lit by the setting sun, creating a dramatic image.
April 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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One the signs I created for the Hands Off protest on 5 April 25 in Friday Harbor, WA. Where will you be?

#HandsOff
#50501
Hands Off Tariffs text with a cartoon on a king penguin holding a machete that looks like a fish.
April 5, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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A moment of zen for this tumultuous day…
Snow Geese in the Skagit Valley, Washington State. Turn up the volume!🪶

#snowgeese
#SkagitValley #MomentOfZen
#birdsofBlueSky
#SnowGeeseinFlight
April 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Spectacular daffodil fields at sunrise in the Skagit Valley, Washington.
#SkagitValley
#MagicSkagit
#SkagitDaffodils #BlueSkyYellowFlowers
#BlueSkyFlowers
#RockskipperPhotograhy
March 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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The Skagit Valley, WA is a major stop in winter for migrating snow geese. I was lucky to find a field with thousands of birds this week -- simply amazing to watch and photograph! They will soon be heading N. 🪶

#SkagitValley #SkagitSnowGeese #SnowGeese #BlueSkyBirds #RockskipperPhotography #NikonUSA
A green grassy field in the foreground with snow geese feeding on the ground and in flight, in front of some snow capped hills in the Skagit Valley region of Washington State.
March 21, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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Happy Vernal Equinox - Happy Spring!
Nothing says spring like daffodils -- and the Skagit Valley in Washington State is home to some beautiful fields.
#SkagitValley #SkagitDaffodils #BlueSkyYellowFlowers
Closeup of brilliant yellow daffodils in a field with blue sky and puffy clouds in the background.
March 21, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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A different composite of Blood Moon Total Eclipse March 13-14, 2025. Images are ~2min apart, clockwise from the bottom. Do you prefer the linear or circular composite?

#TotalLunarEclipse
#BloodMoonTotalEclipse #BloodMoon2025
#YakimaRiverCanyon
#astrophotography
#NikonPro
#RockskipperPhotography
March 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Time for us all to speak up and be heard!🪶

#BlueSkyMonday
#ShortEaredOwl
#SkagitCountyWashington
#GiveAHoot
March 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Blood Moon Total Eclipse March 13-14, 2025, from the Yakima River Canyon near Ellensburg, WA.

#TotalLunarEclipse #LunarEclipse2025
#BloodMoonTotalEclipse #BloodMoon2025
#YakimaRiverCanyon #EllensburgWashington
#astrophotography #moonphotography
#NikonPro
#RockskipperPhotography
For the Blood Moon Total Eclipse March 13-14, 2025, I sought out a location that had a good chance of clear skies for the entire eclipse, and decided on Ellensburg, WA. After a harrowing drive on Rt. 90 over the Snoqualmie Pass (heavy snow, ice, and accidents that closed the pass minutes after I got through), I arrived with little time to scout a location. Lucky for me, the hotel clerk suggested the nearby Yakima River Canyon - and I found a nice little secluded spot by the river and enjoyed the entire event to the sound of the river and coyotes yipping in the distance. It was magical! This is my initial attempt at a composite sequence, with individual images taken approximately 20 minutes apart.
March 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Pheasant flying at sunset - while waiting for owls. Such beautiful birds!🪶

#pheasant
#birdsofbluesky
#SkagitValley
#SamishFlats
#NikonZ9
#NikonPro
#RockskipperPhotography
March 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Bird on a wire with moon at sunset. 🦉🪶🌙
#ShortEaredOwl
#birdsofbluesky
#SkagitValley
#NikonZ9
#RockskipperPhotography
Short eared owl perching on an overhead wire with the moon above. The owl is looking down at the camera with its beautiful yellow eyes.
March 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Enjoy another shot of my favorite Short Eared Owl on the wing!🦉🪶❤️
#ShortEaredOwl
#birdsofbluesky
#SkagitValley
#NikonZ9
#RockskipperPhotography
Short eared owl in flight on her hunt for voles.
March 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM