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  • A widespread North American naturalized wildflower that orginates from the Old World, the white campion is a summer bloomer that is found often in disturbed areas. This one was photographed<br />
 about 35 miles south of Seattle, Washington in suburban Federal Way.
    White Campion
  • The massive rufous garden slug (Arion rufus) photographed here in the West Hylebos Wetlands in Federal Way, Washington.
    Rufous Garden Slug
  • Hardhack, also known as steeplebush, is a common wetland-loving shrub found throughout much of the Pacific Northwest from mid to low elevations. This member of the rose family's preferred habitats include primarily bogs, swamps, streambanks and  riparian areas, it often grows in huge thickets. These were photographed about thirty miles south of Seattle, Washington in a wetland area of Federal Way.
    Hardhack
  • This beautiful member of the carnation family is not native to North America, but is so widespread that it is now called naturalized instead of invasive. This one was photographed in King County, Washington.
    White Campion
  • I've been watching these thimbleberries in the Seattle area since they were white flowers surrounded by buzzing bees.
    Ripening Wild Thimbleberries
  • A close-up of the western trillium showing the detailed fragility of this beautiful moisture-loving forest wildflower, photographed growing within 100 yards of the Puget Sound on a steep slope in Washington State.
    Western Trillium (Trillium ovatum)
  • Bull thistle (also known as spear thistle) is another invasive thistle that has spread across most of North America and is most frequently found in disturbed habitats. The benefit of this sharp and prickly, hard to eradicate weed is that it is a very good source of food and nectar for bees, butterflies, birds amd insects.
    Bull Thistle
  • A perfect example of a pair of western trilliums growing in the damp humus of a forest in Washington State on the side of a steep ravine. The smaller one will most likely go into flower as the current one is fading.
    Western Trillium (Trillium ovatum)
  • Boy on the Beach
    Boy on the Beach
  • Ripe thimbleberries ready for picking near the Puget Sound about 35 miles south of Seattle, Washington.
    Ripe Thimbleberry
  • One of the more interesting plants found growing in the Pacific Northwest is the yellow skunk cabbage - also know as the western skunk cabbage or swamp lantern. These stinky water-loving plant blooms in the late spring and early summer in wet bogs or swamps and actually produces enough heat to melt snow away from it. Bears are known to eat the roots after their winter slumber to induce a laxative-like effect. While it is potentially toxic to humans, the native peoples of the Pacific Northwest used the large leaves (largest in the PNW) for lining the insides of baskets and for wrapping salmon before cooking them.
    Yellow Skunk Cabbage
  • This eastern cottontail rabbit seen here in western Washington is a non-native animal, introduced from the eastern states in the 1930's as a game animal, where it has since flourished.
    Eastern Cottontail