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Illuminated

August 6, 2016 by Larry Hubbell Leave a Comment

EB2R1343On Thursday morning just before dawn I went searching for subjects to photograph. Ultimately, the sunshine and I found this great blue heron. This week’s post is about the creatures and thoughts we found along the way. See the photos on:

Union Bay Watch

Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature illuminates the city!

Larry

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Filed Under: Arboretum, Union Bay Watch Tagged With: Beavers, Foster Island, Great Blue Herons, Illumination, Nature, Red-winged Blackbird, Seattle, Sunshine, Union Bay

Spotting A Towhee

February 20, 2016 by Larry Hubbell Leave a Comment

EB2R5030 A Spotted Towhee and an American Robin may look a bit alike, however they are actually quite different. They differ in their size, colors, sounds, feeding habits and even what they indicate about your yard. See the photos and learn more about Towhees on:

Union Bay Watch

Have a great day on Union Bay – where nature lives in the city!

Larry

 

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Filed Under: Arboretum, Green, Union Bay Watch Tagged With: Bird Photos, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Leaf-litter, Nature, Spotted Towhees

Easy Living | Union Bay Watch

February 6, 2016 by Larry Hubbell 2 Comments

EB2R3584See more of the right-handed egret that took a left turn and ended up in Portage Bay on:

Union Bay Watch

Have a great day on Portage Bay…where nature also lives in the city!

Larry

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Filed Under: Union Bay Watch Tagged With: City Life, Great Egret, Harmony, Nature

Windstorm Refugee | Union Bay Watch

November 21, 2015 by Larry Hubbell 4 Comments

EB2R1493If you have been out to Foster Island since the windstorm on Tuesday you may have noticed this topless cottonwood tree. I have come to suspect that a female pileated woodpecker may have been roosting in the tree. In any case, she has certainly been renovating a new shelter. See the photos and read the story on:

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Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature finds refuge in the city!

Larry

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Filed Under: Arboretum, Green, Parks, Union Bay Watch Tagged With: Ecosystem, Foster Island, Nature, pileated woodpecker, windstorm

A Waxwing Tale | Union Bay Watch

October 4, 2015 by Larry Hubbell Leave a Comment

EB2R2814This week’s post covers an encounter with a flock of waxwings. The beautiful birds are already preparing for spring. Find out how on:

Union Bay Watch

Have a great day on Union Bay…where we share our city with the birds!

Larry

 

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Filed Under: Green, Parks, Union Bay Watch Tagged With: cedar waxwings, Harmony, hawks, Nature

The Point of No Return | Union Bay Watch

January 24, 2015 by Larry Hubbell Leave a Comment

This week’s post covers cedar waxwings. They were photographed eating berries near to Montlake Cut. Have you ever wondered why they are called waxwings? Are you curious what they have to do with, “The Point of No Return.” See the photos and learn more on:

Union Bay Watch

Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city!

Larry

 

 

 

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Filed Under: Green, Union Bay Watch Tagged With: Berries, Birds, cedar waxwings, Nature, the future

Duckling Dreaming | Union Bay Watch

July 26, 2014 by Larry Hubbell Leave a Comment

EB2R0164Have you noticed which type of young duckling is most common on Union Bay these days? The mallards seem to have been pushed out of first place, at least for the last week or so. Although I am sure the mallards have long since secured their 1st place position for annual reproduction. You can see more at:

http://unionbaywatch.blogspot.com/2014/07/duckling-dreams.html
Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city!
Larry

 

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Filed Under: Parks, Union Bay Watch Tagged With: Birding, dreaming, Ducklings, Nature, Union Bay

Wednesday’s What’s Happening

June 11, 2014 by LeAna Alvarado-Smith Leave a Comment

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Events in and around Montlake for the week of June 11th – 18th. Click the event name to get all the details.

In Montlakecarnival

Friday, June 13th

  • Montlake Elementary Carnival – 5:00 pm, Montlake Community Center

Saturday, June 14thcommencement2014

  • UW Commencement – 12:00pm, Husky Stadium
  • Walking Tour – Park in the Dark at the ArboretumNight_Hike_Image – 8:00 pm, Graham Visitor Center

Sunday, June 15th

  • Arboretum Weekend Walk – 1:00 pm, Graham Visitor Center

Tuesday, June 17th

  • Evening Book Club, 6:30 pm, Montlake Library

Ongoing

  • Preschool Story Time, Montlake LibraryImage – Wednesdays, 11:00am
  • Montlake Meditation Group –  Thursdays, 9:30am – 2145 Boyer Ave East
  • Arboretum Parent & Child Nature Classes – Every Tues, Wed, Thus, Fri & Sat, 10:00am

 Around Montlake

rain-cityWednesday, June 11th

  • Rain City Symphony Spring Concert – 7:30 pm, University Christian Church – 4731 15th Avenue Northeast

Tuesday, June 17th

  • streetcarIs it time to move to Assisted Living or Memory Care? – 4:30 pm, Aegis Living – 2200 E Madison
  • Broadway Streetcar Open House – 6:00 pm, Lowell Elementary School Cafeteria
  • Three Dragons: Dementia, Delirium, and Depression – 6:00 pm, Aegis Living – 2200 E Madison

Visit our neighborhood calendar to keep track of upcoming events. All registered users of Montlake.net are authorized to submit events via our Post Your Event tool.

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Filed Under: Events, Montlake Flyer, Parks Tagged With: carnival, family friendly, Music, Nature, UW

You’re Invited: South Portage Bay Habitat Dedication, Oct. 6th

September 25, 2011 by webmaster Leave a Comment

The South Portage Bay Habitat, located where 15th Avenue East dead-ends into the Portage Bay wetlands, is now complete. The park will have a dedication ceremony on Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 3:00 pm. All Montlake neighbors are invited to attend. The last addition to this wonderful pocket park is several large boulders showing the artwork of Barbara Earl Thomas. The stones depict crows, one of the many bird species that inhabit our neighborhood parks.

The habitat is connected to the Montlake Community Center grounds on the west edge of the parking lot. A trail travels through the wetlands to 15th Avenue East and the entrance to the habitat.

A fleet of neighborhood workers have transformed this former blackberry vine-covered lot into a scenic spot for the neighborhood to enjoy.

With the help of grants from the city and a huge amount of sweat and time from numerous helpers, there is now a trail to the water, native plantings, a small patch of lawn and a bench.

There is hardly a blackberry bush in sight. The habitat provides a view of Portage Bay that is scenic and changes with the seasons.

I find it quite calming to sit and watch the water, boats, water lilies, ducks and other birds and know that I‟m a long way from the traffic congestion on the 520 viaduct over head.

Montlake residents owe a huge THANK YOU to all the workers who have donated their time and effort to bring us this nice addition to our neighborhood.

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Community Center, Nature, Outdoors, Parks, Portage Bay

Interlaken Parks Tall Trees

December 12, 2010 by Patricia Shannon-Garvey Leave a Comment

Interlaken Park’s Tall Trees 

A dozen kinds of trees planted in Interlaken Park are taller than any of their peers known elsewhere in Seattle. The felicitous combination of dense forest, rich soil, and many years of growth, brings about this result. Some of these lofty trees are the tallest of their kind known in the entire state. I last measured the following trees in 2004 or 2005, when updating my book Trees of Seattle. In early December I intend to revisit and remeasure them. Anyone desirous of accompanying me on this expedition, please contact me.

 After the remeasurements, I volunteer to lead a free tree tour for Montlakers on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 19th, beginning at 2:00, meeting at the trailhead off 22nd near Boyer. If you cannot attend the Sunday tour, but are curious as to the tree height increases, I will post them on my website, in my Articles section.

Here are the trees cited in my book:

 110 feet           White Birch

74 feet              Yellow Birch

101 feet            Mazzard Cherry (this fell)

84 feet              China-Fir

90 feet              Smoothleaf Elm

50+ feet           Cultivated Hazel

90 feet              Norway Maple

92 feet              Red Maple

115 feet             Eastern White Pine

96 feet              Hybrid Planetree

165 feet           Coast Redwood (photo below)

70 feet             Pussy Willow

Arthur Lee Jacobson
(206) 328-TREE (8733)
alj@consultant.com
http://www.arthurleej.com

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