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  1. grandpawrichard

    Close encounter

    :) Thank you everyone! :) Here where I live we get the chance to see all kinds of Bald Eagles. :) One day my wife and I went out on a photo shoot and we had the luck to see, photograph and count 500 Bald Eagles and Golden Eagles. :) It was a rare treat to see so many. :) On One tree we counted...
  2. grandpawrichard

    Close encounter

    :) Thank you my Friend! :) GPR
  3. grandpawrichard

    Close encounter

    mystery solved already! :) Bald Eagle’s Nictitating Membrane GPR
  4. grandpawrichard

    Close encounter

    I had a close encounter of the Bald Eagle kind yesterday on Samish Island! :) This magnificent bird let me walk right up to the base of the power pole he was on and then he let me stand there and take his portraits for about 15 minutes. :) After I got a chance to review the photos I took of...
  5. grandpawrichard

    Somewhere

    Somewhere over the rainbow: Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Video by Scott McKinley - YouTube GPR
  6. grandpawrichard

    93 years young

    and still working as Rosie The Riveter! How cool is that? Original GPR
  7. grandpawrichard

    It is with Heavy Heart

    Thank you all for the condolences! :) Lindee was a wonderful person and a Very Special Friend. :) In fact, she was the Very First Person on the internet (12 years ago) to call me GPR! :) She never did call me by my real name....Only GPR! :) I will sure miss not being able to hear her call me...
  8. grandpawrichard

    It is with Heavy Heart

    that I am telling you of the passing of my Dear Friend Mirage Hart. :( She is the Wonderful Lady that introduced me to V4L. Lindee lost her 7 year battle with Cancer this morning. Her husband John was by her side 24 hours a day for the past few months caring for her every need and loving her...
  9. grandpawrichard

    On the Wild side of life

    Thank you everyone! :) Eagles are my absolute Favorite bird to watch and photograph. :) Next comes the various Hawks that we have in our area. :) We see Eagles all over our valley all year round, so I think I live in a paradise. :) In the winter I can drive about 10 miles and see as many as 500...
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    On the Wild side of life

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    On the Wild side of life

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  12. grandpawrichard

    Have Camera Will Travel

    4 Wheelin' to the brink of Disaster: Stormy Weather: Gulls soaring in the High Winds: Watch Very Carefully, I'm going to swallow this Whole Morsel All in One Big Chunk! I hope It isn't a Pain in the rear tomorrow! GPR
  13. grandpawrichard

    Be Very, Very Careful in the woods right now!

    In the Mount Baker-Snoqualamie National Forest in Washington State some 50 miles east of my home town which is 65 miles North of Seattle, Washington.
  14. grandpawrichard

    I have been buay!

    :) Thanks VChick! :) You are too kind. :) My Grandson and I got rained out one day, but we still managed to get 3 Pink Salmon apiece. :) GPR
  15. grandpawrichard

    I have been buay!

    Teaching a New Generation of Fishermen and Fisherwomen. My Grandson Joseph and my Grand Daughter Katrina. Pink Salmon are now in the Skagit River, so I Have to go to work every day! GPR
  16. grandpawrichard

    Us Old Farts just Never catch a Break!

    Lately when I go to my office to work this is what I have to suffer looking at: I tell you, us old, retired farts just get No Respect and absolutely No Breaks! ;) :) :D ....
  17. grandpawrichard

    Be Very, Very Careful in the woods right now!

    If you go out in the woods today be careful and keep your eyes open! The miniature Teddy bears are on the prowl and you might just get attacked! I had a near brush with death several times yesterday! Those little critters were everywhere and always trying to attack me! Here's on of the little...
  18. grandpawrichard

    a Pleasant 4th. of July

    My wife Ellen and I got up super early this morning and were on the road by 5:30 a.m. We drove up the South Skagit Highway hoping to see some Elk and Eagles. Needless to say, we didn't see any! :( So, we continued our drive WAY up past Baker Lake to the National Forests. We traveled 12 miles...
  19. grandpawrichard

    This sums it all up

    It was a Blast! :) I teach the Cub Scouts once a year at their day Camp. :) We taught 200 kids this year in 3 days. :) I'm doing Great, but I do have some days that aren't so great. :( One day at a time and full speed ahead! ;) :) :D Thank you for asking! :) GPR
  20. grandpawrichard

    This sums it all up

    why I love to teach Cub Scouts Archery at Fire Mountain Scout Camp every year! The smiles on their faces are Priceless! GPR