Rick Farmer

30 year Navy Veteran, Retired Federal Employee, Patriot, Constitutionalist, Photographer, Woodworker, and proud husband. #Veteran, #Notaxafter65

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@GuntherEagleman Thats cool

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I call this Puff Power and was inspired to take it by a photo I recently saw on Celebrating Senior Shutterbugs FB page. Canon R5m2, Canon 100-400, f5.6, iso 1000, 1/800, 400mm, cropped just a bit.

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The Oak Harbor Marina with a background of the Cascade range on a nice sunny day. Canon R5m2, Canon 70-200, f 2.8, iso 200, 1/8000, 200mm, crop

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@jshoreboston @SenDuckworth And just where did you get your medical degree? When were you designated as the military expert? Just askin as you spew as though you know, I just want to verify. Innocent fishermen, yeah sure, prove that.

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Something a little different today. This is part of a metal sculpture in the Price Sculpture Forest on Whidbey Island near Coupeville, WA. A great quiet walk with sculpture installations throughout the small trail system. A nice quiet interesting walk in the woods. Canon R5m2, Canon 100-400, f9.0, iso 1600, 1/100, 100 mm, cropped

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I call this one "Singular", quiet and unassuming. Canon R5m2, Canon 100-400, f9.0, iso 100, 1/80, 400mm, cropped

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My honey likes Bee Butts so to honor her likes, here is one Bee Butt to start with more to follow over the rest of the Spring and Summer. A Bombus Melonopygus/ Black Tailed Bumble Bee from the rear as a gift to the wife. Canon R5m2, Canon 100-400, f13, iso 12800, 1/1250, 255 mm, crop

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My first dragonfly of the year, a male Cardinal Meadowhawk (Sympetrum illotum) Dragonfly which was difficult to capture until it decided to sit and pose for a bit while I was shooting at the Dugualla Bay Reserve near Oak Harbor, WA. Quick, small, and hard to follow but a great get when you can. Canon R5m2, Canon 100-400, f7/1, iso 125, 1/400, 400mm, cropped

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@RealTomECRanch I get a nature lesson and have quite a few Nat Geo moments just about every time I go out. I also have a couple pics of barnacles waving...

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A Plumose Anemones (Metridium senile) attached to part of the dock at the marina in Anacortes, WA. Canon 5Rm2, Canon 100-400, f9.0, iso 640, 1/200, 400mm, cropped

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@RealTomECRanch Gotta love Grok and Google lens...

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A Greater Yellowlegs walking amongst the pollen at the seaside at March Point Beach Access near Anacortes, WA. Canon R5m2, Canon 100-400, f8.0, iso 400, 1/640, 400mm, crop

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A Confusing Bumble Bee (Bombus perplexus) doing that Bumble Bee thing. Working on some macro stuff with new software. Canon R5m2, Canon 100-400, f13, iso 10000, 1/1250, 400 mm, crop

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One of the backyard Squirrels and I shared some apple this afternoon. Canon R5m2, Canon 100-400, f5.6, iso 640, 1/400, 400mm ,crop

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Something a little different today, this is the reproductive parts of a poppy, The melon-shaped ovary sits at the bottom of the bloom, surrounded on all sides by the petals and stamens, which protect it during the early stages of formation. Canon R5m2, Canon 70-200, f9.0, iso 1600, 1/800, 200mm, crop

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A view of the Cover Valley area diked away from Dugualla Bay near Oak Harbor, WA with a family of Geese in the background napping. Canon R5m2, Canon 100-400, f9.0, iso 320, 1/500, 300mm

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A Bumblebee going about its business on this very nice Tuesday. Canon E5ii, Canon 100-400, f5.6, iso 1600, 1/1000, 400mm, crop

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@Sammys__Mom No worries have a great day!

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The sun was playing in the trees and caught my eye as we made a short pit stop along a small portion of Snee Oosh Rd on the Swinomish Indian Reservation in Northwest Washington near LA Conner, WA. Canon R5ii, Canon 70-200, f25, iso 12800, 1/250, 100mm