Kip’s Comments - February 28, 2026

Spring Wildflowers and a Lucky Coyote

How ironic… within the past 10-days I looked for skunk cabbage and found none. Today I am sharing pics of the first wildflowers of the year (found today) as did a friend and fellow photographer who photographed his skunk cabbage elsewhere.

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Skunk cabbage is a unique plant species. Skunk cabbage produce heat as they grow, sometimes their internal temperature is 20-30 degrees warmer than ambient air temps. With that warmth, the plant is able to melt snow as they grow.

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Many thanks for allowing access to see these special plants! I do appreciate it!

In my travels I spotted a coyote on a mission across a snowy field. In years past I used to hunt fox with a high power rifle. Seeing the coyote triggered memories of those outings.

After seeing the coyote I promptly turned around, stopped the truck, and pointed glass at the coyote. This time I was holding my camera lens and not a rifle scope.

The coyote paused twice allowing for the shutter release to be pressed and image files to be recorded. In the old days I would have squeezed the trigger. The outcome would have been different for the coyote.

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Finally, I found this young bald eagle on what remained of a dead tree eating a carcass of some sort.

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