About Chuq 

I am a bird and nature photographer based on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington state. I retired in 2023 after long career in the high tech industry and in 2021 relocated from Silicon Valley to Washington, where I explore my new home with a slower pace to life. I primarily write about birds, photography and occasionally high tech..

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We have the best intentions to stay in contact with each other, but there’s never enough time. 6FPS is a newsletter I send out once a month full of the things we’d talk about over coffee if we could.

In 6FPS you can hear about what I’m doing and learn about interesting things that I’ve found. Expect a diverse set of items about birds, photography, science and technology, and whatever else catches my attention.

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First fall trip to Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
Birding, Photography
First fall trip to Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
Birding, Photography

First fall birding trip to Ridgefield NWR

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Birding, Photography
Fujifilm: “Young people no longer practice photography”
Photography
Fujifilm: “Young people no longer practice photography”
Photography

Fuji says kids aren’t into photography any more.

I think they’re looking at it wrong, kind of.

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Photography
6FPS V6#10: The End of the Oakland A’s
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6FPS V6#10: The End of the Oakland A’s
6FPS

The October issue of my 6FPS newsletter is out

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Chasing Fall Migrants
Photography, Thoughts by Chuq
Chasing Fall Migrants
Photography, Thoughts by Chuq

I finally got on a boat to go chase birds out on the Salish Sea

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Photography, Thoughts by Chuq
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6FPS V6#9: Inertia
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The September issue of my 6FPS newsletter is out

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New Work: Red-Footed Booby in Port Townsend
Photography
New Work: Red-Footed Booby in Port Townsend
Photography

Recent images, including the Red-Footed Booby

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Photography