Jennifer Holmes always knew she wanted to be an artist, but she could never get things to look exactly the way she wanted until picking up a digital camera, a gift from her husband in 2017.

“Now I have something I can express my vision to the world,” she said.

The photography of the Coupeville resident is going to be displayed in the Oak Harbor Library starting this Thursday for all to see.

Holmes captures photos of all kinds of Whidbey wildlife, but her upcoming show focuses on many of the island’s avian inhabitants – owls, herons and hummingbirds, to name a few. Her 600-millimeter telephoto lens allows her to keep a safe and respectful distance when she snaps her photos at the perfect moment. She never baits or calls the animals.

She adores the diverse bird population on Whidbey, man

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