Jeepers, a Creeper!
Brown Creepers are small birds that work the trunks and branches of trees in mature woods searching for insects, larvae, aphids, etc. They typically start […]
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White in Flight
A Feb. 13, 2015, image of a Great Egret in flight taken at the Ridgefield NWR. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1250, f4, ISO 2500, 500mm,
Cute but Wily
I spent the last sunny day of the week at the Ridgefield NWR on Feb. 24, 2015. Typically, the American Kestrels at the refuge will
Mama Owl
I haven’t gotten a decent shot of our resident Great Horned Owl mama for many months. It was nice to see her perched out in
Meadowlark in… a Meadow
Feb. 20, 2015, at the Ridgefield NWR…I saw Western Meadowlarks on and off all day. The grass was high enough to hide the birds when
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Contemplating the family quarrel
Many of my ‘fans’ will recall the Family Quarrel Behavioral Series that I posted in early 2015. In that series, Mom & Dad eagle had a little
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Inverted Egret Reflection
Here I flipped the photo of a water reflection upside down and processed it as a normal portrait. The sky was blue and the water
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Good ol’ #59
Early morning, still pretty dark, Ridgefield NWR, Dec. 7, 2014. Cranked the ISO up on this one and it unfortunately shows by the noise that
Good at what she does!
So many times when these raptors hover, they are facing away from me, the light isn’t right, and/or they are too far away. On
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Just out of the beauty shop!
This Hooded Merganser just got her hair done and she can’t wait to see what her hubby thinks. Ridgefield NWR, Feb. 13, 2015. Canon 7D
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