A Rail at the Refuge
Typically, Virginia Rails and Soras are quite difficult to spot out in the open at the Ridgefield NWR. This year, the adults seem to be […]
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Boxed In
The Black-headed Grosbeak is a well-known feeder bird this time of year but it’s particularly satisfying to photograph one in the wild. This guy (possibly
“Not the Mama!”
This magnificent creature let me take many images today. Only the upper half was clear of branches and besides, the eyes of this gorgeous bird
The biggest white rat you’ve ever seen!
Pesky Nutria (brown ones) are all over the place at the Ridgefield NWR. Every once in a while, refuge management has to go around and
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Varied Thrush Re-run
Back in Jan. 2013 there were reports of an Ovenbird in a Portland backyard, so I went over there and got some pictures of it.
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Rare at Ridgefield NWR
An image of a coyote taken at the Ridgefield NWR, November 26, 2012, with my then new Canon 5D Mark III. At present, coyotes are
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“How ya doin’ down there?”
Nov. 7, 2012, at the Ridgefield NWR. Here’s some modified text from my old blog post for 7Nov12, when this was the one time I
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Todd Steckel: In Memoriam
I was notified by my brother tonight that my friend, great bird photographer, and frequent visitor to the Ridgefield NWR, Todd Steckel, has passed away
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Lady in Blue
A June 12 shot of a Belted Kingfisher at the Ridgefield NWR. Not the best lighting on this shot but I thought the bird’s beauty
Eye to Eye
My brother Gary, and I met at the Ridgefield NWR refuge at about 6 a.m. this morning, June 12, 2015. Our first trip around the auto