Mourning Dove on Cattail
Shot at the Ridgefield NWR on May 8, 2012. Listen closely for the sounds the bird makes and note how the neck and chest bulges to make the sound. Taken with my Canon 7D, f5.6, ISO800, Canon 400mm f5.6L lens. Continue Reading
Videos
Posted in Videos on June 22, 2012
Posted in Videos on November 1, 2011
Peregrine Falcon video #2
Four days after my first video of this bird, I took this one from a slightly different perspective. Taken Oct. 17, 2011 at Ridgefield NWR. Continue Reading
Posted in Videos on November 1, 2011
Peregrine Falcon video #1
This beautiful Peregrine Falcon has been hanging around the Ridgefield NWR for several months and seems to call the refuge ‘home.’ Usually perched at far distances, the bird has recently been spotted on a perch just off the auto tour road–well within the reach ... Continue Reading
Posted in Videos on November 1, 2011
Scads of birds on Rest Lake in early fall-Ridgefie ...
I visited Ridgefield NWR on Oct. 6, 2011, and passed Rest Lake, busy with hundreds, if not thousands, of birds and other wildlife. This is a short video of the action taken with a 400mm telephoto lens. Continue Reading
Posted in Videos on November 1, 2011
White Pelicans at Ridgefield NWR
2011 was the best year in at least the last five years for seeing American White Pelicans at Ridgefield NWR (River ‘S’ Unit). I was seeing flocks of about 35 while others have reported seeing up to 80 birds at a time. This is a short video of one of my sightings, ta ... Continue Reading
Posted in Videos on November 1, 2011
White-breasted Nuthatches at nest cavity
Here’s a video of a White-breasted Nuthatch pair bringing food or material to their nest. Taken at the Ridgefield NWR on June 7, 2011 with my Canon 7D and a Canon 400mm f5.6L lens. Continue Reading
Posted in Videos on June 5, 2011
Olive-sided Flycatcher Video
Footage of an Olive-sided Flycatcher, taken on May 26, 2011, at Mt. Tabor Park in Portland, OR. Check out the still photos of this bird, too, on my blog posting for May 26, and also in the gallery under BIRD PHOTOS. Continue Reading
Posted in Videos on May 22, 2011
Killdeer scrape ceremony video
I shot this video at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge on May 17, 2011 using my Canon 7D. For Ridgefield NWR visitors, the location was directly across from the Kiwa Trail entrance. Below is an explanation of the scrape ceremony from the Cornell Lab All About Birds websit ... Continue Reading
Posted in Videos on May 8, 2011
Videos: Wilson’s Snipe & Yellow-headed ...
Here are a couple of videos showing the calls of two birds, the Wilson’s Snipe and the Yellow-headed Blackbird. Pay attention to the feet of the blackbird. The interesting feather action, and the call of the blackbird is heard toward the end of the video. These were ... Continue Reading
Posted in Videos on April 3, 2011
There is no free lunch!
I came across this American Bittern at the Ridgefield NWR on Apr. 1, 2011. It had already been working on this snake, which had tied its tail around a weed at some point before the snake lost consciousness. By the time I arrived and began shooting this video, the snake was ... Continue Reading
