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Posted in The Blog on February 18, 2012

Jan. 27, 2012 – Fri. – Ridgefield NWR (20 ...

Greetings all!  I’m here with the 27th of January’s episode of my Ridgefield photo shoots.  I arrived at sun up and the refuge greeted me with fairly heavy fog–fog that did not really lift all day.  There were spots on the refuge where the fog would clear up ... Continue Reading

Posted in Bird Gallery, Raptors and Birds of Prey on February 2, 2012

“Hangin’ On!”

A beautiful Peregrine Falcon hangs onto a perch at the Ridgefield NWR on Jan. 27, 2012.  Taken with my Canon 7D, 1/800, f5.6, ISO800, Canon 400mm f5.6L lens. Continue Reading

Posted in Bird Gallery, Raptors and Birds of Prey on December 7, 2011

The Eagle and the Falcon

Here, a Bald Eagle is harassed by a Peregrine Falcon over Rest Lake at the Ridgefield NWR, on Nov. 25, 2011.  Taken with my Canon 7D, 1/2500, f5.6, ISO400, Canon 400mm f5.6L lens. Continue Reading

Posted in The Blog on November 5, 2011

Oct. 17, 2011- Mon. – Ridgefield NWR: Part 2 (6 ...

Greetings!  I’m back with the remaining shots from my Oct. 17, 2011, outing at the Ridgefield NWR, in southwest Washington state.  I’ll get right to it! Up near post #4, I had the sun shining from my left to right, making nice light on this Northern Harrier doing lo ... Continue Reading

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 The Blog on October 31, 2011

Oct. 17, 2011- Mon. – Ridgefield NWR: Part 1 (10 ...

Hi all!  Today I spent from about 7:45 a.m. until after 9 p.m. at Ridgefield.  I was at the actual refuge shooting photos from sun up until about 6:30 p.m., by far the longest day I’ve ever spent there.  From 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. I attended my first Ridgefield Camera Cl ... Continue Reading

Posted in Bird Gallery, Raptors and Birds of Prey on October 29, 2011

“Do you like this side?”

A Peregrine Falcon giving me a cute pose at the Ridgefield NWR on Oct. 17, 2011.  I used my Canon 7D, 1/500, f5.6, ISO400, Canon 400mm f5.6L lens, with fill flash. Continue Reading