Fluffy-winged Youngster
This is a September 2014 shot of a juvie American Bittern as it fluffs its feathers, captured at the Ridgefield NWR. Canon 5D Mark III, […]
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Two Greats in Sync
Back for an encore, this shot was taken about 5 years ago at the Ridgefield NWR. I noticed the Great Egret and the Great Blue
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White-faced Ibis
This is a photo I shot from about 5 years ago. My one and only spotting of a White-faced Ibis at the Ridgefield NWR. I
10th Anniversary Shot –
A juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron taken in August 2009 at the Ridgefield NWR. In 2013, this image was used on the cover of a poetry
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“Possessed!”
Here’s a Great Blue Heron acting as if it was trying to regurgitate something. Maybe it had just eaten something it didn’t like?? He
Sedge of Cranes
In my truck between markers 11 & 12 on Jan. 11, 2019, at the Ridgefield NWR. Suddenly there was noise and I looked up to
The hunter and the hunted
A Great Egret with catch from a series of shots taken Nov. 20, 2015. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/2000, f4.5, ISO 160, 500mm, 9:58 a.m.
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Cute Face
I was visiting the Ridgefield NWR on June 11, 2018, and came across this American Bittern that could have used an attitude adjustment. This is
Sushi for Lunch
Ridgefield NWR, May 2, 2018, a Great Blue Heron secures an afternoon snack. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1600, f5, ISO 400, 500mm, 4:21 p.m.
“A bird’s gotta eat too”
Almost lost this Blue Heron behind the grass but it was kind enough to show me what it had caught. Ridgefield NWR, March 30, 2018.
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