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, …
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 …
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 …
“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.
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. …