Happy Bird
Jan. 5, 2015, my first shoot of the new year at the Ridgefield NWR, my brother and I were discussing whether we should go get
Frozen Egret on a Stick
To keep warm, Great Egrets and Herons, fluff up their feathers and hunker down. This Great Egret was doing just that as it stood on
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Early Morning Wader
Early on Nov. 10, 2014, at the Ridgefield NWR, I spotted 3 Sandhill Cranes wading in some shallow water about a hundred feet away. They
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Sandhill in the Air
The 7 foot wingspan of the Sandhill Crane keeps its 7 to 11 pound body in the air over the Ridgefield NWR, Oct. 27, 2014.
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What’s for Dinner?
Voles are quite plentiful now at the Ridgefield NWR, providing meals for herons, egrets, and various raptors that are skillful and patient enough to execute
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Low Flyer
I caught this Great Egret flying about 6 feet off the ground, Oct. 27, 2014, at the Ridgefield NWR. I’ve seen more egrets than herons
Sandhill Crane with Bug
I finally got my truck out of the shop after two weeks and made it up to the Ridgefield NWR on Oct. 27,2014. One can
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Ibis Portrait
Immature White-faced Ibis at Ridgefield NWR, Sep. 26, 2014. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1000, f8, ISO 1600, 1000 mm, 1:20 p.m.
Bug-sucking satellite-dish bird
I’ve seen this a bunch of times with Great Blue Herons–I call it their ‘satellite dish’ pose. In addition to the pose, it may not
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“Pretty good lookin’ foot, huh?”
Another image from my White-faced Ibis series taken at Ridgefield NWR, Sep. 26, 2014. The bird all of a sudden stretched out its leg
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