The Impaler
A surprise sighting for me today (April 26, 2017) of this relatively rare visitor to the Ridgefield NWR. This is a first sighting for me in 10 years
Triple Harrier Tuesday
This is a March 1, 2017 sequence of three images depicting a Northern Harrier finishing off a garter snake, then lifting off to find its
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Eagle Close Up
A ruffly immature Bald Eagle at the Ridgefield NWR on April 4, 2017. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1600, f4, ISO 800, 500mm, 12:31 p.m.
Wing and foot stretch
This almost grown Bald Eagle was perched on a branch in the Ash Tree forest of the Ridgefield NWR, April 4, 2017. Here the bird
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Playing in the Marsh
Ridgefield NWR, March 23, 2017. I spent about 15 minutes watching this immature Bald Eagle out in the marsh nearly 300 feet, appearing to be
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Spring Harrier
A Northern Harrier taking off from the grass at the Ridgefield NWR, March 23, 2017. LARGEVIEW! Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1600, f4, ISO 1250, 500mm,
Low Flyer
This is a January 24, 2017, shot of a Bald Eagle shortly after taking off from the ground at the Ridgefield NWR. Canon 5D Mark
Distracted
A shot from a year ago of a pretty Northern Harrier scouting the Ridgefield NWR landscape. March 3, 2016. Nice viewed large. LARGEVIEW! Canon 7D
Not Much Left
A very nice day weather-wise at the Ridgefield NWR, March 10, 2017. Most eagles wouldn’t come close but there was a mature and immature Bald
Falcon in Flight
An American Kestrel in flight, just coming out of hover mode. Taken March 1, 2017, at the Ridgefield NWR. This one has a pretty heavy