Springtime Low Flyer
I spotted several Yellow-headed Blackbirds June 14, 2017, at the Ridgefield NWR. Male, female, and juveniles were much more comfortable around the gravel road, often …
Slim Pickings
Slim pickings at the quiet Ridgefield NWR, May 31, 2017. This Cedar Waxwing was preening on this regal perch. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1600, f5, ISO …
Lady Grosbeak
A Black-headed Grosbeak in the woods at the Ridgefield NWR, May 19, 2017. Canon 7D Mark III, 1/2000, f4, ISO 320, 500mm, 4:14 p.m.
“Yeah, so I like salad!”
An American Robin with nesting materials taken at Ridgefield, Wa, April 11, 2017. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1250, f4, ISO 1250, 500mm, 8:32 a.m.
Spring in black, red, and green
On April 4, 2017, I was driving slowly through the Ash tree forest of the Ridgefield NWR and observed this Spotted Towhee foraging on the …
Rarity from the past
A past shot and my one and only spotting of a Snow Bunting in my 10 years of shooting birds, taken Nov. 22, 2010, at …
Oct. 10th blast from the past
The sometimes underrated American Robin taken exactly three years ago today at Salish Ponds in Gresham, Oregon. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1250, f8, ISO 1250, …
Gathering Stuff
Check out the beak full of stuff this American Robin has gathered from the road at the Ridgefield NWR, June 21, 2016. Canon 5D Mark …
Grosbeak
Here’s a male Black-headed Grosbeak at the Ridgefield NWR. Five days ago I posted a Cedar Waxwing on this same perch, the two images taken only …
Waxwing
It’s been a little while since I’ve gotten over to the Ridgefield NWR to shoot but I made it over today, June 21, 2016. The …