Scaup
This is a Feb. 22, 2020, shot of a Scaup, but I’m not sure if it’s a greater or lesser. My guess is that it …
Bufflehead Flapping
A Feb. 24, 2020, shot of a flapping female Bufflehead taken at the Ridgefield NWR. Buffleheads were quite numerous as I spotted at least 3 …
Bird on a Post, Posing
Here’s a Black-capped Chickadee that landed on a post while I was shooting a hawk perched in a nearby tree. Taken 2/2/2020 at the Ridgefield …
National Bird in Flight
A pretty look at a Bald Eagle making its way across the skies of the Ridgefield NWR, Feb. 2, 2020. Canon 5D Mark IV, 1/3200, …
Red-tailed Hawk close up
Feb. 2, 2020, Ridgefield NWR. Red-tailed Hawk. Canon 5D Mark IV, 1/1250, f5.6, ISO 320, 500mm, 4:03 p.m.
Gettin’ out of Dodge
Feb. 2, 2020, at the Ridgefield NWR, came upon this coyote several hundred feet out in a field. A seemingly small and scruffy coyote, it …
Dual Strategic Air Defense
Ridgefield NWR – 2Feb2020 – A pair of Bald Eagles perch close together. Canon 5D Mark IV, 1/3200, f6.3, ISO 320, 700mm, 3:20 pm
Launch of the Red-tailed Hawk
This beautiful Red-tailed Hawk had few white feathers except for a spot on the top of its wings. A sight to see as it launched …
Juvie Bald Eagle
Jan. 26, 2020, driving through the woods at the Ridgefield NWR, spotted a juvenile Bald Eagle with its head protruding out of the tree branches. …
Scrub Jay after a bath
I visited the Ridgefield NWR for the first time this year, Jan. 26, 2020. Trying out a Canon 5D Mark IV that I borrowed from …