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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“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.
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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
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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.
Four-legged Predator
A rare (for me) chance encounter with a Weasel at the Ridgefield NWR, April 11, 2017. As I was driving the gravel auto tour route
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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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Snipe on Moss, Calling Out
While driving the Ridgefield NWR auto tour route, April 4, 2017, I spotted this Wilson’s Snipe fly across the road in front of me and
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One minute later…
This is the Great Blue Heron from a few posts ago, about one minute after the initial spearing of the frog. Thirty seconds after this shot the
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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