Rare Red Phalarope at Ridgefield
It’s been quite a while since I’ve spotted a lifer species for myself at the Ridgefield NWR, but with the location help of my brother, […]
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Initial liftoff wing flap
I spent the daylight hours today, Nov. 17, 2016, at the Ridgefield NWR, where the day started out dark with a heavy cloud cover, but
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Thanksgiving Feast
A shot from November 2012, at the Ridgefield NWR, not long before the ‘powers that be’ hunted down most of the coyotes on the refuge
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Flying By
A large-eyed Red-tailed Hawk flies by at the Ridgefield NWR, Nov. 4, 2016. The raptors are really starting to populate the refuge again for the
Non-stressful Kestrel
Typically, when a bird is holding onto the branch with just one foot, it’s in relaxation mode–hence, the title of today’s American Kestrel shot, “Non-stressful
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Water-drenched fish bird
A nice end to my day at the Ridgefield NWR, Oct. 28, 2016, was this female Belted Kingfisher, which allowed me about 4 minutes of
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Majestic or Sunbathing??
This fellow seems to be taking the afternoon off from being majestic. Taken Oct. 28, 2016, at the Ridgefield NWR at several hundred feet away,
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Male Northern Harrier with contrails at dusk
I made it out to shoot after about an 8-week hiatus. It’s good to be back! Near the end of the shooting day at the
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Youngster from five years ago
A look back at a gorgeous fledgling Great Horned Owl at the Ridgefield NWR, May 4, 2011. This was when the resident momma owl was
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Five years ago, Oct. 13, 2011
Five years ago today, 10/13/2011, a Peregrine Falcon portrait taken at the Ridgefield NWR. The tree this bird is perched on has since blown over–once
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