Flight of the Swan
Swans galore at the Ridgefield NWR, Dec. 2., 2014, many lying down, and walking around, on ice-covered waterways. This photo is of a Tundra Swan […]
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Awesome behavior/Crummy quality
This is a loooongggg shot even for the 700mm set up and a crop camera, not to mention the lighting is terrible–and it’s a heavily
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Morning Reconnaissance Mission
It’s a photographer’s dream come true when a Northern Harrier appears in the right place at the right time. This female appeared to me on
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Eyes over the refuge
This Red-tailed Hawk, with its wings in a horizontal position, nearly took up the whole frame of this Canon 7D Mark II image. During processing,
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Master of the Skies
A three year old Bald Eagle takes inventory over Rest Lake at the Ridgefield NWR, Nov. 30, 2014. This is a lightly cropped image using
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High-performance Flyer
Today, Nov. 30, 2014, was my first day out with my new Canon 7D Mark II body (7D2), which I added to my arsenal that
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Graceful Tundra
Hundreds (if not thousands) of Tundra Swans blanket Rest Lake at the Ridgefield NWR this time of the year and this is a shot of
Hover Hawk
Every once in a while I spot a Red-tailed Hawk that seems to have read the play book of the American Kestrel. When the wind
“I See You!”
Close up shot of the Northern Harrier in flight. Taken Nov. 7, 2014, at Ridgefield NWR. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1250 f5.6, ISO
1000mm long-shot
I spent from sun up to sundown at the Ridgefield NWR Monday, Nov. 10, 2014. As the afternoon wore on I put the Canon 2x