Red-tailed Launch
A couple of days ago, I posted this Red-tailed Hawk perched in morning light, titled “A few feathers out of place…” The above shot is
Bald Eagle in Summer
Eagles don’t tend to hang around our wildlife refuge much in the summer so I was happy to see this mature bird fly by, barely
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Male Osprey at Sunrise
On June 30, 2014, I went back to the Osprey nest at the Port of Ridgefield in hopes of observing a high-activity nest with 2
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These ‘guys’ are fast!
A fairly strong wind greeted me Monday afternoon at the Ridgefield NWR on July 7, 2014, along with a mix of mostly Tree Swallows, blackbirds,
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Free as the Wind
May 7, 2014, while I was over at the port of Ridgefield, Wa., shooting the Osprey nest, a pair of mature Bald Eagles flew by.
Cackling Goose Landing
A January 15, 2014, shot of a Cackling Goose coming in for a landing at the Ridgefield NWR. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1250, f4,
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Eagle at Sunset
I took this shot as the sun was setting, Jan. 15, 2014, at the Ridgefield NWR. This looks like a first year Bald Eagle. Canon
Bald Eagle Series – “Get Off My Branch!”
As promised, here is the Eagle flight behavioral series, from which I posted one image yesterday in my previous blog post. Here’s the situation: I’m
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Ridgefield Rough-legged Hawk in Flight
I’ve spotted this Rough-legged Hawk on fence posts hundreds of feet away from the road at Ridgefield NWR over the past few weeks. But I
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Harrier at Sunset
I spent 9 hours at the Ridgefield NWR on Jan. 15. Two of those hours were at the last part of the day parked where