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