Northern Shoveler In Flight
This is a shot from April of 2015, at the Ridgefield NWR, of a male Northern Shoveler in flight. Canon 7D Mark II, 1/2000, f4, …
Takeoff from an icy runway
Jan. 7, 2016 – my first time out shooting in 2016. The Ridgefield NWR had been closed due to icy conditions for three days prior …
Mirrored Shoveler
About a half hour prior to sunset, this Northern Shoveler hen was paddling perpendicular to me on a still water surface. Nove. 27, 2015, Ridgefield …
Flight of the Shoveler
A Northern Shoveler takes flight near sundown at the Ridgefield NWR, April 17, 2015. VIEW LARGE Canon 7D Mark II, 1/2000, f4, ISO 500, 500mm, …
Dance of the Shoveler
This shot is from a month ago (March 6, 2015) at the Ridgefield NWR. It was nice of the duck to be facing me when …
Big-billed Beauty
One of the features I really like about the Canon 7D Mark II is its 1.6x crop factor when coupled with a 1000mm lens combo …
Jan. 21, 2014 – Ridgefield NWR – 21Images
Here’s a set of photos from my January 21, 2014, outing at the Ridgefield NWR in Washington state. Starting with a Northern Harrier in hunting …
Shoveler Portrait
A Northern Shoveler drake photographed at sunset on the Ridgefield NWR, March 7, 2014. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1600, f5.6, ISO 800, 700mm. A …
Mar. 21, 2014 – Ridgefield NWR – 40 Images
Hi again, everybody! I’m so far behind in getting posts up on The Blog that I am skipping forward to my March 21, 2014, photo …
Slobbering Duck
Here’s a Northern Shoveler not exactly minding his manners. Based on the colors of this duck, it may be a juvenile. Taken June 17, 2013, …