Red-shouldered Hawk Portrait
This is likely a juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk that perched on a mossy branch, giving me a colorful portrait. Ridgefield NWR, Dec. 29, 2016. Canon 5D, 1/1250, f5, ISO 3200, 500mm, 12:48 p.m.
View ArticleChanging Places
I parked at Rest Lake on the Ridgefield NWR, Jan. 24, 2017, to watch a young Bald Eagle as it was standing on the ice-covered water. Pretty soon the eagle on the left swoops down to flush the innocent...
View ArticlePretty with Green
On the 18th of January I posted a juvie Red-shouldered Hawk showing its back feathers. Today, Jan. 24, 2017, I spotted this pretty mature bird from the front, on a mossy branch at the Ridgefield NWR....
View ArticleHoping for Lunch
I spent the whole day at the Ridgefield NWR, Jan. 30, 2017, and a good hour was spent with this semi-rare raptor, the Rough-legged Hawk. She tended to stay far away from me as she hunted the fields....
View Article“What did you say, Buddy?”
A juvenile Red-tailed Hawk lands on a refuge sign about twenty feet away. He then flew to the ground 10 feet from the sign and caught a mouse–almost too close to me for pictures. This bird seems to...
View ArticleSharing a branch
January 30, 2017, at the Ridgefield NWR, a nesting pair of Bald Eagles share a perch. The top-most bird is the male and the lower bird the female. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1250, f4, ISO 2500, 500mm, 12:19...
View ArticleCurious Bird
Jan. 24, 2017, at the Ridgefield NWR, I came across this Bald Eagle who was wondering about my lens, I guess. I really liked the eye contact in this shot. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1250, f4, ISO 2000,...
View ArticleSolo Flight
Here’s a February 13, 2017 image of a mature Bald Eagle in Flight. A lot less eagles today than on my last few visits. This was one of a pair that flew relatively close. Canon 7D Mark II, 1/1600, f4,...
View ArticleComing at you!
A February 13, 2017, shot of a Red-tailed Hawk just after lift off at the Ridgefield NWR. LARGEVIEW! Canon 7D Mark II, 1/1600, f4.5, ISO 320, 500mm, 11:15 a.m.
View ArticleJust Flying By
A profile flight shot of a female Northern Harrier making its rounds at the Ridgefield NWR, February 13, 2017. Canon 7D Mark II, 1/1250, f4.5, ISO 320, 500mm, 10:08 a.m.
View ArticleTake off in the rain
March 1, 2017, made for a nice cloudy and shadow-less day at the Ridgefield NWR when I snapped a shot of this Northern Harrier lifting off from the grass during a light shower. Please view large....
View ArticleShowing Off
I watched a pair of Bald Eagles March 1, 2017, at the Ridgefield NWR and after a while they provided a little flight action. This one did a nice fly-by for me. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1600, f4, ISO 800,...
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Falcon in Flight
An American Kestrel in flight, just coming out of hover mode. Taken March 1, 2017, at the Ridgefield NWR. This one has a pretty heavy crop so try not to zoom in too far. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1600,...
View ArticleNot Much Left
A very nice day weather-wise at the Ridgefield NWR, March 10, 2017. Most eagles wouldn’t come close but there was a mature and immature Bald Eagle hanging out in the Ash tree forest. Here, the mature...
View ArticleDistracted
A shot from a year ago of a pretty Northern Harrier scouting the Ridgefield NWR landscape. March 3, 2016. Nice viewed large. LARGEVIEW! Canon 7D Mark II, 1/2000, f5, ISO 400, 500mm, 3:22 p.m.
View ArticleLow Flyer
This is a January 24, 2017, shot of a Bald Eagle shortly after taking off from the ground at the Ridgefield NWR. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1250, f4, ISO 2000, 500mm, 9:09 a.m.
View ArticleSpring Harrier
A Northern Harrier taking off from the grass at the Ridgefield NWR, March 23, 2017. LARGEVIEW! Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1600, f4, ISO 1250, 500mm, 2:38 p.m.
View ArticlePlaying in the Marsh
Ridgefield NWR, March 23, 2017. I spent about 15 minutes watching this immature Bald Eagle out in the marsh nearly 300 feet, appearing to be playing with a stick it had found on the wooden perch you...
View ArticleWing and foot stretch
This almost grown Bald Eagle was perched on a branch in the Ash Tree forest of the Ridgefield NWR, April 4, 2017. Here the bird is stretching its wing and foot. It’s within a year of becoming a fully...
View ArticleEagle Close Up
A ruffly immature Bald Eagle at the Ridgefield NWR on April 4, 2017. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1600, f4, ISO 800, 500mm, 12:31 p.m.
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