Birds of Ridgfield NWR

coscorrosa

These were all taken at the Ridgefield NWR in Vancouver, WA (about 15 miles north of Portland, OR) over two trips in the past month. A great spot for birds!

#1



#2 Soft landing



#3



#4 I was in my car and this heron was only a few feet away, pretty cool!



#5 And then it took off, and I was lucky to get a shot with the entire bird in the frame (this was at 140mm, 100mm with a 1.4x, the heron was only 2-3 feet away)



#6 Two cat tails are better than one!



#7



#8 Can anyone ID this guy?



#9 I love RWBB's, they have no fear!



#10

dlplumer

Spectacular set Ron. Love them all.

Giphsub

Great set! Love #1 #3 & #8 #9 is a funny capture too!

dbaker1221

terrific series. I love the GBH bif & the yellow headed blackbird

bhowdy

Wow ... each one is terriffic. Nice work (or play)

coscorrosa

dlplumer wrote:

Spectacular set Ron. Love them all.

Thanks Dan!

coscorrosa

Giphsub wrote:

Great set! Love #1 #3 & #8 #9 is a funny capture too!

Thanks Mike! That RWBB was dive-bombing the GBH for about two straight minutes, but the heron didn't budge.

coscorrosa

dbaker1221 wrote:

terrific series. I love the GBH bif & the yellow headed blackbird

Thanks Dave! Ridgefield is the first place where I've photographed a yellow-headed blackbird, they're cool birds, they have a very unique song. There were several males, and I think a few nests as well (too far back for me to see).

Here's another shot of the same bird after (or before) doing an owl impersonation:

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bhowdy wrote:

Wow ... each one is terriffic. Nice work (or play)

Thanks Bob, and it's definitely play! (I wouldn't get up at 3AM to drive 3 hours to work!)

Maestro

Fantastic series. I love the one with the YHBB perched between two cattails! The unidentified bird I believe is a Savannah Sparrow.

Ric Grupe

Wonderful set, Ron.

I did not know a YHBB even existed...so, thanks!

coscorrosa

Maestro wrote:

Fantastic series. I love the one with the YHBB perched between two cattails! The unidentified bird I believe is a Savannah Sparrow.

Thanks Stephen, for the comments and the ID, if the bird is brownish and smaller than 6", I'm totally lost

evil eggplant

Great set. Those RWBB's are fearless..

Maestro

coscorrosa wrote:

Thanks Stephen, for the comments and the ID, if the bird is brownish and smaller than 6", I'm totally lost

Most of those are called LBJs, Little Brown Jobbers. However, the savannah sparrow is a frequent visitor to my yard in the winter months and much of the spring so I was fortunate enough to recognize it.

Chris_ND

Nice! I hope to go to the winchester safari tomorrow. Should be a good time!