Just up the road from Portland on I-5 is a little known gem of a wildlife photography location. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge is a beautiful area along the Columbia River that was the site of a former Native American village. Lot's of geese, shorebirds, hardwood forest dwellers and mammals. I spent an afternoon on May 2nd of this year, (a little late for best bird counts) cruising through in the convertible with the lens hung out!
Ruddy Duck
Pied Bill Grebe
Cinnamon Teal Pair
Beautiful Northern Shoveler Male
And now for the Mystery Critter. You know where I saw it and otherwise this one needs no clues.
Yellow Warbler
Yellow Rumped (Audubon) Warbler
Marsh Wren
Common Yellowthroat
And one seriously ugly haircut on a Red-Winged Blackbird!!
Peace Out
2 comments:
I like the red-winged black bird's hair cut. that gave me a good giggle
Looks like a great place for birding! Wonderful photos of all the birds from the refuge. The warblers are beautiful.
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