It's courtship season at #RidgefieldWA National Wildlife Refuge and this American Bittern has its finest plumage on display while chasing a female. Hit Play for this very short video!
#birds #bittern #Wildlife #nature #birdwatching #bird ##vögel #pájaro #oiseaux #ECK #WestCoastKin #birding #pnw
What a Tease!
After days of never ending rain and gloom, I saw a glimmer of hope in the #Sky.
#Sun #Clouds #RidgefieldWA #Photography
Good morning, BlueSky!
Wednesday morning #Sunrise looked like brushstrokes in the sky. #RidgefieldWA #WestCoastKin #PNW #Photography
Long Billed Dowitchers searching for lunch on a beautiful Spring day!
#birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #ECK #pnw #RidgefieldWA @friendsofrnwr.bsky.social #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #art #photography #blueskyartshow #birdoftheday #wadingbirds #portland
Thursday Night
The #Sunset was stunning and lasted a long time displaying constant changes in color and intensity. #RidgefieldWA #Photography
🎧 turn up the volume to hear a sweet songbird singing with the wind chimes. Unsure what this pretty little bird is. A finch?
#RidgefieldWA #PNW #Video #Songbird
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A Wilson's Snipe preens for mating season on the muddy shore while jealous Long Billed Dowitchers photobomb the star.
#HitPlay
#38SecondsOfCuteness
#wildlife #nature #pnw #pdx #birdwatching #birds #birding #ornithology #vögel #pájaro #oiseaux #ECK #WestCoastKin #rnwr #RidgefieldWA #Snipe
A Glimpse of #Sunset
Fiery light showing through the #DouglasFir #Branches
#RidgefieldWA #PNW #Photography
#Moss Covered #BigLeafMaple #Tree
Aged and wonderfully #Twisted
#PalacesAndGardens #WhippleCreek #RidgefieldWA #PNW #Photography
Seen on my #DailyWalk
This is the property next to where I live. This scene looked so pretty this morning. #PNW #RidgefieldWA #Photography
#RidgefieldWA #rnwr :
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Washington State USA
No, it's not a invasive Nutria... it's a Muskrat!
#NotABird
#MuskratLove
#wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #pnw #pacificnorthwest #RNWR #RidgefieldWA
Silhouette at Sunrise
A massive #Evergreen #Tree contrasts with a brilliant #sunrise.
#Photography #PNW #RidgefieldWA
Video of flock of Black Bellied Plovers and Dunlins at Ridgefield National #Wildlife Refuge yesterday.
(2 min video with Ruddy Duck photobomb)
#birds #birding #birdwatching #plovers #shorebirds #ornithology #ridgefieldwa
@friendsofrnwr.bsky.social
@refugeassociation.org
youtu.be/ne56U3SpdOA?...
Over 30 Black Bellied #Plovers (unusual) and many scores of tiny, tiny Dunlins on an island about 1,300 feet away refueling on their trip to Alaska at #RidgefieldNWR.. video shot at 125x to be posted tomorrow!
#birds #birding #birdwatching #migration #pnw #RidgefieldWA #pdx #portland
Some TALL Trees
#DouglasFir#Trees growing behind a large home across the street. #PNW #RidgefieldWA #GreenSat #Photography
A Greater Yellowlegs in beautiful Spring #weather at #RidgefieldWA National Wildlife Refuge
#birds #birdwatching #birding #photo #birdphotography #art #Yellowlegs #BlueSkyArtShow
#ECK #BirdOfTheDay #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #Wildlife #ornithology #photography #westcoastkin
#Moss covered #BigleafMaple at the edge of the forest in January
#ForestFriday #PNW #WhippleCreek #RidgefieldWA #Photography
