January 01, 2015

I Left the County Today

Today I birded outside of WA county. We drove up to Ridgefield NWR. What a zoo. Way too many people and not enough birds. Everything was iced over. Note to self: Don't go to Ridgefield when its this cold.



I didn't realize he was RIDING his parent's tail, but he is. Ugly little bugger but this is pretty darn cute.
 
Coot on ice.

It just isn't a Ridgefield post without a vole/heron shot.
 

After escaping the crowds and ridiculousness of going there on a holiday, we headed back to the safety of our county.

Red-breasted Sapsucker, OES Wetlands
 


A cooperative bird in some nice lighting. It was a very pretty sunny day and a nice way to start off the new year.

5 comments:

  1. Wow it wasn't a zoo when we went there in the past on NYD was it? Or was I younger and more tolerant. Sounds like you and the BYP were made to realize that you should just stay in the county you now know so well.

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  2. Oh wow, that is a nutria behavior I have not witnessed before... So those nasty tails are good for something I guess.

    I can really only tolerate Ridgefield first thing in the morning on a weekday or possibly a rainy weekday afternoon.

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  3. Beautiful captures. Happy 2015.

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  4. Fantastic photos ! Happy new Year !

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  5. Hah, love the nutria shot! Great way to ring in the New Yer!

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