Subject: [Tweeters] Bad [human] behavior at Ridgefield NWR and some
Date: Jan 27 12:51:14 2014
From: Kevin Lucas - vikingcove at gmail.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottcarpenterphotography/6942774502/
On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Wilson Cady <gorgebirds at juno.com> wrote:
> Photographing birds at the Ridgefield NWR from a vehicle with a sun/moon
> roof does not violate the rule on staying in your vehicle.
>
>
> Wilson Cady
> Columbia River Gorge, WA
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Hal Michael <ucd880 at comcast.net>
> To: A & S Hill <60stops2home at kalama.com>
> Cc: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Bad [human] behavior at Ridgefield NWR and some
> beautiful birds
> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 15:25:45 +0000 (UTC)
>
> Just for clarification. How is opening up the sun/moon roof, standing,
> and taking pictures different from rolling down the window and sticking the
> camera/binos out the window?
>
> Hal Michael
> Olympia WA
> 360-459-4005 (H)
> 360-791-7702 (C)
> ucd880 at comcast.net
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"A & S Hill" <60stops2home at kalama.com>
> *To: *"Tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> *Sent: *Sunday, January 26, 2014 11:46:38 PM
> *Subject: *[Tweeters] Bad [human] behavior at Ridgefield NWR and
> some beautiful birds
>
> Sunday (today), we took advantage of our last ?free? day (before the house
> painters come) to try out our new spotting scope. Paradise Point State Park
> off Exit 16 I-5 S was our first stop, only because we?ve never been there.
> It was a short trip. I did get to see some Golden-Crowned Kinglets ?up
> close? with the scope, though. Very nice.
>
>
>
> Next, we stopped in the City of Ridgefield and parked near the Public
> Works on Division Street. I was too busy marveling at the birds through the
> scope to take photos. We saw all the usual ducks, geese, herons, cranes and
> coots. There was such a cacophony of Red-winged Blackbirds going on that I
> felt the need to record a bit of their overlapping (and overwhelming)
> songs. It was just heavenly.
>
>
>
> As we walked along the path back toward the car, a lone European Starling
> high up on a wire decided to mark the occasion by adding a wet spot to the
> tripod I had slung over my shoulder. Luckily the splash only hit my fingers
> and not my face or the new scope. Ha!
>
>
>
> The final stop was the auto tour of the River S Unit at Ridgefield NWR.
> The beautiful weather brought out many visitors, three of whom could *not
> *seem to understand the concept of Staying in Their Vehicles. Pictures of
> the offenders ? with license plates ? can be seen here:
> http://flic.kr/s/aHsjRivuxo
>
>
>
> My husband was lucky enough to see an American Bittern up close, among
> other gorgeous birds. A Great Egret had blood all over its beak from a
> recent kill. Here?s a link to his flickr photostream:
> http://flic.kr/ps/zMtT9
>
>
>
> I got a few ?lucky shots? myself. Hooded Mergansers and the Bald Eagle
> pair were highlights for us. Some are posted on my flickr photostream:
> http://flic.kr/p/jwUJUH This link is for the Merganser photo.
>
>
>
> It was a perfect way to end our weekend!
>
>
>
>
>
> Amy Hill
>
> Kalama, Washington
>
> 628 feet up in Cowlitz County
>
> 60stops 2 home at kalama dot com
>
> Artlessfun at yahoo dot com
>
>
>
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