Ridgefield National Wildlife refuge

When we visit family in Portland, we generally stop at the Ridgefield NWR on our return. We have been there in each season of the year, and always enjoy the variety of birdlife and of other fauna. Stopping in August with a limited time availability, we did not expect much. Nonetheless, we did count 34 bird species well as deer and nutria (coypu). Here are a few photos from our visit.

Great egret
Juvenile pied-billed grebe
Baby nutria
Juvenile American coot, feeding (awkwardly) on the surface of a pond. It swam away after.
Juvenile cinnamon teal and juvenile American coot
Great egret, preening
Dry teasel from last year.
Bees feeding on teasel.
Bull frog, with head poking through the surface of the pond.
Great egret in flight.
Nutria
Great-blue heron
Wood duck (eclipse plumage)

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