A corollary to “it’s better to have a friend with a boat than to own a boat” is “it’s better to have a friend with a vacation house than to own a vacation house.”
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Category: Wildlife
Trains and Ospreys in Ridgefield WA
With the promise of a bright sunny day it was high time I got out to capture some pictures of trains. My first stop was on Columbia Blvd near St Johns, right where the railroad tracks come out of a tunnel under Mock’s Crest. Union Pacific and BNSF both have lines here that line up to the bridge across the Columbia River. I thought this would be a great location and I’d have my choice of pictures.
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Wood Duck Neighbors
Our friend and neighbor Jon came over around February to clean out the Wood Duck box. If you are a snarking English major like me you are probably asking is that a wooden box for any kind of duck? No it’s a wooden nesting box for Wood Ducks. We haven’t seen a lot of activity this year but on the last day of March a mating pair checked out the accommodations.
Tualatin National Wildlife Refuge in late Winter
Carla and I took a late winter hike at the Tualatin National Wildlife Refuge
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Birds with the Tamron 18-300 Zoom for Sony
II-A VC VXD (what a mouthful) would do with some birds in flight. We are still in the middle of winter so we didn’t see a lot; but I was lucky enough to grab a few. Continue reading…