Nisqually NWR - Deb's Shots

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Visited the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge 2 weekends in a row. The first weekend I got one keeper shot. I took alot of photos and had setting wrong on my camera. Had to go back and try again. Did much better the second try. Was a bit colder the second weekend though.


I said it was cold outside have icicles to prove it.
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A busy beaver has been working hard on this tree.
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Got a photo of a Bittern. Did not know we had them here.
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A close up of the Bittern
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I found a friend, I though he would be skittish and run, but he liked the photo shoot we had together.
 
Some more shots, a Great Blue Heron, a Sandpiper and Hooded Mergansers.
 
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That squirrel was quite the ham. It's obvious he comes cheap too. He works for peanuts, literally. (Or so I'm guessing, there was no mistaking the "Come on, feed the cute little Squirrel!" vibe he had going on...)
 
that's three different people who've gotten shots of a bittern down there... i definitely have to make a trip there sometime soon!
 
squirl033 said:
that's three different people who've gotten shots of a bittern down there... i definitely have to make a trip there sometime soon!
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Well, it's three people but only two visits, Deb was snapping her photos as I was snapping mine. That said, it does sound as if he's a regular.
 
Nice stuff!

I'm amazed at how active the beaver has been out there this past year. There are signs of it all over the place, especially on the the west side boardwalk. I actually got some photos of it back in December(?).

This has been a really good year for bittern there as well, as your pictures show!

Dave
 
Dave Cowell said:
Nice stuff!

I'm amazed at how active the beaver has been out there this past year. There are signs of it all over the place, especially on the the west side boardwalk. I actually got some photos of it back in December(?).

This has been a really good year for bittern there as well, as your pictures show!

Dave
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Dave,

Well, I can't speak specifically about Nisqually NWR, but don't forget that beavers are large rodents, and reproduce on a regular basis. They're not as bad as mice, I think they only have one litter per year, but they do that every year, and the numbers start to add up. The youngsters will move on and look for their own territory, which may well explain why you see signs all over the refuge. It could be several generations worth of beavers now. They typicall keep expanding until the territory they've chosen can't support any more beavers, then they move on in search of new areas.

I was surprised that the beaver chose that particular tree. It's not overly large, in fact it's almost like a big bush, but the trunk is quite big as you can see. Why would he choose that one, instead of the many smaller diameter trees nearby? Is he working on a log cabin? :D
 
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