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Wednesday my son and I stopped at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge on our way to PDX to spend Thanksgiving with relatives. It was not raining as we made the loop, but it was very dark and gloomy. Most of these photos were taken from my car with the 5DIII + 100-400L II telephoto zoom as you are not allowed to leave your vehicle this time of year except for the area around the blind.
Nutria are prevalent at Ridgefield. This large rodent was originally imported from South America for its fur and meat, but has since become a pest in North America. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coypu
I think these are red-tailed hawks. Other than the photos of the harriers, I didn't get any good raptor shots. The photos are not good as I had to crank up the positive exposure compensation plus the difficulty of shooting between branches when you cannot get out of your car.
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