You can tell Emma is enjoying a belly rub when she extends one of her front legs high into the air, then lets it slowly fall as she collapses into a puddle of happiness.
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The Endlessly Bendy Boo
This is Boo at the end of August, he was about 9 months old and had been with us for just under two months. His sleeping position didn’t look comfortable to me but it was one of his favorites. He was skinny enough then to pull it off but it’s not so easy now that he’s grown to full-size.
An Oregon Duck
Portland has an assortment of animal statues scattered about downtown and this past Christmas season many were decked out in Christmas sweaters. Even the little duck statues got in on the action, I suspect whoever knitted this outfit is as much a fan of the Oregon Ducks as Oregon’s ducks.
Home & Away
I’ve thought about photographing this sign many times while walking Ellie past the baseball field to the dog park, but never have. I was struck by how lovely the park looked on a foggy winter night but the camera was at home, so after we finished our walk Ellie settled in on the couch while I grabbed my camera and headed back out.
Fish Hook
A double-crested cormorant surfaces after looking for fish in Horse Lake, showing the sharp hook at the end of its bill. I’ve seen them in this close at Horse Lake before but more typically I see them on the opposite side of the refuge in Bower Slough. I was hoping this one would swim even closer so I could better photograph it’s brilliant blue eyes, but there was too much traffic for it to feel comfortable and this was as close as it came to the road.
The Shallows
A hooded merganser swims into the shallows of Long Lake to hunt for fish. It swam up with its crest extended but pulled it down tighter and tighter as it prepared to dive under the water. There’s a culvert at the end of the lake where logs accumulate and mergansers like to fish in the area. There’s a sign on a bright metal chain above the culvert, warning people to stay back, that obstructed the view when it surfaced with a small fish in its bill. Mergansers are shy so I didn’t dare risk spooking it by starting the car to move into better position.
The Great Blue Yawn
A great blue heron pauses its preening for a brief yawn on a rainy January afternoon.
The Sun Rises
Cackling geese fly at sunrise above Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. I deliberately set the exposure to leave the scene dark, this is not at all what it looked like to the naked eye.
Redtail in the Morning
A red-tailed hawk flies above Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge as the sun is about the clear the trees atop the hill that overlooks the refuge, while fog hangs above the river and lakes.
V Formation
A flock of cackling geese flies in the familiar V formation as the sun is about to rise above the hill that overlooks the refuge, while fog settles in down near the river.
Boolie 