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Jonathan: Food & Photo
@jonathanfoodie.bsky.social
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#PNW early retired biz-owner who enjoys #gourmet food, #nature #photography, archaeology, geology, pre-history & Intl. Travel.. and labrador Margaux & partner Tammie. #Photos are ours. No AI, minimal post process. No scam DMs.
Thanks for sharing our hobby!
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The Sandhill Cranes have arrived for the winter and are showing off their dancing ability... although, I don't know if the other crane is impressed.

#birds #Cranes #bird #sandhillcranes #birdphotography #matingsesson #鶴 #Kran #grue #pájarogrulla #鹤 #ornithology #vögel #oiseaux #pájaro #pnw #pdx
A pair of sandhill Cranes in the Pacific Northwest wilderness pnw nature
November 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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With her striking Coiffure, this female Hooded Merganser cruises the blue waters of Ridgefield NWR in search of an equally stunning mate.

#birds #birding #merganser #ducks #art #birdphotography #birdphoto ##oiseaux #vögel #pájaro #ornithology #pnw #wildlife #nature #pdx #Portland #duck
Hooded Merganser swimming in the waters of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Washington state Pacific Northwest pnw wilderness
November 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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A diminutive Black Phoebe perched on a wire hunting for insects at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Autoroute today.

#birds #birding #Phoebe #birdwatching #vögel #oiseauxsauvage ##ornithology #pnw #nature #wildlife #pdx #pnw
November 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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A perfect #fall day in the #pnw with fir trees and fall colors... and a uniquely shaped Short Eared Owl flying past.

#birding #owls #shortearedowl #birds #fallcolors ##鸟类 #フクロウ #Eule 鳥 #búho #hibou #vögel #vögelbeobachten #oiseaux #pájaro #art #naturephotography #pdx #wildlife #nature #Owl
Short Eared Owl flying against a back ground of fir trees and fall trees.
November 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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This handsome (and #endangered ) Columbia White Tailed Deer Buck spent the ENTIRE afternoon following around a female doe at #Ridgefield NWR as we made several trips around the autoroute.

#NotABird
#wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #Deer #buck #art #pnw #pacificnorthwest
A Columbia White Tailed Deer buck with antlers looking at the object of his affection on the autoroute of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Washington state pnw
November 21, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Most of the winter #birds and #ducks have returned to #Ridgefield NWR including this bachelor Hooded Merganser!

Shout out to @friendsofrnwr.bsky.social for their support of the #wildlife

#birdphotography #bird #birding #photography #nature #duck #ornithology #pnw #pdx #art #wildlifephotography
A bright colored Hooded merganser stands on a floating branch with his reflection in the water.
November 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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The Short Eared Owl locks eyes as it hunts the tall grasses and reeds for a furry lunch. Good thing I shaved that day.

#birds #pnw #owls #birdphotography #art #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #1 #photo #BlueSkyArtShow #eastcoastkin #birding #birdwatching #owlover #pdx #鸟类 #鳥 #bird #Eule
A Short Eared Owl flying over the reeds looks at the photographer with its bright yellow eyes in the Pacific Northwest wilderness pnw nature.
November 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Another image from the wonderful time spent with at least a dozen different Short Eared Owls!

#Owls #birding #birds #pnw #bird #birdsinflight #wildlifephotography #鸟类 #naturephotography #fotografia #oiseaux #pájaro #vögel #ornithology #birdphotography #art #búho #フクロウ#Eule #chouette #hibou #鳥 #pdx
A Short Eared Owl flying over red bushes in the pnw fall.
November 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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What could be better on a beautiful #pnw #Fall day than to spend it with some Short Eared Owls?

#birds #owls #birdwatching #bird #birding #pdx #wildlife #nature #Owl #Eule #chouette #hibou #フクロウ #búho #art #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #vögel #oiseaux #pájaro
A Short Eared Owl with yellow eyes flying towards the photographer with a background of fall colors.
November 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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The downside to my Sigma 150-600mm with my Sony A6500 is that Eye Autofocus does not work so I have to revert to my manual focus skills I learned on my 1970's era Nikon F camera. This Red Shouldered Hawk waited patiently for me to focus.

#sony #Sigma #birds #hawk #birdphotography #birding #pnw
November 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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This is one mean little Hawk!

Even though it was almost half the size, this Red Shouldered Hawk chased off the Red Tailed!

#birds #birdphotography #Hawk #raptor #birdwatching #birding #wildlife #nature #art #BlueSkyArtShow #eastcoastkin #oiseaux #vögel #bird #photography #pnw #pdx #portland
November 16, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Another from closest pass of the Short Eared Owl yesterday

#birds #Owl #wildlife #nature
#bird #birdwatching #birding #shortearedowl #Eule #chouette #hibou #フクロウ #birdsinflight #oiseaux #vögel #pájaro #búho #elbúho #birdphotography #wildlifephotograpy #owls #pnw #pdx #Portland #eastcoastkin
November 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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The Short Eared Owl made only one pass by me as the light was fading.

#birds #birdwatching #Owl #shortearedowl #Eule #chouette #hibou #フクロウ #birdsinflight #oiseaux #vögel #pájaro #búho #elbúho #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #owls #bird #pnw #pdx #Portland
November 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Look who we found for the first time this season....

A Short Eared Owl!

(Actually about a dozen of them.. more photos to follow!)

#birds #Owl #birding #owls #owllover #pnw #birdphotography #art #naturephotography #pdx #wildlifephotography #Eule #hibou #chouette #vögel #oiseaux #photographer
A Short Eared Owl perched on a branch above the fall fields of pnw wilderness
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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While most of its #Blackbird friends have migrated south, this Red Winged Blackbird is staying this #Fall to welcome the winter ducks, cranes, and #swans are Ridgefield NWR!

#birds #birding #ornithology #birdphotography #art #photography #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #westcoastkin #pnw
A red Winged Blackbird sings its song at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Washington state Pacific Northwest wilderness pnw nature
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Got lucky again with the Red Shouldered Hawk at #Ridgefield NWR today. In addition to hunting in the trees, it interacted (harrassed) a larger Red Tailed for about 10 minutes!

#birds #hawks #raptors #birding #birdphotography #pnw #eastcoastkin #birdphoto #oiseaux #vögel #pdx #wildlife #photography
A red Shouldered Hawk staring down from a tree limb .
November 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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While it is one of the most common wetland #birds, we are Lucky that it is also one of the most Beautiful!

Great Blue Heron

#birdwatching #Heron #wetlands #art #eastcoastkin #birdphoto #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #photography #blueskyartshow #wildlife #nature #oiseaux #vögel #pájaro #pnw
A great blue Heron bird on a post at Fernhill Wetlands in Forest Grove Oregon Pacific Northwest pnw
November 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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No, the sky is Not Red from fires despite what some will want you to believe about Portland.... it's just another beautiful sunset from the hills of #PDX #Oregon !

#sunset #pnw #Portland #日没
#tramonto #Sonnenuntergang #blueskyartshow #coucherdesoleil #art #pacificnorthwest #nature #photography
Sunset thru the fir trees in Portland Oregon
November 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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The final close-up from the series of images of the Great Blue Heron last week at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

#Heron #birds #birdwatching #portrait #birdphotography #birding #art #nature #Wildlife #blueskyartshow #bird #birdphoto #photography #oiseaux #vögel #pájaro #portraiture #foto #pnw
November 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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This Red Tailed Hawk could weight twice as much as the Red Shouldered #Hawk, so it made good sense why the rarity left its perch in this tree.

Imaged at 125 X magnification and cropped as you can have enough reach. Agreed?

#birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birds #photography #pnw #art #bird
A red Tailed Hawk perched in a pnw tree.
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Can you identify these birds from their silhouettes?

Hint: Fall, Pacific Northwest

#birdidentification #test

#birds #birdwatching #bird #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #pnw
#birdsinflight #pdx
November 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Short video out our kitchen window while making Sunday coffee: Barred Owl!

#kitchenviews
#backyardbirding

#birding #owls #barredowl #pnw
#pdx #Portland #Oregon #city views #birds #birdwatching #birdvideo #Owl #Eule #chouette #hibou #oiseaux #vögel #birdphotography #pdxnow #video #wildlife
November 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Massive Fall Mushrooms at Ridgefield NWR being photobombed by the outhouse.

#notAbird

Amazed the #p1000 #camera that took this image also took the prior post of a #Harrier at 100 yards (m).

#fall #folliage #photography #fotografia #Fotografie #mushroom #fungus #mushrooms #fallleaves #pnw
Fall leaves and mushrooms in pnw and portland
November 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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The Northern Harrier sits in the field while taking a break from its usual low-level hunting patrols.
Imaged at 3000mm with the #Nikon #p1000

#birds #birdwatching #bird #birdsofprey #raptor #Harrier #pnw #wilderness #pdx #birding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #vögel
November 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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I understand... but when you want to capture a subject and the situation is not right for an image, a video often works well. These Cranes were a perfect example. This was my best image.. not nearly as enjoyable as the video for me.
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM