In December I spent a long morning with the new camera at Fernhill Wetlands, a part of Clean Water Services in Forest Grove, where they use wetlands to further improve water quality after normal treatment. The many environments they have created support a wide variety of birds and mammals.
(Click any image for a lightbox style slideshow of all the photos in this gallery.)
Great Blue Heron on a gray day. 
This heron and egret were following each other around the water’s edge. 
Pintail duck. There should be a saying, “As calm as a duck.” 
Bottoms up! 
Mallard and two Teal (one immature) 
Mallards on a log 
Mallards, Teal, and Nutria 
Canada Goose hanging with the ducks 
Canada Geese in flight. With practice, I expect to do better on shots like this. 
A pair of egrets being watched by a heron on the pole 
Egret in flight 
Egret checking out the view 
Mallards (f) commuting over a creek 
Heron crossing the road 
A Fox Sparrow hanging with the Song Sparrows? Breast markings are more spotted than streaked. 
Song Sparrows ? 
Northern Flicker 
Immature Cooper’s Hawk ? being harassed by a crow 
Tundra Swans. I saw five fly over Fernhill, and I asked another photographer if he saw where they were headed. He gave me
vague directions to a farm pond a mile or so away, where I eventually found a group of several dozen.
Discoveries 
these are so great! Love mallards on a log. FYI I clicked on an image but did not get lightbox view. that’s okay tho bc I know how to scroll : )
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These are exquisite – what a special place! I love your new camera and what it is going to do for all of us!
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More good stuff in the queue. I’m not as timely as Nancy (I think she updated on our coast trip while we were driving yesterday), but I should catch up with the first week of January in a couple days, and then on to the coast. After that, I’ll have to get out and do something!
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