[obol] Ridgefield Rough-Legged Hawk Picture

[Rick Cameron]

For those who haven't had the chance to see the rough-legged hawk  
that's been hanging out near the auto tour at Ridgefield, here's a  
picture I took Saturday morning as she let out a big yawn:

http://www.racphoto.com/Parks/WA/Ridgefield/Birds/RoughLeggedHawk/ 
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I had photographed her on a few occasions over the past several weeks  
but arrived Saturday morning near sunrise as the refuge opened  
specifically to try and photograph her with a blue sky in the  
background, it's been heavy overcast every other time I've seen her.  
I drove all the way around to the far side of the refuge where I've  
seen her before, and thankfully got not only my blue sky but she was  
sitting on a sign post next to the road. There was little traffic at  
that hour so I was able to watch her for a while, and as the sun  
finally cleared the hills and illuminated her, she turned around and  
let out this big yawn.

Rick Cameron