Best of the Year: 2025

2025 was a pretty good year for mostly bird photography. I added 216 images to my library, compared to 201 last year. Of those, 32 were ranked 4 stars (above average) and 12 5 star (portfolio quality), a nice higher than usual number. I was able to make a few trips to Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and a trip out onto the Oregon Coast, which included a 90 minute drive to Tokeland in search of a Bar-tailed Godwit, a lifer bird that when I arrived was standing 25 feet from the parking lot waving and posing for a picture. Sometimes chasing rare birds is like that.

With my migraines pretty well controlled now, I was able to get out more often and do more, and I hope 2026 will continue that trend with even more and better photography.