Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge - in the heat

We made a spontaneous afternoon trip to Ridgefield this afternoon. It was so hot though, there wasn't as much to see as last time. The birds were definitly either elsewhere, or laying low.

But there were critters around, playing in the algae in the ditches

 And lots of Heron photo opportunities

This is my favorite shot, it would have been perfect if the blades of grass hadn't got in the way on the left.

I'm also not too happy with the grainy-ness of my pictures, since almost all the pictures were taken at max zoom. Since they are grainy already, when you crop them it's even worse. But we got some nice shots, and it was a fun way to spend an afternoon.