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Beach Bird
I’ve seen lots of photos of Great Blue Herons on the beach, but for whatever reason around here I don’t typically see them in the surf, feeding on ocean organisms. This particularly heron was imitating the curlews and digging up invertebrates from the sand.
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Poised
A Great Blue Heron watching and waiting for a fish to swim by. I don’t usually get too fancy with foregrounds, but when I saw a tiny window in some greenery between me and the heron, I figured out a way to get just its head un obstructed and was pretty happy with the result.
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Down the Hatch
A Great Blue Heron devouring a gopher whole. While Great Blue Herons are best known for eating fish, in California they can often be found stalking through fields, plucking insects, voles, and even gophers from the grass. Similar behavior has been observed in Idaho, where one study showed over 25% of their diet came from
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Great Blue Heron Goes to the Beach
A bundled up Great Blue Heron demonstrates what it’s like to go to the beach in Northern California.
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Scenic Heron
While Great Blue Herons are best known as wading birds, they’re also a common sight in the fields of Point Reyes, hunting for worms, gophers, and other tasty snacks. I really love this photo. The composition looks like it should have a coyote or an elk, but instead there’s a heron. I managed to get
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Returning to Point Reyes
I first visited Point Reyes almost exactly a year ago, at the beginning of August 2022. Since then, it’s become my favorite wildlife photography destination, with over 30 trips in just in the past year. I wasn’t able to do much photography in June and July. Finding myself in need of a short vacation, and
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Late December in Point Reyes
After a month split between Minnesota and Hawaii, I was due for another trip to Point Reyes. I’ve been averaging about two trips a month since I first started going in August this year. There’s no predicting what I’m going to see on any given trip, but I’ve yet to be disappointed. The weather forecast
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October in Point Reyes
I took a friend to see Point Reyes this weekend. It was a gloriously cloudy day allowing for good photography all day long. We were aiming for variety, so these are just some quick snapshots from the day.