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Cresting the Ridge
A Tule Elk is kind enough to give me a look over the top of a ridgeline right at sunset.
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Ground Squirrel Landscape
A California Ground Squirrel with a burrow on a vantage point in the San Jose foothills.
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How to Draw an Owl
When I saw all of these highlights on the same focal plane as an owl, I decided to have a bit of fun by making it all into bokeh balls. If you squint, you can make out the owl sitting against the tree trunk.
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Estero Coyote
A Coyote pops up out of the grass as the sun sets on Drakes Estero. This place gets me every time.
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Friendly Black-Tailed Deer
I don’t photograph Black-Tailed Deer very often, but this one was kind enough to put up with me while I maneuvered to get in composed into a notch between two hills. A nice welcome to a week in my favorite place.
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Owl On The Wing
I’ve been trying to get this shot for over a year now. Capturing a head-on shot of an owl in flight is hard! You need a good location with a hill allowing you to get at their level. You’ll probably get one, maybe two chances on any given night to get one of them leaving…
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California Quail Starfish
It’s quail season! I’m not sure if this is a display, or some kind of thermoregulation, but it was my first time seeing a quail go full starfish.
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Evening Call
A Common Yellowthroat pops up on a Coyote Brush to announce its presence. This was taken right at sunset (if you look carefully you can see the reflection of the sun setting over a hill in the bird’s eye). I went with 1/160s and 1600 ISO. You really don’t need a fast shutter speed even…
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Thick as Thieves
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Night Owlets
A pair of recently fledged owlets prepare to explore their neighborhood as night falls over the city.