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Cactus Wren
A Cactus Wren perches on a Teddybear Cholla cactus.
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Cooper’s Hawk at an Oasis
A Coopers Hawk perches on a Desert Fan Palm trunk in Murray Canyon near Palm Springs. The Coachella Valley (home to present-day Palm Springs) used to be half-covered by Lake Cahuilla, then fed by the Colorado river. After the river changed course in the 1500s, the lake dried up and the Cahuilla people were sustained…
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Cooper’s Hawk Among the Palms
Regular followers of my posts might recall that I love photographing raptors in the rain (others, take note!). I don’t think I ever expected to do that in the middle of the desert, but here’s a juvenile Cooper’s Hawk perching on a Desert Fan Palm trunk near Palm Springs while a light rain falls.
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Leaping Coyote
Leaping into the new year like a coyote onto a gopher. 2023 was a pretty great year photography-wise. Looking forward to continuing to improve in 2024!
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Coyote One on One
This is probably my favorite photo from 2023. It’s not the prettiest foreground and background, but Point Reyes gets pretty scruffy in late fall. And it matches this guy, who’s gone through a few things. This was one of those moments that you always hope for, but rarely get to experience in wildlife photography. I…
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Semipalmated Plover
I often confuse these Semipalmated Plovers with Snowy Plovers on first glance. Unlike snowies, these little fellows have orange on their bill, orange legs, and a full band across their chest. Also unlike snowies, they don’t breed locally. There’s only a brief period in early Spring when we can catch them in their breeding plumage…
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Tule Elk Sunset Scene
A Tule Elk bull gets in some final grazing at sunset. Elk bulls keep their antlers longer than other deer species, holding onto them from the end of the rut in October until March.
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Red-Tailed Hawk in Flight
Red-Tailed Hawk in Flight
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Christmas Elk
Merry Christmas from Point Reyes! We don’t have any native reindeer in California, so our very own Tule Elk will have to do their best impression. One reindeer trick elk will have a tough time pulling off: unique among deer species, female reindeer are capable of growing antlers. Male reindeer grow antlers every year, while…
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Feisty Gopher
From herons to snakes to bobcats, pretty much every predator in Point Reyes feeds on gophers. The gophers don’t make it easy though, with a vicious bite and sharp claws (the predators still usually win).