- 2026 Calendar
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Blue-Eyed Coyote Face-Off
Face-to-face with a blue-eyed Coyote. This was taken at 250 mm. I watched this coyote circling a pond. As he came back around, he headed right towards me. I got all the way prone, zoomed out, and photographed him as he passed within 6 ft of me. It’s like I was part of the scenery—such…
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Red-Tailed Hawk Surveying its Territory
A Red-Tailed Hawk surveys the expansive Point Reyes landscape on a foggy day. Most Red-Tailed Hawks are so skittish that just slowing your car down the wrong way can risk scaring them off. This one didn’t mind when I pulled off on the other side of the road and was pretty relaxed as I photographed…
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Oystercatcher Dreams
It’s been a while since I’ve photographed shorebirds, and I was lamenting the dogs chasing birds at all of my usual spots near San Francisco. I decided it was time to find new, slightly more secluded spots. My first attempt worked out well: a reclaimed salt marsh tucked behind an industrial site. The light was…
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Close Encounter for a Coyote
I was parked on the side of the road, photographing a Coyote family walking in a field on the opposite side. The Coyotes passed me and then the alpha bolted across the road, right as a car sped past me. I leaned on my horn, and the car hit the brakes as the Coyote made…
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Great Horned Owl At Sunset
This Great Horned Owl was kind enough to perch out in the open in front of an interesting sunset. At first I was annoyed by the branches in the foreground, but I used them to frame the owl and was pretty happy with how it turned out.
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Confiding Song Sparrow
An unusually confiding song sparrow gives me a late evening pose.
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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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Rutting Tule Elk
It’s that time of year.
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Brown Pelican Over Alcatraz
An American Brown Pelican cruises past Alcatraz Island.
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Quail Coming In Hot
I missed most of the California Quail chicks this year, just catching the tail end when the juveniles were halfway through molting into their adult plumage. I did manage a few good shots at the end of the season, including this QIF. I was lying on a path, photographing adolescent California Quail heading back to…