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The Friendly Kestrel
By any objective measure, American Kestrels are the most adorable non-owl raptors. They’re also the most common raptor in the United States, with a population of 2.5 million (4 million globally), although their numbers are declining. Unfortunately, they’re fairly shy and I’ve struggled to get any kind of photograph of them. Thanks to a tip…
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Coyote and the City at Fort Mason
I photographed this Coyote last fall. I loved this image, but wasn’t quite happy with the edit. I finally figured out that it’s possible for images to be too warm, even if the warmth comes naturally from the sunset. This looks a bit more natural than what the auto white balance produced. and there’s more…
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Wood Duck Encounter
A strange encounter leads to my first Wood Duck portrait
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Dark-Eyed Junco in Ignacio Valley
Nothing fancy, I just liked the colors of the trees in the background. Inspiration for the location came from natureinnovato.com, an amazing resource for birders in the Bay Area.
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First Bobcat Photograph
Photographing a bobcat for the first time in Point Reyes
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Young Elephant Seal at Point Reyes
Portrait of a young elephant seal helping to defend territory in a colony at Point Reyes
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Blue Hour Snowy Plover
Snowy plover on a Bay Area beach after sunset. I love photographing shorebirds. What I don’t love is watching people’s dogs chasing after them on public beaches. There isn’t an easy answer. The dogs are just being dogs. It’s impossible to educate everyone on the state of our shoreline ecosystems. But a little bit of…
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Double-Crested Cormorant Coming in For Landing
How I got a great shot of this challenging to photograph bird landing in a lake.
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Sanderling Sunset Silhouette
In the winter, the lowest tides of the cycle happen right around sunset in the Bay Area. Whenever there’s a minus tide with a good sunset, I try to head to the beach to photograph shorebirds. Typically that’s meant Stinson Beach, but yesterday I tried San Francisco’s Ocean Beach. I arrived about 40 minutes before…
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Hillside Coyote in Point Reyes
A Coyote surveys a hillside in Point Reyes. I really like the layering in this photo.