Jacques Fortier
Jacques Fortier
@jacquesf@jacquesfortierart.com
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  • Surprise Badger

    American badger popping out of a den at Point Reyes. I’d like to pretend that a great deal of skillful detective work and understanding of animal behavior went into this photo. Honestly, I pretty much stumbled onto the badger. From the look on its face, we were equally surprised to see each other. I dropped…

  • Snowy Plover Sandstorm

    Snowy plover standing on a sand drift

  • California Quail Peekaboo

    California quail peeking out of the coyote brush.

  • Panoramic Coyote

    Coyote roaming the rolling hills of Point Reyes.

  • Snowy Plover on the Run

    A snowy plover rushes by a derelict structure on the beach.

  • Long-Billed Curlew at Stinson Beach

    The setting sun reflected really nicely in the stream running across the beach as this friendly curlew posed in silhouette.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Wood Duck Encounter

    A strange encounter leads to my first Wood Duck portrait

  • 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.