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Coyote After the Rain
A Coyote standing on a hillside during a break from the rain. If it’s raining on the weekend, I’ll almost certainly be out in a nearby park looking for wildlife. Most of the animals are smarter than me, so I don’t see as much as I would on clear days, but the parks are much
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Burrowing Owl Surprise
I was exploring off the beaten path when I heard a sudden fluttering. To my chagrin, I had completely missed a burrowing owl skulking somewhere in the underbrush, and it was now glaring at me from atop a rock. These owls are tiny, topping out at about 9 inches tall. Unlike most owls, the females
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Tule Elk Morning Scene
A young Tule Elk surveys its future territory on a cold misty morning. Tule Elk are the smallest subspecies of elk, and are found only in California. On its own, that narrows this photo down to just a few possible locations. If you know the Bay Area, can you spot the detail that tells you
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Elephant Seal
Ernest the Elephant Seal has an important Point Reyes beach safety message. An underrated aspect of the beaches in Point Reyes is that they’re mostly closed to pets. Dogs are absolutely precious and an important member of every family that welcomes them, but they mix very poorly with shorebirds and other marine life.
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Red-Tailed Hawk Vista III
I’m a firm believer that there’s no landscape that can’t be improved by the addition of a California Quail. In the winter, the quail of Point Reyes abandon their high perches to the wintering hawks. Red-Tailed Hawks make an acceptable substitute for quail while the quail are laying low. This Red-Tailed Hawk was giving a
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Barn Owl Roost
A Barn Owl tucked in for the day. Because Barn Owls are hunted by larger birds of prey such as Great Horned Owls and Red-Tailed Hawks, they tuck themselves deep into their roosting spots during the day. Often they’re only visible from just a single angle where there’s a window in the branches they use
