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Coyote Growth Spurt
They sure grow up quickly! I’ve started to recognize a few of the Coyotes in Point Reyes, especially the more bold and curious ones. I first photographed this one in early September when it was still a coltish adolescent with fine fur. Two months later I saw it again in the same area. It’s still
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Evening Hunt
A badger returns to its burrow after trundling around a field on an early morning hunt.
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Hanger
This juvenile Great Horned Owl is due to be sent packing any day now, but in the meantime it’s still begging its very indulgent parents for food every night.
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Coyote at Sunset
Just as the sun was getting ready to set while I waited for another animal to make an appearance, this coyote stopped by for a visit.
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Red-Shouldered Hawk in the Rain
In my last post, I extolled the virtues of sunset photography. Rainy days are right up there for me as well. Dramatic scenes, feathers and fur sculpted by the water, and no crowds. I’m not sure this red-shouldered hawk was loving it quite as much as I was.
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Tule Elk Sunset
This Tule Elk bachelor silhouetted against the twilight was the perfect finish for an amazing weekend of photography at Point Reyes. Sunny days mean I can’t stay out all day getting useable photographs, but there’s no substitute for the feeling of finding and capturing a subject as the sunset crescendoes and then fades away to
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California Quail Celebration
The coyote brush is in full bloom at Point Reyes. California Quail roost under the twisty woody branches of the coyote brush and then perch up top to scan for threats.
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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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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