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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…
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Tule Elk Cow
It’s often all about the bulls when it comes to elk, but this Tule Elk cow was looking mighty noble as it paused mid-graze in front of some rolling hills.
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White-Tailed Coyote
Most Coyotes have black-tipped tails. I’ve been photographing a lot of Coyotes lately in Point Reyes that have a white tip at the very end of its tail, surrounded by a ring of black. These are less common, but from what I can tell far from unheard of in most Coyote populations. This is my…
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Burrowing Owl on Alert
Burrowing owls live life on hard mode. Unlike other owls who can tuck themselves deep in the branches of a high tree to avoid detection by predators, burrowing owls are vulnerable to air and ground attacks. As a result, they constantly have their head on a swivel, ready to dive into a burrow at the…
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Intense Bobcat
Yup, it’s a bobcat. While it looks like the cat is staring directly at me, I have been triaged with feline dispassion as neither predator nor prey and therefore not worthy of notice. There’s a gopher hole directly between us, and the bobcat is stealthily taking its last step before hunkering down and waiting for…
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Practice
A juvenile Elephant Seal practices his dominance display. Elephant Seals take quite a while to mature. The females breed at 3-6 years, while it takes five years for the males to develop the beginnings of the nose or trunk that gives them their name, and another three years to grow into a full-sized alpha male.
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Western Bluebird
I really love western bluebirds. They have such a bold combination of colors, but each of the hues shows a certain amount of restraint. It’s like they did what I do when editing photos: find the spot where things start to look garish, and then back to a more reasonable point. In this photo, the…
