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Yearning
If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the laborers to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea. — Not actually Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Tule Elk Sunset
The Tule Elk bulls are dropping their antlers, so we’ll have to take a pause on Elk photos until the spring.
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Party Animal
I usually limit myself to one photo of a given species in a week. But, in honor of Elephant Seal Month, we’re doubling up on Northern Elephant Seal posts! Doesn’t this guy look like he’d be a hoot at a party? Just stay out of range of that proboscis after he’s had a few drinks.
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Sleeping Giant
Ever locked eyes with a 4000 pound beast from the deep? Elephant seals are some of the deepest diving animals in the world, with a lowest recorded dive depth near 7000 ft below the surface. They’re outdone only by a couple of species of whales. January is Elephant Seal Month, so get ready for lots
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Any Bird in a Storm
One of those moments that make you say “just give me any bird!” This gull was kind enough to oblige with a flyby (as a failed birder, I can’t be sure of the species but I think it’s a juvenile Western Gull).
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Foggy Day at the Seashore
I went to the beach to photograph Northern Elephant Seals. It was a foggy day in between two storms. Another photographer I ran into called the conditions “hopeless”. I was beyond excited to have some moody weather to show off the seashore. The elephant seals put on a great show for me. In between breaks
