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Stellar Bird
This Steller’s Jay was kind enough to pose in front of some bokeh balls for me. It wasn’t kind enough to avoid the dried grass in the foreground, but that’s how you can be sure this isn’t AI.
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Peekaboo
A Great-Horned Owl chick peeks out from behind a eucalyptus tree. While these trees are highly invasive, the owls don’t mind one bit, and often prefer them as nesting habitat in California.
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Golden Gate Owl
As fog wafts gently into the Golden Gate, an Great Horned Owl begins her evening hunt. I’m not sure I’ve ever felt the exposure triangle more acutely than on this shot. Stopping down to try to pull in more background. Fighting motion blur on a breezy evening. Lots of detail buried deep in the blacks.…
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Coyote at the Gate
This shot came together in the blink of an eye. A large dog was barking behind the gate. I have no idea what the Coyote was hoping to find when it approached. The dog’s person could be heard telling the dog it wasn’t dinnertime yet, unaware that the dog was displeased to have a competitor…
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Morning Sparrow
I was searching for coyotes, but when this White-Crowned Sparrow hopped up on a railing with a glowing golden background, I had to pause to line up a shot.
