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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.
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Owl Portrait
When this Great-Horned Owl perched in a cypress tree, I was pleased to be able to duck behind a low-hanging eucalyptus branch to create a bit of extra depth for this photo.
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Out of the Shadows
When there’s dappled light and an animal moving through it, you hope it’s all going to line up for you, even if just for a moment. How many people have walked along this path, oblivious to the wildlife creating a niche right beside it?
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Stellar’s Breakfast
I came upon this Stellar’s Jay and its mate early in the morning, digging a hole in the ground with their beaks. After a few minutes, one of them came up with a buried nut and hopped up onto a snag with a triumphant rattling call. I’d never never seen a Stellar’s Jay retrieve cached…
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Hello Old Friend
I don’t photograph urban Coyotes in the summer months. In the city, they’re mostly active around dawn and dusk, and I don’t quite have it in me to wake up at 5 am on the weekends. So as the days have been getting shorter, I’ve started looking for my favorite Coyote family. It took me…
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Poised
A Great Blue Heron watching and waiting for a fish to swim by. I don’t usually get too fancy with foregrounds, but when I saw a tiny window in some greenery between me and the heron, I figured out a way to get just its head un obstructed and was pretty happy with the result.
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Stellar’s Jay
Someday I’ll make an artistic composition with a Stellar’s Jay, but for now I’ll keep contenting myself with decent shots of one out in the open.
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All Fun and Games
After this Coyote caught a squirrel, it carried it into a secluded area and then played with it for a few minutes before eating it. I don’t see Coyotes catch squirrels often, but whenever I’ve seen it they’ve always played with the squirrel. With gophers, by contrast, they’ll eat them immediately. I wonder whether the…
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Peek an Owl
A Great-Horned Owl peeks out through a cloud of glowing bokeh balls as the sunset filters through its roosting tree.