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Christmas Elk
Merry Christmas from Point Reyes! We don’t have any native reindeer in California, so our very own Tule Elk will have to do their best impression. One reindeer trick elk will have a tough time pulling off: unique among deer species, female reindeer are capable of growing antlers. Male reindeer grow antlers every year, while…
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Misty Morning Elk
As every photographer knows, the best light occurs right around sunrise and right around sunset. The two aren’t interchangeable either. The light has a very different quality when filtered through cool misty morning air than through warm and hazy evening air. I know all these things, and yet I can’t usually bring myself to get…
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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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Tule Elk on the Coast
A Tule Elk bull attends to his harem as the sun breaks through the clouds off the coast.
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Rutting Tule Elk on the Dunes
This Tule Elk bull popped up onto a dune to challenge another bull. The red plant, while striking, is unfortunately invasive ice plant. There’s another invasive species in Point Reyes, and this one is even worse: politically connected interests who’ve managed to keep wild Tule Elk enclosed in a water and nutrient poor section of…
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Labor Day Weekend at Point Reyes
My brother came to visit for Labor Day weekend, so I took him on his first outing to Point Reyes. We got off to a slow start for the first little bit, with a Northern Harrier hunting above a thistle field providing the only action. The highlight of our trip was an encounter with a…
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Tell NPS to Stop Fencing in Wildlife
This photo of a rutting tule elk bull was taken at Point Reyes National Seashore. It’s a great park just an hour’s drive from San Francisco. It’s a happy place for me and nature lovers all over the Bay Area (I’ve visited 30 times just in the past year!) Point Reyes is also home to…
