Jim Coda Nature Photography

April 16, 2024Uncategorized

Bobcat, Point Reyes National Seashore

Photo of a male bobcat stalking a gopher at Point Reyes National Seashore.

Here’s a male bobcat stalking a gopher in Point Reyes National Seashore at sunset.

April 6, 2024Cooper's Hawk

Cooper’s Hawk, Petaluma, California

This is a photo of a Cooper's Hawk with the remains of a small bird it had killed.

Here’s another Cooper’s Hawk (I think) in our back yard. I believe its meal was mourning dove.

March 30, 2024Cooper's Hawk

Cooper’s Hawk, Petaluma, California

I have the hardest time identifying a Cooper’s hawk from a sharp-shinned hawk. With this bird, I was leaning toward Cooper’s hawk because it seemed pretty big, but I know a female sharpie can look as big as a male Cooper’s hawk. So, I sent this photo to my friend, Judd, who is an expert in identifying hawks, and he said it was a Cooper’s hawk. Thus, the title here is “Cooper’s Hawk,” not “Sharp-shinned Hawk.”

March 9, 2024Cheetah

Cheetah, Ol Kinyei Conservancy, Kenya

A mother cheetah begins a hunt.

This female cheetah begins a hunt. She was successful in catching a gazelle right after this photo was taken. She has one cub left to care for. The others were killed by lions.

March 4, 2024Point Reyes National Seashore

Cypress Tree Tunnel, Point Reyes National Seashore

This is a photo of a place in Point Reyes National Seashore called the Cypress Tree Tunnel because the road leading to an historic RCA site is shaded by a row of cypress trees on each side of the road and they grow over the road forming a tunnel-like appearance..

This is a view of the driveway leading to an historic building that was used by RCA long ago to communicate with ships in the Pacific. It’s somewhat famous for the cypress trees along the driveway because they form a tunnel leading to the old building. When I drive by this spot there are usually one or more people standing there taking photos. As a person who is primarily a wildlife photographer, I’ve driven by there hundreds of times in the past 15 years and never stopped to photograph the tunnel. Recently, I decided I ought to do that some time. A month ago I was driving by and no one was there. So, I stopped and took a few quick held-held “snapshots” with a not-ideal 100-500 mm lens (at 100 mm) just to be able to look at some photos at home to see if I should bother to go back for some more serious photos with a wider angle lens on a tripod, at sunset. Maybe HDR. I’m surprised that the photos, like the one above, were fairly good. That makes me want to go back and try for better results.

March 2, 2024Bobcat

Bobcat, Point Reyes National Seashore

Photo of a bobcat looking past me.

Here’s another photo of the bobcat that was in my last post. I liked the background in each shot, plus the light from the setting sun was a plus.

February 23, 2024February 23, 2024Bobcat

Bobcat, Point Reyes National Seashore

Photo of a male bobcat hunting for gophers.

I spotted this male bobcat just before sunset. He was kind enough to give me eight minutes of his time before he wandered off. I was hoping he’d stay until the sun had set, maybe even give me a little blue hour time, but any time I get with a bobcat is a blessing.