Bobcat

Bobcat, Point Reyes National Seashore

TThis is a portrait photo of a bobcat taken in Point Reyes National Seashore.

I’ve been going to Point Reyes National Seashore on a regular basis since January 2010 to photograph its wildlife.   Bobcats were the main reason I started going there, but it also has many other species that I like to photograph such as tule elk, badgers, coyotes, river otters, gray fox and elephant seals plus many bird species.  All of my photography has been in the ranching area of the park.  On January 9, 2025, a settlement was annonced to significantly reduce cattle in the park.  It will be interesting to see how that improves vegetation quality, water quality and wildlife numbers.

Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle, Alaska

This is a photo of a bald eagle on a limb with raised wings.

Here is an old photo of a bald eagle with raised wings that I recently re-processed.

Update:  The above photo wasn’t the correct re-processed photo.  I just found the photo I meant to post in place of the above photo and re-processed it a bit more.  Sometimes filing digital photos can lead to errors.  I think the photo below is a little better.  Comments welcome!

This is a photo of a bald eagle with wings upright ready to take off.
Bald Eagle, Homer, Alaska

 

Coyote

Coyote, Point Reyes National Seashore

This is a photo of a coyote facing the setting sun at Point Reyes National Seashore.

Here is a photo I took in 2011 that I came across recently.  I don’t know why I never put it on my website, but I just corrected that.  It was taken at sunset in the ranching area of Point Reyes National Seashore.

Ranching?  Yes, there is ranching in this unit of the national park system.  The ranchers were all bought out by the Park Service between 1962 and 1978 and, to ease the move out of the Seashore, the Park Service gave them reservations of use and occupancy for 20 years.   The last ones should have been out by 1998, but thanks to politics, they are still there and paying a rent for grazing and living there of often less than 10% of fair market value.  The Park Service is required by law to collect fair market for any lands or buildings it leases.