This site is dedicated to wildlife and landscape photography.
This site is dedicated to wildlife and landscape photography.
It’s really green at Point Reyes now and the early flowers are starting to bloom. This photo was taken on January 26, 2010, just south of Abbott’s Lagoon. I haven’t been there in about a week, but Ill bet it will look just like it did last year real soon if not right now.
I don’t know what this raven was eating. It was a soft, yellow vegetative material.
This turkey vulture is one of a few that were feeding on a skunk carcass on the Pierce Point Road. Turkey vultures or turkey buzzards get their name because their heads resemble a turkey’s. When you see them riding the thermals you may think they are using their eyes to find carrion, but in fact they rely more on their sense of smell. They lack a nasal septum and in profile you can see in one nostril and out the other. Note the very long front toes.
I’ve been looking for a western bluebird to photograph for some time. It hasn’t been easy. First, they are hard to find. Second, they aren’t easy to get a lens on them. They don’t sit still for more than a few seconds, if that. Third, it’s hard to get a clean background. This guy accommodated me recently at Point Reyes. Thank you my friend.
This resident coyote was looking for something to eat when it spotted yet another Point Reyes tourist. The Seashore is a good place to spot coyotes, but they exist throughout Marin County, provided there is good habitat for them.
I went out to Point Reyes for a while today. I saw two bobcats and a coyote, not to mention the more common things like elk, deer, various hawks, a burrowing owl, and other birds. When I first saw this bobcat it was lying down in the grass. I wasn’t sure if it was a bobcat or a tabby cat. One of our two tabby cats has a face that looks just like a bobcat’s face and there are plenty of farm cats in the Seashore. Anyway, as you can see from the photo, it was definitely a bobcat. Point Reyes is a good place to spot bobcats, but they exist in suitable habitat throughout Marin County.
Kestrels are hard to photograph because they are so skittish. I got a break with this one. It was a little slower to move with dinner on the table.
