Jim Coda Nature Photography

February 14, 2023March 4, 2023Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle, Homer, Alaska

Photo of a bald eagle perched on driftwood on a beach at Homer, Alaska.

A bald eagle perches on a driftwood limb in Homer, Alaska.

A trip down memory lane. I took this photo in 2009 behind the house of “The Eagle Lady,” Jean Keene. Jean moved to Homer in 1977. She lived out at the end of Homer Spit which extends a long way into Kachemak Bay. It didn’t take long before she noticed a couple of bald eagles on the beach behind her house. She worked at a nearby fish processing plant and brought some fish home and threw the fish to the eagles. By the time of her death in 2009 the number of eagles at Jean’s house grew from two to 200. Feeding was done just in the winter when times were more difficult for the birds. Hundreds of bird photographers would come to Homer each winter to photograph those bald eagles.

January 27, 2023January 28, 2023Bobcat

Bobcat Portrait, Point Reyes National Seashore

This is a close-up portrait photo of a bobcat, Point Reyes National-Seashore

I photographed this bobcat at Point Reyes a few days ago at sunset. The ranch area has greened up which makes for a better background than is the case in summer and fall when the non-native grasses are all brown and dead.

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023Rhino

White Rhino, Nairobi National Park

This is a photo of a southern white rhino in Nairobi National Park.

A southern white rhino grazes at sunset. There are two species or subspecies of white rhino, the northern white rhino and the southern white rhino. The northern white rhino is down to the last two living individuals, both females, thanks to poaching. The southern white rhino consists of about 16,000 individuals.

January 11, 2023Bobcat

Bobcat, Point Reyes National Seashore

This is a photo of a bobcat on a ridge at Point Reyes National Seashore.

Late one afternoon, a bobcat hunts on a ridge in Point Reyes National Seashore. This bobcat had just caught a gopher moments before, and was now on his way to the second course.

January 4, 2023African Lion

Male Lion, Kenya

This is a photo of a male lion walking in the Ol Kinyei Conservancy in Kenya.

A male lion walks toward the rising sun in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya. These lands are just outside the northern border of the Maasai Mara National Reserve.

December 24, 2022December 24, 2022Bobcat

Bobcat, Point Reyes National Seashore

This is a photo of a bobcat staring at the camera.

I went out to Point Reyes National Seashore yesterday hoping the recent rains had caused the non-native, annual grasses to go from brown to green and they had done so.

This bobcat was unfazed by my presence as it hunted gophers.

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022Leopard

Leopard, Kenya

This is a photo of a leopard in an open area.

I posted this photo a while ago. The sun was setting and, while the color of the vegetation looked great, the leopard’s coat looked “off” color-wise. So, I’ve re-worked it.