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This site is dedicated to wildlife and landscape photography.
This red-winged blackbird doesn’t have the yellow median coverts most red-wings have. The medians are black. It is called “bicolored” and exists in much of California. What I find interesting here is that he is exposing a beautiful yellow-orange color to the base of the lesser coverts.
Here is another photo of the badger cubs I found a few days ago. The dominant cub is clearly visible. The other cub is partially obscured by vegetation with its back to the viewer. Note that when viewed from behind its fur is almost indistinguishable from the mound of earth.
I saw this bobcat a few days ago in Point Reyes National Seashore. I had previously seen him a couple of times in March. I named him “Handsome Bob” then because he had very distinctive spots and stripes. When I saw him the other day he had no problem with my car stopping. I was there maybe 10 minutes when another photographer parked. Bob was still unconcerned. About 5 minute later a third car stopped. That was his limit. Bob went from being relaxed to tense and then did a quick disappearing act. I’m now thinking of him also as “Three Car Bob.” In this photo Handsome Bob has his rump on a rodent mound and his legs in the burrow.
I think that for every female or sub-adult male red-winged blackbird that gets photographed there must be 100 adult males that are photographed. The adult males are quite striking with their red epaulets. But I think the females and sub-adult males are beautiful as well. It’s just more subtle.
Whenever I photograph a bobcat I try to determine its sex. I usually get a good enough look to be able to tell. This one is obviously a male. Even if I couldn’t determine its sex in the normal way, I’d assume this one to be a male based simply on the shoulder muscles. For some reason, the vast majority of bobcats I see are males.
I see barn swallows flitting all over at Point Reyes. When I saw this male on barbed wire I was happy to photograph him. There was a male on a post next to him. I don’t normally like to photograph birds on wire, but I liked the way the rust on the wire complemented his colors.
I can’t believe my luck. Yesterday I found a second badger den in the last 7 days at Point Reyes National Seashore. There are two cubs and this one is the more aggressive. Here it’s enjoying a roll on the entrance mound.
