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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 and coyotes, plus many bird species.  All of my photography has been in the ranching area of the park.  On January 9, 2025, a settlement was announced to significantly reduce cattle in the park.  It will be interesting to see how that improves vegetation quality, water quality and wildlife numbers.

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Bull Elk Near San Francisco

A bull elk ruminates on Tomales Point.
Bull Elk, Tomales Point

I photographed this bull Tule elk in the Elk Reserve at Point Reyes National Seashore a couple of weeks ago.   The bulls are dropping their antlers there now.  This bull may no longer have his.  If elk have egos I wonder how the bulls feel when they lose their antlers?

Those of us who live in the San Francisco Bay Area and like to see wildlife are very fortunate to have Point Reyes nearby.  We are certain to see Tule elk and Black-tailed deer at Point Reyes.  We have a very good chance of seeing coyotes and bobcats.  We can see whales off the coast and marine mammals, such as elephant seals, on the shore.   We can see all sorts of bird life, including peregrine falcons.   I can’t think of another large metropolitan area that has all of these wildlife species nearby.