Jim Coda Nature Photography

January 3, 2011Uncategorized

Lesser Goldfinch, Marin County, California

Photo of goldfinch. — Goldfinch in the Garden

Here is another photo from our garden. I decided to do a poster series of birds like I did last summer of Yellowstone wildlife. The Yellowstone posters are available at The Paradise Gallery in Gardiner, Montana. The bird posters are now available at Wild Birds Unlimited, Novato, California. I had never been in a Wild Birds Unlimited store before the Novato store opened this past summer. It is very nice and the people are very knowledgeable. If you’re interested in attracting and feeding wild birds and there is a Wild Birds Unlimited store near you, then you probably already know how good they are. But, if you have one nearby and haven’t checked it out, you should.

Poster featuring a lesser goldfinch. — Lesser Goldfinch Poster

December 30, 2010Uncategorized

White-crowned Sparrow, Marin County, California

A white-crowned sparrow sits on a branch. — A white-crowned sparrow perches on a lichen-covered oak branch.

I did some more photographing in our garden recently. In exchange for a little seed, this white-crowned sparrow agreed to pose. I haven’t seen the jackrabbit who used to run around the garden when I was shooting there a couple of months ago. I hope he is OK.

December 25, 2010Uncategorized

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Photo of bison walking through snow. — Trail Blazer, Yellowstone National Park

A Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday season to all!

December 23, 2010Uncategorized

Tule Elk, Point Reyes National Seashore

Photo of a bull tule elk exhibiting the flehmen response. — Tule Elk near sunset, Point Reyes National Seashore; Love Is in the Air

This 7-point bull is exhibiting the Flehmen Response with its head and upper lip raised. Certain species of mammals do this to increase their ability to detect and evaluate scent. It’s a common sight during the mating season, but it can occur any time of the year. This photo was taken in mid December, well past the end of the rut.

December 19, 2010Uncategorized

American Crow, Point Reyes National Seashore

American Crow Sits on Post — American Crow, Point Reyes National Seashore

Crows aren’t the most beautiful or colorful birds. The same holds true for ravens. However,they are both blessed with one attribute that would seem to be more important in the wild — intelligence. Studies have shown crows and ravens to be among the most intelligent of all birds. What I like about this photo is the effect from the eye’s nictitating membrane.

December 13, 2010Uncategorized

Mourning Dove, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California

A mourning dove sits on a barbed wire fence. — Mourning Dove, Point Reyes National Seashore

This mourning dove let me get quite close. The coloring of these birds, with their black eyes, teal orbital rings and tans and grays of their bodies, is subtle, but beautiful.

December 7, 2010Uncategorized

Acorn Woodpecker, Marin County, California

Photo of an acorn woodpecker peering out of its nest cavity. — A male acorn woodpecker looks out of its nest.

This acorn woodpecker and its mate nested in this tree cavity next to my friend Jeff’s garage in Inverness this past spring. Jeff kept an eye on the nest, but never saw any young. That’s the way it goes sometimes.

They are colorful birds. Their habit of storing acorn nuts in the holes they create in trees, fences and anything else made of wood can make them unpopular when they decide to store their nuts in the wood siding of a house.

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