Bobcat, Point Reyes National Seashore
I haven’t been out to Point Reyes yet this year. I need tor rectify that. Winter is the best time for wildlife.
Here is one of the bobcats I photographed last winter. I saw him often along Pierce Point Road.
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Favorite Spot To Photograph Elk; Point Reyes National Seashore
I took this photo during the last hour of the day on the side of the road just before the Pierce Point Ranch complex.
The mile or so before the ranch complex is my favorite place in the Seashore for the end of the day. The reason for that is that I can usually find some elk crossing from the west side of Pierce Point Road to the east side of the road then. It’s easy then to position your car close to the elk and with the car between the setting sun and the elk. The backgrounds are usually clean also. Close-up photos like the above are easy there then.
Turkey Vulture, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California
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.
