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Anatomy of a photo #72: The White-tailed Kite’s Tongue

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

New I captured this photograph (it is one of many) of a White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) cleaning its beak, after I had watched it devour a mouse. For eighteen minutes, I lay on the damp, almost marshy ground, unmoving while I … Continue reading →

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Giacomini Wetlands: An essay of photos and brief history

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

The auction has ended and I’ve been auctioned off by the group (Point Reyes National Seashore Association -PRNSA) that is responsible for the restoration of the wetlands pictured below, and for making them a part of that same National Seashore. … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a photo #52: Marsh hawk hunting the wetlands

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

This picture is a bit older, it’s from the early days of the Giacomini Wetlands, when they had only just recently breached the levies for the last time, returning the pastureland back to the tidal flats that it had once … Continue reading →

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