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Monthly Archives: October 2011
The Walking Loon
New It sounds like the name of a micro-brew beer or a smaller wineries label, but it is actually something that grudgingly happens in nature. You see, loons aren’t really made to walk. Their build… not designed for walking. Ponderous … Continue reading
Posted in kayak photography, loons, nature photography, Photo Essay
Tagged kayak, nature, photography, Red-throated loon, wildlife, yellow-billed loon
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Bath time: A feathered adventure in photos
New Today’s post is simply a fun series of images of Black Turnstones (a shorebird that we commonly have here on Tomales Bay) taking a bath. I captured these photographs from my kayak on a grey and foggy day.I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in black turnstone, kayak photography, nature photography, Photo Essay, wildlife photography
Tagged bath, bird, black turnstone, kayak, nature, photography
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Falconus Interuptus: A photographic story of Two Tails and a Peregrine
New This story begins as many of my photography adventures do “I was paddling my kayak along the shores of Tomales Bay, taking pictures of whatever I saw of interest, when…” “My camera swung up, and I followed it. Click. … Continue reading
Posted in kayak photography, nature photography, raptors
Tagged kayak, nature, peregrine falcon, photography, red-tailed hawk, wildlife
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Warning: No Lifeguard On Duty
New I’ll let people make their own judgment on what this photograph means, as I feel that it is pretty self explanatory. I will however mention a detail or two about how it was captured, as from just looking at … Continue reading
Posted in kayak photography, nature photography, photography, vulture, wildlife photography
Tagged beach, bird, kayak, nature, photography, turkey vulture, wildlife
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Morning trail
New This image is nothing special, but it is one I enjoy. It’s from an early morning hike on along the road to Limantour Beach in the Point Reyes National Seashore. I want to keep it simple this morning, just … Continue reading
The Male Kestrel: An essay of photos
New In my last post I showed photos of a female Kestrel, and then discussed some of the identifying characteristics that we could see. Today, I will be showing my photographs of male Kestrels, and describing some of the ways … Continue reading
Posted in kestrel, nature photography, Photo Essay, photography, raptors, wildlife photography
Tagged bird, bird ID, falcon, kestrel, nature, photography, wildlife
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How to keep your kayak from sinking using a burrito and band-aids
No duct tape for me, although I was wishing for some at first. I’m glad now that I didn’t have any. It forced me to become so creative that my girlfriend accused me of going “all MacGyver” when I told … Continue reading
Male Kestrels: A sneak peak photo
I won’t have time to finish tomorrow’s post about male Kestrels and identifying them, before I head out kayaking very early tomorrow morning, so I will give you a sneak peak photograph. See if you can notice any differences between … Continue reading
Posted in kestrel, nature photography, wildlife photography
Tagged bird, male kestrel, nature, photography, plumage, wildlife
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Female Kestrels in flight: An essay of photos
New Kestrels are a fun, marvelous little bird to watch. They are the smallest raptor we have here in the United States (although not by much, a female kestrel can actually be larger than a male Merlin or male Sharp-shinned … Continue reading
Posted in kestrel, Photo Essay, photography, raptors, wildlife photography
Tagged bits, falcon, kestrel, nature, photography, wildlife
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Anatomy of a photo: yellowlegs
New These Yellowlegs moved into a restored wetland near where I live. (Details of the wetland restoration can be read at Giacomini Wetlands: History and Photos.) They are a very good sign, because they would only be there if there … Continue reading
Anatomy of a photo #78:The American Avocet
New The American Avocet is one of our long legged wading shorebirds. Proportionally its legs are closer to those of a Stilt than to one of the Sandpipers. They like to winter near where I live, so on occasion it … Continue reading
My babies are coming home today!
My babies should be coming home today. That is, my two main camera bodies have been at the factory for over two weeks. I’ve had to rely on lesser cameras and rentals during that time, but finally they are being … Continue reading
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