Category Archives: birds

Bath time: A feathered adventure in photos

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

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 →

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Falconus Interuptus: A photographic story of Two Tails and a Peregrine

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

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 →

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Warning: No Lifeguard On Duty

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

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 →

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The Male Kestrel: An essay of photos

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

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 →

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Male Kestrels: A sneak peak photo

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

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 →

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Female Kestrels in flight: An essay of photos

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

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 →

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Anatomy of a photo: yellowlegs

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

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 →

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Anatomy of a photo #78:The American Avocet

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

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 →

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Anatomy of a photo #73: The Common Murre

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

New The Common Murre (Uria aalge) is not a rare bird on Tomales Bay, but neither is it as common as its name might imply. I see them with some regularity on the quiet waters of this slightly inland area, … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

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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Anatomy of a photo #70: Great Egret Hunting

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

New As I look through images, deciding what to use in my Anatomy of a Photo series, I notice more and more that many of my favorite wildlife images were taken either in deep shadow, or on foggy and cloudy … Continue reading →

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The Klamath Basin: My introduction to lava tubes, and I am told where to find the eagles

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

New I had only seen the narrow strips of land within my headlights on my drive into Lava Beds National Monument, so when I woke, it was to an unfamiliar landscape. Volcanic rock, scrub and trees dominated the nearby landscape, … Continue reading →

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