Category Archives: wildlife photography

The Walking Loon

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

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 →

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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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How to keep your kayak from sinking using a burrito and band-aids

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

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 →

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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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Kayaking Drake’s Estero: A tour of photos

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

New If you’ve kayaked Tomales Bay, you have not kayaked Drake’s Estero. The Estero is unlike anywhere else I know of, especially if you are strong of mind and body and decide to kayak a little farther. An amazing astounding … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a photo #77: Sea Lion Tongues

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

New I have not seen many Sea Lion tongues in my time. This is one of the few. I believe this is actually a Stellar Sea Lion, one of two species we have here in California. I wish this image … Continue reading →

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