Tag Archives: wildlife

Welcome to Maine

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

The trees are growing bare, but there is still some color hanging in there, giving us at least a taste of fall before the winds of Hurricane Sandy make it up here in a few days to strip the branches … Continue reading →

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Birds in Flight: Part II

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

A special thanks to Donna from Garden Walk, Garden Talk for taking me to task on never having continued my Birds in Flight series, since it is a topic that I really enjoy. Flight is such an integral part of … Continue reading →

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Chickadee in a spider’s web

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

One day while kayaking with a friend, I saw something I never imagined to see. A Chestnut-backed Chickadee with its wind stuck in a spider’s web. There were actually many of these thick spiderwebs around, and several chickadees, but only … Continue reading →

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Silhouettes: An essay in photos

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

I was feeling a little inspired by my post of a few days ago- Silhouettes on the water, and thought I would post some of the silhouettes I’ve photographed over the ages. And if any of you would like to … Continue reading →

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Photographing the common in preparation for the uncommon

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

One of the greatest aids to becoming a good photographer is to create images of what you find around you. Photograph what interests you, what you can find easily in your day to day life. We are used to seeing … Continue reading →

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Photographing a skunk… sort of

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

I sometimes wonder what it says about me, that when I see this- I do not turn my own tail and head the other direction. Instead, if it is not already in my hand, I grab my camera and set … Continue reading →

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Sea Otters: A micro movie of a mother and child

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

I’ve been enjoying a little vacation in Monterey, and in addition to taking many, many photographs of this beautiful area and its abundant marine life, I have also been keeping on with my wildlife video experiments… Hopefully this doesn’t fall … Continue reading →

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White-crowned Sparrow: a short video

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

A bit of editing to do yet, before I can post the video of the Long-tailed Weasel, so I thought I would share a short video I was able to shoot while watching the weasels, of a male White-crowned Sparrow. … Continue reading →

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Long-tailed Weasel… at last!

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

For years I’ve been trying to get photographs of a Long-tailed Weasel, but all I’ve ever seen was a frozen figure an instant before it disappeared or a dead one on the side of the road. I’ve had a couple … Continue reading →

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Approaching wild animals, without walking towards them

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

The key to approaching wild animals, is to remember that they are wild. Profound isn’t it? Well, for this lesson, it boils down to this- if you walk directly towards an animal, that is an aggressive form of behavior. In … Continue reading →

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Bobcats: An essay in photos

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

Over the years I have come across many bobcats. The most meanigful encounters I have had were while kayaking. Most of my photographs of bobcats were taken in the Point Reyes National Seashore. Here are some of those images- And … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a photo #22: Bobcat stalking the shores of Tomales Bay

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

This image was in a recent photo essay that I posted, and due to its popularity, I am going to write a little about what went into capturing this image. First of all this photo was taken from my kayak. … Continue reading →

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