From Toddler to Teenager in Two Weeks
From Toddler to Teenager in Two Weeks:The Childhood of Brandt’s CormorantsPoint Lobos State ParkCarmel, CAJune 25, 2021 Since mid-April, I’d been driving to Point Lobos weekly so I could [...]
Protecting Ones Nest Egg
Protecting Ones Nest EggPoint Lobos State ParkCarmel, CASpring 2021 Witnessing a bird’s egg cradled in a nest is enough of a rarity to make each sighting thrilling. It can [...]
Great Big Great Blue Heron Babies
Santa Cruz Harbor, Santa Cruz, CAJune 2, 2021 I had heard there were great blue heron nests in the trees by the Santa Cruz Harbor. It took me [...]
Pupping Season for Pacific Harbor Seals
Pupping Season for Pacific Harbor SealsMonterey Bay, CA Beginning in February and extending through April, harbor seals give birth to pups. They are the most common seal in this [...]
When Sky and Trees Become Water
When Sky and Trees Become WaterZayante Creek, Felton, CAMay 26, 2021 When I am not photographing wildlife or wildflowers, I often look for beauty in the abstract patterns of [...]
Pelagic Cormorants Shine!
Point Lobos State ParkCarmel-by-the Sea, CAMay 3, 2021 In mid April, I discovered a large nesting colony of Brandt’s Cormorants within easy viewing at Point Lobos State Park [...]
May 23, 2021 – Photograph of the Day
Red-shouldered Hawk and Scrub Jay Have a Face-offMay 23, 2021 Zayante Trail, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, CA Today I went on my first birding hike with the [...]
Flowers Still Bloom
Flowers Still BloomMarch 2021 My photography obsessions gravitate to what is available, to the aspect of nature that is either nearby, accessible or is reaching its seasonal peak. The [...]
The Waves Keep Coming
I admit it. I confess. I am a waveholic. I can't get enough waves. My well-being seems to depend on them. My wild nature feeds off them. Currently, I [...]
A Panoply of Wetland Birds
A Panoply of Wetland BirdsMarch 2-4, 2021Merced National Wildlife Refuge, Merced, California Although I went to Merced Wildlife Refuge specifically seeking the great wintering flocks of Sandhill Cranes and [...]