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Monthly Archives: December 2010
White-crowned Sparrow, Marin County, California
I did some more photographing in our garden recently. In exchange for a little seed, this white-crowned sparrow agreed to pose. I haven’t seen the jackrabbit who used to run around the garden when I was shooting there a couple … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, california, garden, image, jackrabbit, marin county, photo, white-crowned sparrow, wildlife
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
A Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season to all!
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Tagged bison, bull bison, happy holidays, image, lamar valley, mammals, merry christmas, photo, wildlife, yellowstone national park
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Tule Elk, Point Reyes National Seashore
This 7-point bull is exhibiting the Flehmen Response with its head and upper lip raised. Certain species of mammals do this to increase their ability to detect and evaluate scent. It’s a common sight during the mating season, but it … Continue reading
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Tagged bull elk, elk, flehmen response, game animal, image, mammal, photo, point reyes national seashore, tule elk, wildlife
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American Crow, Point Reyes National Seashore
Crows aren’t the most beautiful or colorful birds. The same holds true for ravens. However,they are both blessed with one attribute that would seem to be more important in the wild — intelligence. Studies have shown crows and ravens … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, corvid, corvids, crow, crows, image, intelligence, intelligent, nictitating mebrane, photo, point reyes national seashore, raven, ravens, wildlife
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Mourning Dove, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California
This mourning dove let me get quite close. The coloring of these birds, with their black eyes, teal orbital rings and tans and grays of their bodies, is subtle, but beautiful.
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Tagged birds, california, dove, image, marin county, mourning dove, orbital rings, photo, point reyes national seashore, wildlife
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Acorn Woodpecker, Marin County, California
This acorn woodpecker and its mate nested in this tree cavity next to my friend Jeff’s garage in Inverness this past spring. Jeff kept an eye on the nest, but never saw any young. That’s the way it goes sometimes. … Continue reading
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Tagged acorn woodpecker, birds, california, image, inverness, marin county, nest, photo, wildlife, woodpecker
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My Jackrabbit Friend
A couple of months ago I spent some time photographing birds in our garden. It didn’t take long before I noticed that a jackrabbit spent a lot of time there. I had never noticed it before, but when you … Continue reading
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Tagged black-tailed jackrabbit, california, image, jackrabbit, mammal, marin county, photo, wildlife
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