Category Archives: Fauna

Raptors & John Muir

26 Jul Filed under Birds, Fauna, Flora, Landscapes, Nature. 1 Comment.

Last evening while a good friend and I were in the John Muir National Historic Site for a glimpse of the full moon rising over Mt. Diablo, we met up with a Park Ranger who was going to lead a moonlight walk in the hills … Read More →

Buckwheat & the Bee

23 Jul Filed under Fauna, Flora, Nature, Wildflowers. No comments.

Honeybees again, this time on Buckwheat. Amazingly busy and resourceful creatures.

Mustard & Bee

19 Jul Filed under Botanical Dreaming, Fauna, Flora, Nature, Wildflowers. 2 Comments.

All day long honeybees worked the mustard behind our tent while we stayed at Montaña de Oro. While it’s fairly easy to get photos of them, it’s harder to get nice ones. All too often, I end up with perfectly exposed photos of bee’s butts … Read More →

Little Birds

14 Jun Filed under Birds, Fauna, Nature. 2 Comments.

I took a short, hot hike in a new-to-me part of Mt. Diablo State Park called Macedo Ranch. It was near mid-day, a terrible time to take photographs, but I wanted to see if some changes I had made to my camera would allow me … Read More →

Bald Eagles, Calaveras Reservoir

6 Jun Filed under Birds, Fauna, Nature. 1 Comment.

I was on a gorgeous bike ride Saturday from Sunol to the Calaveras Reservoir and back when I passed a man with a spotting scope. I took a look in the direction it was pointed and saw what appeared to be a Bald Eagle atop … Read More →

Sparrow

11 Apr Filed under Birds, Fauna, Nature, Sea Ranch. No comments.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF500mm f/4L IS USM, 1/400 @ f/11 A White Crowned Sparrow (Zonotricha leucophrys) seen during a morning walk at The Sea Ranch.

I’ll have extra foam on that….

7 Apr Filed under Fauna, Nature, Sea Ranch. 1 Comment.

Several Harbor Seals, waiting in the Sea Ranch Maternity ward, seem to not be bothered at all by blowing sea foam.

Hmmmmmm

18 Mar Filed under Birds, Fauna, Nature. No comments.

JCK_100317_0298 uploaded by admin. Canon EOS 5D Mark II+EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM – f/2.8@1/500 Hummingbirds are really a challenge. I’m going to try to be up to it.

Tundra Swans

9 Dec Filed under Birds, Fauna, Nature. No comments.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x, 1/1250 @ f/5.6

Sandhill Crane in flight

7 Dec Filed under Birds, Fauna, Nature. No comments.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x, 1/800 @ f/8 Taken on Woodbridge road near the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve (aka the Isenberg Sandhill Crane Preserve).

Red Tail

6 Dec Filed under Birds, Fauna, Nature. 1 Comment.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x, 1/800 @ f/5.6 Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x, 1/1000 @ f/5.6 We were fortunate to find a Red Tailed Hawk perched looking for a meal. He stayed atop … Read More →

Joy

6 Dec Filed under Birds, Fauna, Nature. No comments.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x, 1/640 @ f/5.6 Part of pair bonding in Sandhill Cranes involves some spirited jumping. This pair allowed us to get pretty close along Woodbridge road north of Lodi.