Category Archives: Sea Ranch

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.

..then, turn left at the coast

7 Apr Filed under Landscapes, Sea Ranch. No comments.

I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen a contrail like this though it must happen all the time.

Solomon’s Seal

6 Apr Filed under Flora, Nature, Sea Ranch. 1 Comment.

Found on a trail at Sea Ranch. Perfect, new leaves.

‘shrooms in an odd place

26 Jan Filed under Creativity, Flora, Nature, Sea Ranch. No comments.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM, 1/2 @ f/32 While walking in a light rain up at The Sea Ranch on the Monarch Trail we spotted this trio of tiny mushrooms growing out of the side of a massive fence post. … Read More →

Fresh Break

25 Jan Filed under Creativity, Flora, Nature, Sea Ranch. No comments.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM, 1/25 @ f/8

The apocalypse is nigh

1 Dec Filed under Citiscapes, Events, Nocturnes, Sea Ranch. No comments.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM, 1/125 @ f/4 The town of Gualala on the north coast has a Trucker’s Light Parade on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. There are two categories of entrants: Big Rigs and Pickups with Trailers. Perhaps the … Read More →

Milky Way over Sea Ranch

6 Oct Filed under Creativity, Landscapes, Nature, Nocturnes, Sea Ranch. No comments.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + 15-30mm, 30″ @ f/3.5 This is my first attempt at night photography. The camera can see more than I can and I like it.

‘shroom

23 Feb Filed under Botanical Dreaming, Nature, Sea Ranch. No comments.

Yellow ‘shroom uploaded by admin. Up at Sea Ranch, the shrooms are starting to rise. Canon EOS 5D Mark II – f/8 @ 1/100

Sea Ranch: Curlews

4 Sep Filed under Birds, Nature, Sea Ranch. No comments.

Curlew Pair uploaded by admin. I remember reading in an Art Morris book that a great perspective to shoot shore birds is at their level. I didn’t quite lay down on the sand but got pretty close. To the best of my ability to ident … Read More →

Raptors: Northern Harrier?

3 Sep Filed under Birds, Nature, Sea Ranch. No comments.

Northern Harrier uploaded by admin. On our way home from Sea Ranch, there’s series of switchbacks where highway one descends from perhaps 600-800′ down to sea level. Near the top, one can often see raptors. This day, we were treated to this fellow chasing a … Read More →

Unperturbed

23 Jul Filed under Birds, Landscapes, Nature, Sea Ranch. No comments.

Unperturbed uploaded by admin. My experience with quail is that they are shy and sensitive, fleeing at the approach of humans. This fellow seemed to be oblivious to me and to the golfer just behind. Perhaps he was standing gurad.