Unusual Mortality
This past weekend, I sadly encountered the body of a sea lion pup washed up on the shore at McClures Beach…
A Missed Opportunity
I didn’t expect the northern lights would ever be visible in California, but this past week, they were … and I missed it!
World Book Day, 2024
This year, I thought I’d share five of the best I’d read in the last twelve months, plus a bonus children’s book…
Beach Masters
With their pendulous noses, blubbery mass, and scarred chest plates, Northern Elephant Seals aren’t known for chiseled good looks…
Bay Area Salamanders
There are a couple of lakes in the Mount Tamalpais Watershed where I can easily find salamanders at this time of year…
Perfect Conditions
Not perfect light and weather conditions, but for someone starved of photo opportunities, I couldn’t have asked for more…
Pick-up Shots
To maximize limited photography time, I’ll focus on what I call ‘pick-up shots’…
Top 9, 2023
In 2023, I took far fewer wildlife photos than normal, but I was able to see some new species and try out some new techniques…
Bearly Visible
In California, there are bears everywhere! They’re on hats, shirts, snow globes, and they’re emblazoned on our state flag…
Tarantulas
As one of the iconic species living in our state, tarantulas have been on my photography wishlist for a long time…
A Family Affair
As soon as I arrived, I was greeted with the heartwarming sight of a mother and her two young pups…
Excellence in Landscapes
This past weekend, I was honored to collect an award for second place in the Marin County Fair’s Fine Photography competition…
Adams at the de Young
Adams’ work is so ubiquitous that I honestly wasn’t sure how much I’d get from it. I shouldn’t have underestimated the experience…
Gavin, the Whale
The third whale, however, was identified as HW-MN0502801, and he or she was determined to be new to science…
World Book Day
For World Book Day, I thought I would share ten of the best nature and photography-related books I’ve read recently…
I’m Newt Here
Three species of newt call the Bay Area home, but the two I’ve had regular success finding in the streams that feed a nearby lake are California newts and rough-skinned newts…
Happy newt year
January was a wet month in the Bay Area, and whenever we’re lucky enough to get rain, my mind wanders to newts…
Top 9, 2022
Whenever I pick my favorite nine nature images from the year, the ones I gravitate towards aren’t always the ones that look the best in a small grid…