Western snowy plovers are federally threatened. In Point Reyes, their entire population was recently documented at just 32 birds…

One of the side-benefits of visiting Monterey has been spending time around Moss Landing and Elkhorne Slough…

Hoping they naturally position themselves in a way that allows you to make the portrait you imagined is a real game of patience…

Morro Bay is known as one of the best places in the California to see the recovering sea otter population…

Knowing the chances to see this California native are few and far between, that moment still haunts me…

On a recent road trip, I noticed that San Luis National Wildlife Refuge sat at a perfect stopping point…

Over the past three months, my main focuses have been elephant seals and burrowing owls…

I thought the whole situation was coming to an end when out of nowhere they just erupted into violence…

I’ve been an Amateur Photographer reader for a few years now and this week I was honored they printed a few of my photos…

If there was any doubt this is a special place and must be protected, today was the reassurance anyone should need…

The return of the elephant seals to our coastline is a winter highlight in California…

Showcasing your top nine photos from the year has become an Instagram tradition, but I like picking my own favorites…

In the past couple of months I’ve been lucky enough to spend time photographing two long-tailed weasels…

I’d been there for almost two hours when something gray appeared in the cavity…

When December arrives in California, you can be sure the burrowing owls will too…

Recently, a migratory flock of American White Pelicans has taken up residence at Corte Madera Marsh Ecological Reserve…

As Fall seems to have settled on the Bay Area, there may not be the epic burst of color you see in other places, but the land is changing…

Today though, I was lucky enough to spend time with two species of the genus: a long-tailed weasel and an American badger…

For a change of scenery and an opportunity to see more of the diverse wildlife California has to offer, we went whale watching in Monterey Ba...

It started with a road trip in a rented RV that we figured would allow us to celebrate my 40th birthday while social distancing…