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Pelagic Cormorant perched on a cliff wall
Pelagic Cormorant R5 Mark II & RF200-800mm F6.3-9 IS USM Handheld Pelagic Cormorants are mostly dark, medium-to-large aquatic birds known for their long necks, hooked bills, and excellent diving skills, using their webbed feet to hunt fish underwat...
Coyote at Coyote Valley
Coyote on the prowl R5 Mark II & RF200-800mm IS USM Handheld While hiking at Coyote Valley, I came across this valley coyote stalking and following its prey. It looked well fed and healthy. California coyotes (Canis latrans) typically weigh betwe...
Aerials
The first big swell of 2026 is hitting Southern California as we speak and it is firing! I got out of the water just long enough to capture these images at Emma Wood State Beach (Ventura, CA) on Monday, 2/2.
Coyote Valley California.. Light, Shadows and Colors..
Coyote Valley R5 Mark II & RF200-800mm IS USM Handheld The Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve is located 20 miles south of San Jose, California. It offer spectacular views of the Coyote Valley and the Diablo Mountain Range. It's also a home to a p...
Drinking deer
Oh dear. The deer have been drinking again. Taken with T8i at 62mm with an 18-135 1/400, f/8, ISO 125. Steve Thomas
The Red-tailed Hawk, colloquially known as the "Chickenhawk"
Red Tail Hawk R5 Mark II & RF200-800mm IS USM Handheld The Red-tailed Hawk one of the most common hawks in North America. In the United States, it is one of three species colloquially know as the "Chickenhawk"..
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Red-tailed Hawk R5 Mark II & RF200-800mm IS USM Handheld Red-tailed Hawk lording over its pery.
Peregrin Falcon in flight
Peregrine Falcon R5 Mark 2 & RF200-800mm F6.3-9 IS USM Handheld I hardly had enough time to swing my R5 Mark 2 to take this pic as this peregrine falcon buzzed by me. I got him but it was to close to get his entire wing span.
