During some walks while I stayed at Mill Valley, California (just north of San Francisco), I visited Bothin Marsh Preserve and got to photograph a number of shore birds, including these Willets and they foraged in the mud flats. I think the first three are…
I got to see plenty of Harbor Seals while I was in Washington… I even got to dive with a few… but it wasn’t until I was in Cambria, California that I managed to get some decent photos. This group kept a watchful eye on…
Pikas are small rodents (most closely related to rabbits) that live in colder climates in Asia and North America. The ones I saw are American Pikas and tend to live at higher elevations in the western USA – so I saw them while in Colorado.…
Bird photography can be really difficult sometimes. Getting close enough to get good detail, getting the right focus when the birds don’t stop moving for long, getting the right lighting (which usually means lots of light to allow for a fast enough shutter speed). But…
I was also able to photograph some lizards in the Canyon of the Ancients National Monument.
One snowy morning on Whidbey Island was a very good day for spotting Bald Eagles…
The last in this little tour of jays across the USA is the Steller’s Jay which can be found in the western part of the US, and these ones in particular are of the Pacific Coastal subset which can be identified by the blue streaks…
Today’s jay – the Canada or Grey Jay – was found during a hike in Olympic National Park. I decided to do a relatively short hike up Mount Storm King. Once at the top I was greeted with a bit of a crowd (I think…
This week we’ll take a look at three different jays from across the country… Today we’ll start with the Florida Scrub Jay – endemic to only Florida it is obviously a fairly uncommon bird. I managed to find a handful of them while hiking around…
