Wildlife oil spill experts are on the scene in Louisiana, setting up emergency centers and assessing the damage from the Deepwater Horizon spill.
Archives for April 2010
A Different Kind of Bear: Woolly
It’s sometimes hard to believe the stories about caterpillar swarms so large, their leaf crunching wakes people in the mornings …
Golden Gate Pigeon
Snapped this through a mist at Crissy Field — a resting pigeon with a backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge. I liked the scrim effect behind this bird. And, of course, the iconic San Francisco nature of the pigeon’s setting.
A Jumper
This Red-Backed Jumping Spider was in “I’m outta here” mode before my lens even moved in.
The Peregrine Nest Cam is Back
Last year was a bitch for San Francisco’s Peregrine parents. None of their three fledglings survived life in the city.
Nest Bound
This Robin was building a nest, low in a trellis at a public park. I kept my distance while shooting this image, but kept wishing she would reconsider the positioning of the nest.
Faces in Food
If I could find more faces in food, this would be a regular series.
59 Minutes with the Raynox
That means 59 minutes of lunch hour when I could have been eating, drinking, working, napping but was instead, roaming a garden with my FZ50 and Raynox in hand.
High Tech Wildlife Rehab
The view from the Marine Mammal Center’s visiting area, above the rehab pens for sea lions and other Marine Mammals.
Mixed Use, Pelican Style
You know that I’m into “mixed use” and reclamation as it relates to creating viable, urban habitat for wildlife. Seeing a goose, for example, with its wings outstretched against a backdrop of Port of Oakland shipping cranes is just awesome to me …
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