Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Running through the rain
These plovers are always surprisingly large to me, perhaps since I've most often seen the much smaller snowy and semipalmated plovers. This guy was hanging out with a handful of other shorebirds at Pillar Point Harbor. I have yet to get a really good shot of one of these, and while I was attempting to do that this one decided enough was enough, and he sprinted away. Well actually he sprinted right in front of my in order to get over to some rocks.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Organized chaos -- sanderling takeoff and landing
Watching these birds attempt to stay a step ahead of the waves is always a fun thing to do. Especially when there is a large flock involved, as its great to see them move in unison. But every now and then, they seem to misjudge the incoming water and have to result to a mass takeoff. My challenge on this trip was to attempt to capture the chaos, as well as the beauty, of such a scene. Below is a sequence from the action that followed a single incoming wave.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Quick Post - Sanderlings ahead of the wave
This weekend we took a late afternoon trip out to Point Reyes, and while we were more or less fogged out of the sunset I was hoping for, I did get to spend some time chasing sanderlings on Drake's Beach. I made some attempts to capture the chaos that occurs when a wave finally catches up to these little guys, and I did catch a few interesting frames of takeoffs. This first one is a bit more toned down, when the whole flock was running along the sand in front of the wave-line.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Western burrowing owl in late light
These shots were taken a few weeks back when we went to Cesar Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina to check out the wintering burrowing owls. A mix of overcast skies and breakthrough setting sunlight really gave a nice feel to the scene -- and of course the fresh winter grass is so bright and green this time of year!
Checking out the guy crouching behind the fence:
It was a windy evening, and occasionally the owl looked a little displeased to be so wind-blown.
Checking out the guy crouching behind the fence:
It was a windy evening, and occasionally the owl looked a little displeased to be so wind-blown.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Bufflehead taking flight
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