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Snow Geese and Ross’ Geese, sunrise blastoff, Bo

Snow Geese and Ross’ Geese, sunrise blastoff, Bosque del Apache NWR

Sandhill Crane motion study, Bosque del Apache NWR

Sandhill Crane motion study, Bosque del Apache NWR

A nice headthrowing pelican this morning. I have b

A nice headthrowing pelican this morning. I have been practicing my bird photography lately in prep for a visit to Bosque del Apache this weekend.

Inquisitive near-adult male sea lion, just startin

Inquisitive near-adult male sea lion, just starting to get his sagittal crest but not yet a meanie. I used my Nikonos 1:3 framer for this shot to ensure whiskers were in the plane of focus.

Female sea lion with fishing line cutting into her

Female sea lion with fishing line cutting into her skin, Baja

I've been using Sony gear since May. If you are So

I've been using Sony gear since May. If you are Sony-curious, I have thoughts... https://www.oceanlight.com/log/wildlife-photography-with-the-sony-alpha-one-and-sony-200-600-lens.html

Two Elephants, Amboseli, Kenya

Two Elephants, Amboseli, Kenya

Virabhadrasana III, Warrior 3 pose #pelicanyoga

Virabhadrasana III, Warrior 3 pose #pelicanyoga

Young sea gull spreads its wings

Young sea gull spreads its wings

Masks? We ain't got no masks. We don't need no m

Masks?
We ain't got no masks.
We don't need no masks.
We don't have to wear no stinking masks!
(with apologies to the Treasure of the Sierra Madre)

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I looked in the dictionary under “Chonky” and

I looked in the dictionary under “Chonky” and there was a picture of this guy

San Diego downtown at dawn this morning. Not sure

San Diego downtown at dawn this morning. Not sure what I was doing at this hour, Starbucks wasn’t even open yet.

Point La Jolla dawn, the Cove and a bit of Childre

Point La Jolla dawn, the Cove and a bit of Children’s Pool

“Well, if you were directly above him, how could

“Well, if you were directly above him, how could you see him?”
“Because I was inverted.”
"No, he was, man. It was a really great move. He was inverted.”

This is a beautiful female sea lion. She had a you

This is a beautiful female sea lion. She had a young one following her around, which I will assume is her pup. What are those marks? They looked to me to be wounds but I was not able to see for sure. I see such marks on sea lions often and wonder what caused them.

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The last two days in a nutshell. It’s my favorit

The last two days in a nutshell. It’s my favorite time of the diving year.

The Seal Whisperer in her element, Coronados was r

The Seal Whisperer in her element, Coronados was really great this morning.

Young white shark, South Neptune Islands, Australi

Young white shark, South Neptune Islands, Australia

Young sea lion, La Jolla Cove

Young sea lion, La Jolla Cove

Sea lions pack onto a ledge during the big swell o

Sea lions pack onto a ledge during the big swell of the past couple days.

Pelicans were flying all over La Jolla this mornin

Pelicans were flying all over La Jolla this morning as a result of the big waves and Santa Ana winds.

Backlighting reveals the structure of a mola’s d

Backlighting reveals the structure of a mola’s dorsal fin.

Marsh Pride lioness at dusk, Kenya

Marsh Pride lioness at dusk, Kenya

La Jolla Cove sampler from the other morning

La Jolla Cove sampler from the other morning

Flamingo on the wing, Amboseli, Kenya

Flamingo on the wing, Amboseli, Kenya

Mother and two cubs. Marsh Pride, Kenya

Mother and two cubs. Marsh Pride, Kenya

Little cub leads the way. The Marsh Pride of lions

Little cub leads the way. The Marsh Pride of lions, Maasai Mara, Kenya

Downtown San Diego, Fiesta Island, Mission Bay, Sa

Downtown San Diego, Fiesta Island, Mission Bay, San Diego Bay, Coronado Bridge, and Tijuana in the distance. Clear morning view this a.m. from Mt Soledad

Elephants and heat shimmer on dry lake bed, Ambose

Elephants and heat shimmer on dry lake bed, Amboseli, Kenya

Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe

Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe

How does a lilac-breasted roller flex? By showing

How does a lilac-breasted roller flex? By showing off his cricket-catch. Greater Maasai Mara, Kenya

Lion wondering what the humans are doing past thei

Lion wondering what the humans are doing past their bedtime, greater Maasai Mara, Kenya. I used absurd ISO to shoot lions in pitch black night handheld and managed one keeper, extreme noise reduction was used which made the colors kind of weird. It was so dark the camera wouldn't focus. The lion is lit by someones iphone I think.

Milky Way over Crater Lake and Wizard Island. I ju

Milky Way over Crater Lake and Wizard Island. I just printed this 3’x4’ and it looks amazing and noise was well-controlled, pretty clean

Singular elephant awash in a pastel Amboseli sunse

Singular elephant awash in a pastel Amboseli sunset

Terns against big surf in La Jolla this morning

Terns against big surf in La Jolla this morning

West End Catalina Island. Some of my favorite kelp

West End Catalina Island. Some of my favorite kelp forests are right down there at the very tip of the island.

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