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This speedy red-shouldered hawk was on the move as soon as I spotted it, hunting along the coastline!
My store is live on @etsy! I am so excited to be selling canvases of my photos! Go check it out by going to my website and selecting “shop”! See a photo on my website that you think would look great on your wall but isn’t on the E
Gooood morning!! Sea otter stretch!!! 📸 Captured from shore with a telephoto lens
Can you tell what this otter is munching on? I’ll give you a hint, they are abundant at Elkhorn Slough!
Here in Monterey Bay, CA, we are lucky to have a year-round resident population of Harbor Seals! Harbor Seals can be found swimming and hunting amongst the kelp forest, or “hauled out” like this one here. Harbor Seals haul out to rest, of
What do sea otters do when the surf gets high? Keep eating! These voracious eaters need to consume about 25% of their body weight in food every day! (For reference, humans eat about 2% of their body weight each day). This is one of the many reason
This mother sea otter was busy foraging for food when she noticed her pup had fallen asleep and was drifting away. Swipe to see what happened! P.S. these photos are not the greatest but I figured I’d share them anyways! I hope everyone is h
BROWN PELICANS!!! Which of these photos is your favorite? See that massive throat pouch? It can hold up to three gallons of water! Brown Pelicans are the only “plunge divers,” meaning they dive from the surface (from up to 60 ft above th
Fierce mother guarding her chicks! In fact, I saw her dive bombing multiple tourists who got just a little too close. If you’ve ever had a western gull fly towards you’re head, it’s actually pretty intimidating. The tourists thou
Sleepy otter 🦦 (photo captured from a distance with a telephoto lens) Otters are critically important to their ecosystems - which, if you’ve followed me for a while- you’ve heard me say many times! If you’re new here, check out s
A southern sea otter munching on a crab! This was the first photo I have been able to go out and take in a while. I love photography so much, and it has been bumming me out that I haven’t been out shooting as much as I would like to recently. I
Hello little Striped Shore Crab! These small crabs are common along the coastlines here in Monterey. In fact, they can be found on rocky coastlines from Oregon to Ensenada, Mexico. Although you may spot one during the day- they are actually much mor
See the white dot in the water? That’s actually a 20-30 ft boat! I was recently able to visit Nāpali Coast on a trip to Kauai. Incredibly beautiful, this spectacular coastline is sacred to the Hawaiian people. Created by volcanic eruptions an
I’ll be the first to admit I still have a lot to learn about underwater photography... but I sure had fun photographing this beautiful Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle in Kauai! I learned while visiting Kauai that this turtle species is the most com
This mama and pup sure were incredible to watch! When I first spotted them, the mother was busy foraging and the pup would just wait at the surface for mom to return. But after a few dives, the pup got curious and began diving as well! After a few tr
When I first reviewed this photo, I was so excited to see the detail in the sea otter’s eye! The warm light from the sunset landed just right to allow me to see so much detail! Want to learn more about sea otter vision? @seaottersavvy has a w
Happy Earth Day! This photo gave me a good laugh when I uploaded it to my computer. Check out those canines (long, sharp teeth found in many mammals) Otter teeth are important to their survival in crucial ways! Adult otters have about 32 teeth that
One of my very favorite times of the year is here... HARBOR SEAL PUPPING SEASON! These pups are absolutely adorable! In the past few days, there have been quite a few births, and there are now about 22 harbor seal pups in the Hopkins beach area! The