Christmas Squirrel
December 19, 2011 11 Comments
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Mountain Bluebird
December 5, 2011 9 Comments
Mountain Bluebird – Avra Valley, Arizona, USA
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Nikon N90S SLR, Nikkor AF Zoom-NIKKOR 80-200mm f-2.8D ED, Polariod SprintScan 4000
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The Polar Bear
March 26, 2011 4 Comments
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This image of a polar bear was taken in the far North, that is North of Los Feliz Boulevard in the upper reaches of the Griffith Park Zoo in Los Angeles, California. Although a captive bear, he seems to have retained most of his pride as a great predator of the Arctic. Never have polar bears been in more trouble than today. Let’s hope we never see a day when there are no polar bears remaining in their natural habitat. Defenders of Wildlife
Minolta SR-T 101 SLR, 50 mm Minolta lens, Kodak Plus X 125 Professional 35 mm b&w film, scanned on Polaroid Sprintscan 4000 film scanner. Exposure not recorded.
Dolphin off Santa Barbara
November 28, 2010 7 Comments
Dolphin off Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara, California, USA
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I get to see a lot of dolphins and sea lions when I take my kayak out on Santa Monica Bay. On occasion, I have even found myself sitting in the middle of an inquisitive pod watching as the dolphins jumped out of the water to get a better look at me and my yak. You can only get a true sense of the speed, power, and beauty of these magnificent animals when up close like that.
This image was taken while hanging over the bow of a catamaran, whale watching boat about halfway between Santa Barbara and Anacapa Island. It was my favorite shot of the day. This particular dolphin was having fun racing the boat. As soon as he passed the bow, he gleefully went airborne and I caught him just as he broke the surface of the water. We saw 31 humpback whales that day and hundreds of dolphins and sea lions.
Nikon N90S SLR, Nikkor AF Zoom-NIKKOR 80-200mm f-2.8D ED, Kodak Kodachrome 64 35 mm transparency film, Polariod SprintScan 4000 film scanner exposure not recorded, handheld.
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Ducks In A Row
May 24, 2010 4 Comments
“To the complaint, There are no people in these photographs, I respond, There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer.” - Ansel Adams
Ducks In A Row – Point Sal, California, USA
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Nikon N90S SLR, AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D, Kodachrome 64 transparency film scanned on Kodak Sprintscan 4000 scanner, Manfrotto 3221 tripod, Manfrotto 3265 pistol grip ball head.
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Killing of Last U.S. Jaguar a Crime
January 28, 2010 2 Comments
From Endangered Earth: Confirming our worst fears — and supporting our lawsuit against the Arizona Fish and Game Department — the inspector general’s office last week released its long-awaited investigation into the death of Macho B, the last known American jaguar, originally requested by the Center and Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.). The report concluded that the state agency lacked the necessary permits to capture jaguars, that its employees and contractors appeared to have purposefully and criminally captured Macho B, and that it intimidated federal biologists who were concerned about the agency’s reckless behavior. It also concluded that critical evidence was destroyed because a key U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision-maker ordered a “cosmetic necropsy” without knowing what the word necropsy means.
As a result of Game and Fish’s bungling, Macho B was killed in 2009. The Center has sued the agency to prevent additional capturing and killing of jaguars.
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Wolf #527
November 14, 2009 3 Comments
“527 was a wolf that marched to the beat of a very different drummer.” As a yearling, 527 left the Druids to join the Slough pack — where she quickly became the beta (second-in-command) female. Then in 2007, she and a male wolf set off to found their own pack — the Cottonwood Creek pack — where she became the alpha (first-in-command) female.
As a leader of the Cottonwood pack, 527 was known to be a master of survival strategies. While four other packs that inhabited the same area suffered dismal fates, her pack thrived. As her biographer recounts, “She was a genius wolf in her tactics. Strategy was her game and she was a master at it. She would return to feed her pups in the dark of night because she would not take the risk of crossing the road.”
But in the end, despite 527′s “unbelievable survival strategies,” this resilient wolf “was not able to outthink a rifle” and was killed on October 3 when Montana unleashed its first public wolf hunt in modern times.
Since the public hunts began, 156 wolves in the Northern Rockies have met 527′s fate. And over the next year, more than 500 wolves could be shot to death by hunters and government agents … reducing the region’s wolf population by a staggering 40 percent!
But the story doesn’t have to end as sadly as 527′s life – if everyone who cares about wolves speaks out against this carnage now.
So please take a moment to join the national outcry to save wolves. Just click this link to tell the Interior Secretary to put wolves back on the Endangered Species list.
Thank you for helping these courageous animals.
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Mexican Gray Wolf
August 7, 2009 6 Comments
Even though the Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) has be reintroduced into the American Southwest on several occasions, they are summarily shot and killed, mostly by ranchers, even though they are paid full market value for any cattle or sheep that are killed by wolves. No wonder they are so illusive! My intent was to capture that illusiveness in the image below More info
Mexican Gray Wolf, Avra Valley, Arizona, USA
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Nikon N90S SLR, AF Zoom- Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED, 35mm Kodak Lumiere 100 film scanned on Kodak Sprintscan 4000, handheld
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