Shorebirds, Point Reyes. Point Reyes National Seashore, California. September 18, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell
During my recent visit to Point Reyes I drove out to Limantour Beach and spent a bit of time wandering there with my camera. The distant land is the actual “Point Reyes” on the far side of the bay, backlit by afternoon sun and partly obscured by haze from the ocean spray.
Pelicans in Flight. San Francisco, California. July 15, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
Egret, Pond, and Fog. Calero Hills, California. January 20, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
The story: When I arrived at this pond at about 7:30 a.m. the egret flew up from behind some reeds and across the water before I could get my camera out. It settled for a moment on a nearby hillside and then flew off. Darn!
So I put my camera on the tripod and settled in for a long cold wait. Fortunately there were interesting foggy conditions to keep me occupied. Perhaps an hour later the egret came back and approached the pond as if to land. Spotting me, it made a quick circle and headed back the way it had come – but I managed to fire off about a half dozen shots as it looped in front of me.
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Two Pelicans in Flight. Point Lobos, California. December 27, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
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