August 2010

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Give Wildlife a Break: Plum Solutions

August 29, 2010 Urban Wildlife & Nature

On a recent morning, nursing my perfect cup of coffee as brewed by my perfect host of a friend, I heard a sound from the kitchen. A shout, actually …

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A Dragonfly’s Dinner

August 26, 2010 Bug Nation

It was only after I zoomed in on the big screen that I realized he’d been grabbing airborne snacks and coming back to this perch to dine.

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Redondo Pelicans

August 20, 2010 California

On a last-minute work detour through Los Angeles (en route to the Northwest), I caught my favorite group of Redondo Beach pelicans waiting for fish scraps to drain into the harbor.

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One More Reason [for Me] to Love Starlings . . .

August 15, 2010 Non-Native Species

. . . because they have artistic sensibilities: Related posts: The Lady Fairer How Starlings Colonized the United States

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So Long, Lake Merritt

August 7, 2010 Bay Area

Lake Merritt was the first place I touched soil — or rather, marine sediment –after returning to the Bay Area from Los Angeles. We were perched above Oakland in a hotel room with just a sliver of a view, looking at the lake through what amounted to a castle loophole.

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Wolves Back on Endangered Species List

August 6, 2010 Endangered Species

I’ll let the Defenders of Wildlife release speak for me. I’m just elated the wolf hunts have come to an end. A federal judge ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service acted illegally when it removed wolves from the endangered species list in Idaho and Montana but left them on the list in Wyoming. [...]

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The Cormorant Tree

August 3, 2010 Birds

The Photo: Shot at Lake Merritt against a white sky. I adjusted levels in Aperture and tweaked tone, contrast and gradation in sky using Nik plug-ins.

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Miss Them Already: California Pelicans

August 2, 2010 Bay Area Faves

We’re packing up for a move to the Northwest. It will be a year-plus endeavor — a relocation based on pragmatic considerations. I’ve been a Californian for the better part of 20 years, so the best way to embrace a transition across state lines is to see my future there as a photographic adventure. That [...]

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