San Luis Obispo Open Spaces
167 photos
The city of San Luis Obispo, California has had the forethought to acquire a number of city-owned open spaces. While they allow various kinds of activity and recreation, many of them are home to the...
Morro Rock
152 photos
Morro Bay, California
I have many, many photos that feature Morro Rock. This album contains those in which the Rock is a significant feature or photos taken at Morro Rock, including animals and...
Postcards from Morro Bay
86 photos
I have many photos taken in Morro Bay in other albums, like birds and intertidal animals. This album is more scenic.
Life in the Bay (Morro Bay)
219 photos
Morro Bay (in San Luis Obispo Co., California) is a hugely productive ecosystem. Here I include mostly invertebrates and marine mammals. (I have numerous other albums with birds in the bay, so I am...
The Intersection of People & Nature
33 photos
The Human Connection
63 photos
It's a Small World
53 photos
"The closer you get to real matter, rock or fire and water, boy, the more spiritual the world is."--Jack Kerouac, The Dharma Boys
Designs in Nature
68 photos
Panama
95 photos
from a trip in March, 2016.
Alaska, Nome & the Seward Peninsula
84 photos
From a too short trip in late May to early June, 2014.
Hawaii
76 photos
Highlights of a trip in 2014 to the islands of Oahu, Hawaii and Kauai.
South Africa
168 photos
"Africa is mystic; it is wild; it is a sweltering inferno; it is a photographer's paradise, a hunter's Valhalla, an escapist's Utopica. It is what you will, and it withstands all...
Australia to Singapore
37 photos
A trip late November to early December, 2012.
The Color of Water
142 photos
I am intrigued with ". . . the way sunlight amuses itself on water.”--Elizabeth Gilbert
Intertidal Life--Tidepools & the Edge of the Ocean
933 photos
These organisms live at the edge of the ocean and were visible as I looked through tidepools at low tides. “The sea is not made of water. Creatures are its genes. Look down as you crouch over the...
Kelps, Seaweeds & a few Marine Flowering plants
232 photos
"Marine algae alone number more than seven hundred species on the Pacific Coast."--Josie Iselin, An Ocean Garden, the Secret Life of Seaweed
Please note that those photographed on white...
Found on the Beach
129 photos
Public Aquariums
34 photos
Animals photographed in various aquariums.
Merced & San Luis National Wildlife Refuges
244 photos
Photos taken over numerous years on trips during the winter to major bird destinations on the Pacific Flyway, Merced Co., California
Geese, Swans
97 photos
Ducks
579 photos
Pelagic Birds
183 photos
Birds that live most of their lives on the oceans.
Quail, Turkey, Grouse & Guan
37 photos
These birds have been called Game Birds, but it seems disrespectful to name them for our hunting activity as opposed to their own qualities.
Grebes & Loons
211 photos
Herons & Egrets
193 photos
Pelicans & Cormorants
191 photos
Ibis & Spoonbill
40 photos
Threskiornithidae
Hummingbirds
82 photos
Rails--Sora, Coots, Gallinules, etc.
29 photos
Cranes
69 photos
Raptors
299 photos
I include here the diurnal birds of prey--hawks, kites, eagles, osprey, and falcons. In newer classifications the falcons are placed separately, so their similarity is not phylogentically based.
Vultures (including Condors)
80 photos
Mostly from California, but some from other parts of the world. I have combined into this group both New World vultures and Old World vultures, though apparently they are similar through convergent...
Shorebirds
959 photos
Terns & Gulls
410 photos
Owls
51 photos
Woodpeckers
94 photos
Songbirds
923 photos
In the Yard
117 photos
Morro Bay, California
The Magic of Birds, Light and Water
214 photos
The first few photos are part of a blurb.com book of the same name that I created in late 2007. To view the first 15 pages: www.blurb.com/images/uploads/catalog/59/229359/129668-8c3.... Photos...
Bird Pairs, Mating Behavior & Young
305 photos
Best of Shorebirds
38 photos
Rare or Vagrant Birds
148 photos
Wings
680 photos
Ducks in a Row
55 photos
Groupings of birds
Birds of SLO County, 2011
361 photos
Marine Mammals
335 photos
Best of Marine Mammals
25 photos
Mammals of Land & Freshwater
366 photos
Wildflowers
1787 photos, 1 video
"The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms. Every flower has a...
Calochortus, Mariposa Lilies
228 photos
Calochortus is the genus of Mariposa Lilies, quite beautiful wildflowers, which I have sought out for several years
Wildflowers of San Luis Obispo, California
24 photos
Here are some of the photos of mine that are in this book, produced in 2009. Hopefully the others will be posted to Flickr soon.
Rare Plants
152 photos
In Celebration of Oaks
65 photos
I began to gather these photos to help draw attention to a need for an "oak ordinance" in early 2017 in response to massive destruction of oaks on a private property in San Luis Obispo...
Flora Beyond Flowers--Leaves, Seeds, Pods, Trees,...
344 photos
Botanical potpourri other than flowers--leaves, trees, ferns, cones, fruits, etc.
The Trees Among Us
101 photos
My title is inspired by Matt Ritter's book, A Californian's Guide to the Trees Among Us, which features the common urban and suburban trees. With that book motivating me and being aided and abetted...
After Fire
146 photos
These are mostly scenes after fires, especially of the plants that grow and re-grow after fires. Some are of plants which are distinct fire-followers and other plants which are less specialized. ...
Parasitic or Mycotrophic Plants
56 photos
Some of these are parasitic, some hemiparasitic and some are mycotrophic (parasitizing mycorrhizal fungi, only indirectly parasitizing the plant on which the mycorrhizal fungi are found).
Weeds
26 photos
Every plant is native somewhere. These are weeds where they were encountered, which means unwanted to some degree.
"What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been...
San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden
120 photos
The garden, located near San Luis Obispo, CA, features plants from the Mediterranean climates of the world. . Web site: slobg.org/
Cultivated or Domesticated Plants/Flowers
94 photos
Time-lapse
2 videos
Plant Galls
49 photos
Reptiles
103 photos
Amphibians
76 photos
Best of Tidepool Life
28 photos
Fungi/Mushrooms
95 photos
I am really a novice, but I have a good friend who is an expert, so I rely on him to know where to find them and to direct me for the names.
Lichens
55 photos
"Having always loved the lichens because they have a quality of fairyland--silver rings on a stone, odd little forms like bones or horns or the shell of a sea creature . . ." --Rachel...
Insects
299 photos
Signs of the Times
61 photos
Signs along the way. And some unusual art pieces.
Suspended Motion & Levity Academy
47 photos
My niece has been co-owner of Suspended Motion, an instructional studio for aerial arts in San Luis Obispo, California. For several years they have given an annual performance at the Clark Center...
Creative
15 photos
Black and White
35 photos
Most of these photos were taken with digital camera and processed into black and white, some with significant Photoshop processing as well. Several are from old film captures.
Infrared, Black & White
120 photos
These photos were taken with a digital SLR camera dedicated (altered) to taking only infrared photos. Most were converted to Black-and-white, but for a few I have retained the tone of the original...
Infrared, Color
22 photos
All of these were taken with a camera dedicated to infrared (altered).
Brief Mysteries of Time
52 photos
All these photos have in common some movement, with somewhat longer exposure than the typical photo. (I saw this title somewhere long ago and wish I could remember where so I could footnote it.)
Coastal Color
541 photos
Coastal scenes, views and activities near my home in western San Luis Obispo County, California
Embrace the Fog
49 photos
Coastal fog may not be my favorite weather, but it is part of life. So I occasionally challenge myself to embrace the fog.
Stormy Weather
65 photos
California Scenes
451 photos
I have grouped here scenics from around California.
Carrizo Plain
236 photos
Carrizo Plain National Monument is in eastern San Luis Obispo Co., CA. Some of these photos were made outside the monument boundaries.
Morros
43 photos
A series of volcanic plugs between San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo Co., California
I have not included Morro Rock in the album since I have SO many photos that include it. I have also...
Cerro Alto
99 photos
Los Padres National Forest property in the Santa Lucia Range between Morro Bay and Atascadero, San Luis Obispo Co., California
El Chorro Regional Park
121 photos
In San Luis Obispo Co., California
The park is also home to San Luis Obispo Botanic Garden, for which I have another album.
El Moro Elfin Forest
46 photos
A small preserve at the edge of Morro Bay, in Los Osos, California.
Estero Bluffs State Park
226 photos
This is an undeveloped park in coastal San Luis Obispo Co., California which I have visited many times. I have focused on tidepool life, birds, wildflowers and the scenic beauty.
Fiscalini Ranch Preserve
66 photos
This is a 437 acre property open to the public and includes more than a mile of coastal bluffs, marine terrace and pine/oak woodland. Many of the photos were taken in the latter.
Cambria, San Luis...
Montana de Oro State Park
699 photos
A large & varied state park in San Luis Obispo Co., California that I have visited many times over years. I have focused on tidepool life, ocean cliffs, wildflowers, wildlife and scenic wonders.
Morro Bay State Park
269 photos
An expansive park that, besides the edges of the back bay, extends into adjacent hills. Morro Bay, California
Sweet Springs Nature Preserve
365 photos
A preserve owned by the Morro Coast Audubon Society,
Los Osos, California
Oso Flaco Lake Natural Area
138 photos
Oso Flaco Lake Natural Area is a part of Oceano Dunes SVRA, a California State Park in the southwest part of San Luis Obispo Co., California
Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County...
9 photos
Three Bridges Oak Preserve
35 photos
Acquired and coordinated by the Atascadero Land Preservation Society, Atascadero, California
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
64 photos
One of my favorite places. Monterey Co., California
Santa Ynez Valley & Lake Cachuma Area
45 photos
Santa Barbara Co., California
Anacapa Island
68 photos
The closest to mainland of the Channel Islands off Southern California.
Eastern Sierra Nevada
158 photos
Southern California Deserts
74 photos
Oregon
74 photos, 1 video
From a number of trips over the years.
Missouri
36 photos
From a trip in June, 2023, partly to see family and then to see sights around the state.
Western North Carolina & Great Smoky Mountains
26 photos
A trip in May, 2024
Utah (Zion, Bryce, Arches Nat'l Parks & Places...
44 photos
A mid-October trip. Weather was mild except in Bryce Canyon, which is over 8,000' and it was cold there.
Rocky Mountains (Glacier, Yellowstone, Grand...
174 photos
And environs.
Arizona, especially Southeast Arizona
65 photos
Texas
4 photos
From a trip many years ago.
Guatemala
14 photos
From a trip in 2010.
Baja California
70 photos
In March, 2010 I went to northern Baja with Dennis Sheridan, Stuart Wilson and Sean Murtaugh. It was mostly a natural history trip and a good time. Another trip was made in April, 2011, this time...
Belize
52 photos
From a trip in 2010.
New Zealand
77 photos
A trip in late-January to early-February, 2020.
On White
68 photos
Many of these were taken on an old light table (slide sorter), which provided backlighting. Some others were taken on an opaque white background. Several birds were against a bald (foggy)
sky.
The Sky is the Story
101 photos
"The emotion is to be found in the clouds,
not in the green solids of the sloping hills
or even in the gray signatures of rivers,
according to Constable, who was a student of clouds
and filled...
Best of 2011
50 photos
In making these selections I could be pulled in many directions. I get very excited when I get my first photo of a particular flower or animal species, for example. But I tried to base the...
Best of 2010
46 photos
Not according to anything but my own whims.