2017 Natural History Calendar

December 15, 2016  •  Leave a Comment
Each Fall I create a unique limited-edition calendar containing some of my favorite images captured during the past year. I try to include a mixture of landscapes, plants, and animals and also try to match the image with the season as best I can. The calendar is printed single-sided on 8.5×11″ cover stock and is spiral bound at the top. I only prin...
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Mount Diablo Buckwheat

September 08, 2016  •  Leave a Comment
Until a few years ago, the diminutive Mount Diablo Buckwheat wildflower (Eriogonum truncatum) was thought to be extinct. It had last been seen in 1936 by botanist and co-founder of Save Mount Diablo, Dr. Mary Bowerman, but hadn't been observed for the subsequent 69 years. Then in 2005 graduate student, Michael Park, discovered a small population of...
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Image of the Month - June 2016

July 16, 2016  •  Leave a Comment
Black-bellied Whistling Duck Another trip to South Florida brought another visit to the Wakodahatchee Wetlands (see the January 2016 image of the month). Not surprisingly, things had changed in the six months since our last visit. Gone were the Palm Warblers that seemed to be in every shrub and tree. Purple Gallinules were also scarce. However, th...
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Image of the Month - May 2016

June 04, 2016  •  Leave a Comment
One of my favorite late spring hikes is the Mary Bowerman Trail near the summit of Mount Diablo. The hike is not challenging by any means - less than a mile in length and and level. However, the trail circles the summit and provides spectacular 360-degree views. Even better are the wildflowers that continue to bloom as the lower slopes of the mount...
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Image of the Month - April 2016

May 06, 2016  •  Leave a Comment
After 4 years of drought the winter of 2015-2016, fueled by "El Nino"storms, brought abundant rainfall to Mount Diablo. The mountain responded with a spectacular Spring wildflower display. I captured this image of a Goldenbush, Lupine, and Paintbrush extravaganza on the slopes of North Peak during Save Mount Diablo's BioBlitz event.
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