Pat Ulrich: Recently Added Galleries and Collections

Outer Point Reyes

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 01:10:24 GMT

]]>In Point Reyes National Seashore, a drive along Sir Francis Drake Boulevard takes you to the outer peninsula and eventually to Chimney Rock and the Point Reyes Lighthouse. It's a beautiful drive through a mix of coastal scrub and agricultural grassland, and there's a chance to see wildlife along the entire length.

Point Reyes National Seashore

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 01:09:39 GMT

]]>Point Reyes National Seashore has a diverse collection of ecosystems that make for a great variety of landscape images.

Sandpipers

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 00:14:42 GMT

]]>These adorable shorebirds, affectionately known as "Peeps" are among my favorite subjects.

Yellowstone National Park

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 00:08:25 GMT

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Kehoe Beach

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 23:57:25 GMT

]]>This gallery includes a variety of landscape and wildlife photos taken in the Kehoe Beach area of Point Reyes National Seashore, including song birds, shorebirds, and spring wildflowers. Kehoe Beach is the northernmost stretch of the Great Beach of Point Reyes. A short hike from Pierce Point Road leads you past a freshwater marsh and through a thick growth of wildflowers in the spring. As you near the dunes, the yellow bush lupine paints the landscape in color and the trail turns to sand. Once you descend the final hill you're free to explore a gorgeous beach. To the north Kehoe Beach is backed by the stone cliffs of Tomales Point, and to the south 11 miles of the Great Beach lined with sand dunes will take you to the Lighthouse.

Song Birds

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 23:56:49 GMT

]]>Song birds are a wonderful subject to photograph when you have the chance to get close, and this is especially true when they perch on spring wildflowers. The great thing about these birds is that you can find them on almost any hike you take. While I don't often go searching specifically for them on a trip, it's a wonderful bonus when they pick a perch right along the trail, and even more so when they start to sing!

Coyotes

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 23:50:22 GMT

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Tomales Point

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 23:45:17 GMT

]]>Tomales Point is the northern tip of the Point Reyes Peninsula, a sliver of land with Tomales Bay to the east and the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean to the west. A large area of Tomales Point has been set aside as the Tule Elk Preserve, and the herd now numbers between 400-500 animals. The coastal scrub ecosystem is beautiful to stroll through, and especially when the yellow bush lupine and other wildflowers are blooming in the spring.

Herons & Egrets

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 23:35:35 GMT

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Birds of Prey

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 22:34:08 GMT

]]>Predators of the sky make for remarkable wildlife photography, especially when you capture the intensity of their stare. Not only do these visual hunters have large eyes, but you know that with how great their vision is, they are looking at you as much as you are at them.

Golden Gate Bridge

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 21:09:06 GMT

]]>This bridge is often cited as the most photographed icon in the world. With its high, red suspension towers set against views of San Francisco or the Marin Headlands, and often shrouded in fog, it's easy to know why we're drawn to it. I still can't believe I've been able to spend so many years in a location where I can see this gorgeous bridge every day!

Dowitchers

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 20:38:03 GMT

]]>Dowitchers are medium-sized shorebirds with very long bills. While there are two species that occur in California, it can be challenging to differentiate between the short-billed and long-billed varieties.

Bear Valley Visitor's Center

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:22:37 GMT

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Mule Deer

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:22:19 GMT

]]>Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) is the native deer species of the American west, and they are often called Black-tailed deer along the Pacific coast. There are eleven described subspecies, and in Point Reyes National Seashore (where many of these images were taken) we have the Columbian Black-tailed subspecies (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus).

Bobcats

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 23:32:45 GMT

]]>It's always special to share space with a predatory species in the wild, and bobcats are no exception. While they may look a bit like a house cat at times, they are efficient predators of small rodents and sometimes larger prey. While these wild cats are typically quite secretive, the population that resides in Tennessee Valley in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in Marin County, California has become rather used to watching the many hikers walk the trails each day. This can be a real treat for the wildlife watcher, since many of the individual cats are quite willing to hunt right along the trails in the park.

Elephant Seals

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 22:55:28 GMT

]]>Nothing makes me feel more like I'm part of a National Geographic documentary than taking a trip to Año Nuevo State Reserve during the winter mating season of the northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris).

North Shore, Massachusetts

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:41:21 GMT

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Woodpeckers

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:45:32 GMT

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Limantour Spit & Beach

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:26:07 GMT

]]>Limantour Spit is one of my favorite places to go looking for shorebirds. With Drake's Bay and the waters of the Pacific Ocean on one side, and Drake's Estero on the other side, shorebirds of all kinds flock here to find a meal. It has beautiful views of the sandstone cliffs near Drake's Beach as well, which light up brilliantly at sunrise.

Plovers

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:25:52 GMT

]]>Plovers are delightful shorebirds with plenty of character. They range in size from the large black-bellied plover to the very small snowy plover, which is a personal favorite of mine.

Tule Elk

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:43:56 GMT

]]>Tule elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes) are the smallest subspecies of elk in North America, and can be found in pockets throughout the Central Valley and Coastal California. The tule elk of Point Reyes National Seashore are a great conservation success story. In 1978 just 10 animals (2 bulls and 8 cows) were reintroduced to Tomales Point, and there are now around 500 in two herds in the National Seashore.

Moose

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:01:19 GMT

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Gray Seals

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:35:03 GMT

]]>The population of western Atlantic gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) has been steadily increasing along the northeastern coastline of the United States, and a resident breeding population is now established off of Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

Quail

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:37:27 GMT

]]>California quail (Callipepla californica) are some of my favorite subjects. They have such varied and intricate plumage patterns, and you've gotta love that plume!

Abbott's Lagoon

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:20:45 GMT

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Flowers & Plants

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:59:17 GMT

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Small Mammals

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:55:24 GMT

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Ducks

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:14:24 GMT

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Godwits & Curlews

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:04:00 GMT

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Other Birds

patulrichphoto@gmail.com (Pat Ulrich) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:52:58 GMT

]]>This is a gallery for photographs of bird species that I only have a few images of. It's an eclectic collection, and as I find more of each species to photograph, they can earn their own gallery.