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Juvenile burrowing owl
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Stretching those wings
A juvenile White-tailed kite is stretching its wings at sunset
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Whale fluke at sunset
Light from the setting sun is reflected in the runoff from a Humpback whale fluke on a foggy evening on the Monterey Bay. This is a great moody photo to print on metal or canvas.
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From Water and beyond
Whale tales
A humpback whale shows its fluke before diving.
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Blue bird
A male Western Bluebird sits on a fence post in California. This is one of my best-selling photographs at art shows around California - the little guy just seems to speak to people. You may notice that only one leg is visible in the photo. This is a typical resting position, he does have both legs intact.
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Burrowing owl
A Burrowing owl sits at the entrance of its underground burrow
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The eye
Male mallard close-up
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Red-tailed hawk
A red-tailed hawk is sitting in a tree above a meadow, waiting for prey to emerge
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Bellyrub a la Kolibri
This capture of a hummingbird in flight is one of my best-selling shots. It garnered several awards, with people saying...
"A truly stunning image. Beautiful light and the water droplets make the image look almost abstract."
"Just the right amount of motion blur on the wings to give it a sense of how fast those wings flap at, given the frozen droplets. Superb..."
"Excellent capture with superb lighting."
"A brilliant shot."
"One of the very best shots to grace the top spot..."
"Really an inspiration"
"Wicked"
I like this shot matted and framed in 11x14.WildlifeBirdHummingbirdCaliforniaKatzprints PhotographyNatureAnna's hummingbirdFaunaSan JoseWaterVerticalGreenCalypte annaAward
Time standing still
This capture of a hummingbird enjoying a backyard fountain was the winner of the Best Hummingbird Photo and the winner of the Fantastic Birds Contest on Fine Art America as well as a TOP 250 Selection at the NANPA Showcase competition.
"Amazing image, fantastic work, Katja!"
"A great big WOW for this image!"
"Really amazing image. Time is standing!"
"Wondrous capture"
"Pure Magic!!! I am so glad you had the patience to do what was necessary to get this incredibly beautiful shot."
"Spectacular"
"Remarkable"
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Nectar station
A hummingbird is taking on nectar
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Sea otter reflection
Sea otter portrait times two
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Western Grebe reflection
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Monarch cluster
From October to February (+/- a month), Monarch butterflies, which spend their summers in valley regions west of the Rockies, migrate to a few places in California to over-winter (the eastern population migrates to Mexico). Only places where very specific conditions are met are chosen as winter habitats; several of them can be found in the Monterey Bay area. In the past, one could easily find winter colonies in the hundreds of thousands here butdue to habitat loss, these counts have dropped drastically. When it is cold, the butterflies build clusters for warmthand can easily be mistaken for bunches of dry leaves. When it gets warmer, the activity level goes up. Somebutterflies drop out of the cluster and bask in the sun or gracefully fly around to find food sources. A fascinatingfact of the Monarch migration is that it takes severalgenerations. The butterflies that leave the summergrounds are not the same ones that finally arrive in thewintering grounds. Just another miracle of nature...This shot was taken in Santa Cruz; the colony size was probably between 1500 and 5000 butterflies.
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Eye to eye with a flame skimmer dragonfly
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A Flame Skimmer rests atop a twig near a backyard pond
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A male and female Kokanee salmon during spawning season
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Northern Shoveler in flight
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A California Quail sits on a sign in Pinnacles National Monument
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Hummingbird chicks are waiting for food
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Hummingbird family
Hummingbird parent feeding offspring
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In July 2011, during our return trip from the Pacific Northwest, I was fortunate enough to witness a very special and unusual scene: a mother gray whale and her calf swimming in the Klamath River. Over the years, I have been on many whale watching trips out of California and Hawaii, yet I had never been able to see these beautiful animals so clearly, let alone observe their behaviors, their swimming and breathing patterns, or witness the inaudible but obvious communication between mother and calf, as I did on this memorable day. Sometimes you can plan great photographic moments. But sometimes coincidence paired with the willingness to discard a plan or schedule and be open to whatever may come is what opens the door to opportunity.
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Blue-eyed cormorant portrait
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A six-rayed star sits on a tidepool rock near Half Moon Bay
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A sunflower star, largest sea star in the world, can be seen in a tidepool at very low tide near Half Moon Bay.
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A Great Horned Owl sits on her nest in a Eucalyptus tree.
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A Great Horned Owl sits on its nest in a Eucalyptus tree
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Owl stare
Great Horned Owl (Bubo bubo) at Falkenstein Castle, Germany.
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From Germany
Marten portrait
A Beech marten (Martes foina) stops just long enough in his tracks to allow this portrait in a barn in Germany.
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River canvas with otter
A river otter creates ripples in a canvas or forest reflections.
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Gecko on green
A gecko sits on top of a palm leaf in the beautiful Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
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From Hawai'i
Wood duck reflection
The breeding plumage of a male wood duck is reflected in a pond in Elk Grove
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Cat portrait, black-and-white
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Sunset portrait
The setting sun sidelights a juvenile bald eagle
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Oak titmouse
An oak titmouse is perched on a branch
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A juvenile bald eagle is testing its landing gear
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