Jim Coda Nature Photography

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022Wolf

Gray Wolf, Yellowstone National Park

Photo of a gray wolf near Obsidian Cliff in Yellowstone National Park. — OK, for this last one, don’t look at me. Look a little to the right.

I photographed this wolf way back in 2008. She was returning with her pack to a bull elk carcass at North Twin Lake that a very large grizzly had taken from them. The grizzly slept there and ate virtually every bit of the elk over a period of a few days. She was illegally shot just across the river from the town of Gardiner a few years ago. Unfortunately, they never caught the killer.

March 6, 2022March 19, 2022Mountain Lion/Puma

Mother Puma with Cubs, Patagonia

A mother puma rests with her cubs in Torres del Paine National Park..

Here’s a photo of a mother puma with two of her three cubs. Unfortunately, the third cub didn’t join in for this family photo.

February 21, 2022Bobcat

Bobcat, Point Reyes National Seashore

This is a photo of a bobcat at Point Reyes National Seashore.

On the Hunt

Here’s a bobcat that I photographed recently at sunset at Point Reyes National Seashore. A bobcat at sunset with a clean foreground and background is what I always hope for.

February 14, 2022Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle, Alaska

This is a photo of a bald eagle in Alaska.

A bald eagle lands on the Kenai Coast.

Here’s a photo from 2007 that I just reworked a bit. I have to again thank my old friend Bob Gay for telling me to go to Homer, Alaska, that March. It was so good that I went back the next two years.

February 1, 2022Mountain Lion/Puma

Puma, Patagonia

This is a photo of a puma at the entrance to a cave in Chile's Torres del Paine National Park.

Here’s a photo of a female puma standing at the entrance to a shallow cave in Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park.

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle; Homer, Alaska

This is a photo of a mature bald eagle perched on a limb in Alaska.

Bald Eagle; Homer, Alaska.

Here’s an image I just reworked a little. I took it in 2007, a little after getting back into photography after a 30 year hiatus. I had just retired and my friend, Bob Gay, told me I needed to get on a plane right away and meet him in Homer, Alaska. One of the best pieces of photography advice I’ve ever gotten. Thanks again, Bob.

January 18, 2022Kestrel

Female Kestrel, Point Reyes National Seashore

This is a photo of a female kestrel as she spreads wings prior to takeoff.

Ready for takeoff.

I went out to Point Reyes Seashore yesterday. There wasn’t much to see, except for hundreds of people enjoying the day off. I’m seeing very few elk at Tomales Point since the Park Service let 224 of them die of starvation in 2020 and 2021 while locked up behind that elk-proof fence. That’s half the herd.

This female kestrel made the day a little brighter.