Team Roping

Posted on June 30, 2022

Rodeo team calf roping contest — Two cowboys are teaming together to rope this calf. One has already lassoed the horns, and his partner is attempting to lasso one of the calf’s rear legs. This is a timed competition.

Category: animal, California, Festivals and Flea Markets, Person, Photography, rodeo, Sonoma County, Travel Tagged: calf, California, compition, cowboy, Duncans Mills, hat, horse, lasso, Photography, ride, rodeo, rope, Russian River Rodeo and Parade, Sonoma County, team roping, Timothy S. Allen

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Growing

Posted on June 26, 2022

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, baby, bird, California, eyas, fauna, Lake Sonoma, nest, osprey, parent, Photography, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

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Leaving the Nest with Two Watching

Posted on June 22, 2022

Osprey flying from the nest while to babies look on. — Two eyases have their heads down, and all we can see is their eyes peeking out from the nest. I took this at Sonoma Lake, Sonoma County, CA.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, birds, brown, California, eyas, fauna, fly, hide, nest, osprey, Photography, Sonoma County, Sonoma Lake, stick, Timothy S. Allen, white

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Sibling Rivalry (3 – 3)

Posted on June 17, 2022

sibling aggression. — The osprey eyas, who was the original aggressor seems to be cringing under the aggressive behavior of its sibling. The parent seems to be finally responding. When I first viewed the newly born birds there were three eyases. The aggression of its siblings may have resulted in its death. I took this photo at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, California.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: aggression, animal, bird, California, fauna, Lake Sonoma, nest, osprey, parent, Photography, sibling, sibling rivalry, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

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Sibling Rivalry (2 of 3)

Posted on June 16, 2022

osprey sibling aggression — The osprey eyas on the right responds aggressively to his sibling’s aggression. The parent seems unconcerned. I took this photo at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, California.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: aggression, animal, baby, bird, California, eyas, Lake Sonoma, osprey, Photography, sibling rivalry, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

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Sibling Rivalry

Posted on June 15, 2022

2 baby osprey arguing — When observing birds, it is not unusual to see conflict take place. It could be territorial or over food. In a nest, young birds such as these two osprey eyases are in conflict for who will dominate and get more food. I took this photo at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, California.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: adult, anger, animal, baby, bird, California, dominance, eyas, fauna, Lake Sonoma, nest, osprey, Photography, rivalry, sibling, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

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A Meal

Posted on June 14, 2022

Great egret eating a fish — This great egret had just caught this fish. The bird’s beak is about 6″ or 15 cm long. That’s a pretty big meal. It had no problem getting it down its long throat. I took this at Inverness on Tomales Bay.

Category: animal, bird, California, Marin County, Nature Tagged: animal, beak, bird, California, eating, fauna, fish, Great Egret, hunting, Inverness, Marin County, Photography, reed, Timothy S. Allen, Tomales Bay, white

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A Small Snack

Posted on June 13, 2022

Great Egret eating a tadpole — This great egret was hunting food on the edge of Tomales Bay in Inverness, Marin County, CA., when it caught what looks like a tadpole.

Category: animal, bird, California, Marin County, Nature, Photography Tagged: animal, bird, California, fauna, Great Egret, hunting, Inverness, Marin County, Photography, reeds, tadpole, Timothy S. Allen, Tomales Bay

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An Osprey Flying with a Fish

Posted on June 9, 2022

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, beak, bird, California, crop, fauna, feather, fish, fly, hunting, Lake Sonoma, osprey, Photography, Sonoma County, talons, Timothy S. Allen

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Osprey Landing with a Fish

Posted on June 8, 2022

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, bird, California, fauna, fish, fly, Lake Sonoma, landing, osprey, Photography, pole, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

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Feeding Time

Posted on June 7, 2022

Song Sparrow feeding a fledgling. — The song sparrow parent is feeding a fledgling while the other seems to patiently wait. This family has been landing in my window feeder. One of the fledglings appears to be learning how to eat on its own. Maybe the parent will finally have some peace, and quiet.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, bird, California, fauna, feeding, fledgling, Photography, Santa Rosa, song sparrow, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

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Unruly Child, Stop Arguing With Your Sister and Get Off My Back

Posted on June 6, 2022

This song sparrow family landed outside my kitchen window. The two fledgling siblings seem to be arguing about who gets fed by their parent. The difficulty is that one fledgling is standing on the parent’s back. Santa Rosa, CA

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, argue, babies, California, fauna, feeding, fence, fledgling, Photography, Santa Rosa, sibling bird, song sparrow, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

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Aerodynamics of the Osprey, Part 4

Posted on June 5, 2022

Once touch down is successful, the osprey flattens its wings to reduce drag and settles into the nest. I took this at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, CA.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: aerodynamics, animal, bird, California, fauna, fly, land, nest, osprey, Photography, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

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Aerodynamics of the Osprey, Part 3

Posted on June 4, 2022

Category: Uncategorized Tagged: aerodaynamics, animal, bird, California, fauna, flight, Lake Sonoma, landing, nest, osprey, Photography, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

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Aerodynamics of the Osprey, Part 2

Posted on June 3, 2022

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: aerodynamic, animal, bird, California, fauna, Lake Sonoma, landing, osprey, Photography, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

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The AErODYNAMICS of an Osprey

Posted on June 2, 2022

bird flying — Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) are a very aerodynamic bird that can fly at speeds of 80 mph/ 128 kmh and glide with minimal flapping of wings. As this one approaches its nest, it must slow down.This is the 1st in a 4 part series. I took this photo at Lake Sonoma, Sonoma County, CA.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: animal, areodynamics, bird, California, fauna, feather, fly, Lake Sonoma, osprey, Photography, Sonoma County, speed, tail, Timothy S. Allen, wing

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Intensely Watching

Posted on June 1, 2022

3 black crown heron babies watching — These three black-crowned heron seem to be intently watching the other activities in their W. 9th Street rookery. Santa Rosa, CA

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, tree Tagged: animal, baby, black crowned heron, California, chicks, fauna, nest, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

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Photographs by Timothy S. Allen

Exploring the World with a Camera

Team Roping

Growing

Leaving the Nest with Two Watching

Sibling Rivalry (3 – 3)

Sibling Rivalry (2 of 3)

Sibling Rivalry

A Meal

A Small Snack

An Osprey Flying with a Fish

Osprey Landing with a Fish

Feeding Time

Unruly Child, Stop Arguing With Your Sister and Get Off My Back

Aerodynamics of the Osprey, Part 4

Aerodynamics of the Osprey, Part 3

Aerodynamics of the Osprey, Part 2

The AErODYNAMICS of an Osprey

Intensely Watching

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