Sunrise, River Bend View, North Unit, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND
1/8 sec; f/16; ISO 64; 115mm; Nikon Z9; Nikkor 24-120mm lens; Cotton Carrier; Feisol 3442 tripod, Move Shoot Move 3 way pan head #harnessyourphotography #feisol #feisoltripod #landscape #landcapephoto #landscapephotography

Great Egret, American River, Sacramento, CA
1/800; f/8; ISO 1000; 151mm; Nikon Z9; Tamron 50-400mm lens; Cotton Carrier; hand held from my kayak
#withmytamron #tamron50400 #HarnessYourPhotography #bird #birds #birdphoto #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotography #americanriver

River Otters, American River, Sacramento, CA

1/500; f/8; ISO 1600; 500mm; Nikon Z9; Tamron 150-500mm lens; Cotton Carrier; hand held from my kayak

#withmytamron #tamron150500 #HarnessYourPhotography #wildlife #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotography #otter #riverotter #otters #riverotters

Beaver, American River, Sacramento, CA
1/640; f/8; ISO 2000; 500mm; Nikon Z9; Tamron 150-500mm lens; Cotton Carrier; hand held from my kayak
#withmytamron #tamron150500 #HarnessYourPhotography #wildlife #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotography #americanriver #americanriverparkway #sacramento

River Otters, American River, Sacramento, CA
1/800; f/8; ISO 5000; 500mm; Nikon Z9; Tamron 150-500mm lens; Cotton Carrier; hand held from my kayak
#withmytamron #tamron150500 #HarnessYourPhotography #wildlife #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotography #otter #riverotter #americanriver #sacramento

Some days you just have to be silly!
River Otter, American River, Sacramento, CA
1/640; f/8; ISO 2500; 400mm; Nikon Z9; Tamron 50-400mm lens; Cotton Carrier; hand held from my kayak
#withmytamron #tamron50400 #HarnessYourPhotography #wildlife #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotography #otter #riverotter

I love the markings on this otter's face! River Otter, American River, Sacramento, CA
1/640; f/8; ISO 2500; 400mm; Nikon Z9; Tamron 50-400mm lens; Cotton Carrier; hand held from my kayak
#withmytamron #tamron50400 #HarnessYourPhotography #wildlife #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotography #otter

First time I ever saw a group of 8 otters, 7 had been the past record! American River, Sacramento, CA
1/500; f/8; ISO 8000; 400mm; Nikon Z9; Tamron 50-400mm lens; Cotton Carrier; hand held from my kayak
#withmytamron #tamron50400 #HarnessYourPhotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #otter

Red-shouldered Hawk, Effie Yeaw Nature Center, Carmichael, CA
1/250 sec; f/6.3; ISO 1000; 400mm; Nikon Z9; Tamron 50-400mm lens; Cotton Carrier #withmytamron #tamron50400 #HarnessYourPhotography #bird #birds #birdphoto #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotography #wildliveplanet

Creek, Deschutes National Forest, OR
.8 sec; f/22; ISO 64; 125mm; Nikon Z9; Tamron 50-400mm lens; Feisol 3442 tripod, Move Shoot Move 3 way pan head; Cotton Carrier #withmytamron #tamron50400 #feisol #HarnessYourPhotography #landscape #landcapephoto #landscapephotography #nature #naturephotography

This is one of my favorite otter pictures.
River otter, American River, Sacramento, CA 7/15
1/500 sec; f/14; ISO 1000; 600mm; Canon 7D Mark II; Tamron 150-600mm lens; Cotton Carrier; hand held from my kayak #withmytamron #tamron150600 #harnessyourphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Sunrise, American River, Sacramento, CA
1/320 sec; f/22; ISO 400; 50mm; Nikon Z9; Tamron 50-400mm; Cotton Carrier; hand held from my kayak #withmytamron #tamron50400 #HarnessYourPhotography #landscape #landcapephoto #landscapephotography #scenic #scenicphoto #nature #naturephoto #naturephotography

Snowy Egret, American River, Sacramento, CA
1/1000 sec; f/10; ISO 500; 264mm; Nikon Z9; Tamron 50-400mm; Cotton Carrier; hand held from my kayak #withmytamron #tamron50400 #HarnessYourPhotography #bird #birds #birdphoto #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotography

Another oldie! Great Egret eating a crayfish, American River, Sacramento, CA
1/1250 sec; f/14; ISO800; 450mm; Canon 7D Mark II; Tamron 150-600mm G2 lens; Cotton Carrier; hand held from my kayak #withmytamron #tamron150600 #harnessyourphotography #bird #birds #birdphoto #birdphotography #wildlife

It was 10 years ago that Paul Sayegh and I witnessed this river otter eating a bullfrog, American River, Sacramento, CA
1/800 sec; f/6.3; ISO 1000; 500mm; Canon 7D Mark II; Tamron 150-600mm lens; Cotton Carrier; hand held from my kayak #withmytamron #tamron150600 #harnessyourphotography #wildlife

I guess this is what happens when a Red-shouldered Hawk has an itch it can't quite reach! American River, Sacramento, CA
1/640 sec; f/11; ISO 2500; 600mm; Canon 7D Mark II; Tamron 150-600mm lens;Cotton Carrier; hand held from my kayak #withmytamron #tamron150600 #harnessyourphotography #bird #birds

Black-tailed deer swimming across the American River, Sacramento, CA 6/15
1/1000 sec; f/13; ISO 2500; 273mm; Canon 7D Mark II; Tamron 150-600mm lens G2; Cotton Carrier; hand held from my kayak #withmytamron #tamron150600 #harnessyourphotography #wildlife #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotography

Great Blue Heron, American River, Sacramento, CA
1/400 sec; f/9; ISO 800; 500mm; Nikon Z9; Tamron 150-500mm lens; Cotton Carrier; hand held from my kayak #bird #birds #birdphoto #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotography #wwithmytamron #tamron150500 #harnessyourphotography

Looking back on another glorious sunrise!

Sunrise, American River, Sacramento, CA 7/15
1/50 sec; f/16; ISO 400; 28mm; Canon 1Dx; Canon 24-105mm lens, Cotton Carrier #HarnessYourPhotography #landscape #landcapephoto #landscapephotography #scenic #scenicphotography #nature #naturephotography

Great Egret, American River, Sacramento, CA
1/500 sec; f/7.1; ISO 800; 158mm; Canon 7D Mark II; Tamron 150-600mm lens; Cotton Carrier; hand held from my kayak #withmytamron #tamron150600 #harnessyourphotography #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotography

Sunflower at sunset, Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, Davis, CA
1/250 sec; f8; ISO 400; 204mm; Nikon Z9; Tamron 50-400mm; Nikon Z9; Tamron 50-400mm Z lens; Cotton Carrier #harnessyourphotography #withmytamron #tamron50400 #yolobypass #yolobypasswildlifearea #davis #california #sunflower

Great Egret, American River, Sacramento, CA
1/2000 sec; f/10; ISO 500; 165mm; hand held from my kayak; Nikon Z9; Tamron 150-500mm Z lens; Cotton Carrier #withmytamron; #tamron150500 #HarnessYourPhotography #bird #birds #birdphoto #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotography

Great Blue Heron, American River, Sacramento, CA
1/1000 sec; f/10; ISO 500; 290mm; hand held from my kayak; Nikon Z9; Tamron 150-500mm Z lens; Cotton Carrier #withmytamron; #tamron150500 #HarnessYourPhotography #birds #birdphoto #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotography

Clouds over Mono Lake, CA
1/200 sec; f/10; ISO 800; 17mm; Nikon Z9; Tamron 17-28mm E mount lens with Megadap ETZ adapter; Cotton Carrier #withmytamron #tamron1728 #harnessyourphotography #monolake #california #landscape #landscapephotography #scenic #scenicphotography #nature #naturephotography

Clouds over Mono Lake, CA
1/250 sec; f/10; ISO 64; 17mm; Nikon Z9; Tamron 17-28mm E mount lens with Megadap ETZ adapter; Cotton Carrier #withmytamron #tamron1728 #harnessyourphotography #landscape #landcapephoto #landscapephotography #scenic #scenicphotography #nature #naturephotography

I wonder what she is looking at?
Mallards, American River, Sacramento, CA
1/1600 sec; f/10; ISO 1000; 600mm; Nikon Z9; Nikkor 180-600mm; Cotton Carrier; hand held from my kayak #HarnessYourPhotography #bird #birdphoto #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephoto #wildlifephotography #americanriver

Sunset, American River, Sacramento, CA
.8 sec; f/14; ISO 64; 17mm; Nikon Z9; Tamron 17-28mm E mount lens with Megadap ETZ adapter; Feisol 3442 tripod with Move Shoot Move 3 way geared tripod head; #withmytamron #tamron1728 #feisol #feisoltripods #harnessyourphotography #americanriver #sacramento

Sunset, American River, Sacramento, CA
.8 sec; f/14; ISO 64; 24mm; Nikon Z9; Tamron 17-28mm E mount lens with Megadap ETZ adapter; Feisol 3442 tripod with Move Shoot Move 3 way geared tripod head; #withmytamron #tamron1728 #feisol #feisoltripods #harnessyourphotography #landscapephotography

Sticking to a theme. Canada Goose, American River, Sacramento, CA, hand held from my kayak
1/800 sec; f/22; ISO 4000; 600 mm; Canon 1D X; Tamron 150-600mm lens; Cotton Carrier #withmytamron #tamron150600 #HarnessYourPhotography #bird #birdphoto #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography

"Splish, Splash, I was taking a bath," Canada Goose, American River, Sacramento, CA, hand held from my kayak
1/640 sec; f/16; ISO 5000; 600 mm; Canon 1D X; Tamron 150-600mm lens; Cotton Carrier #withmytamron #tamron150600 #HarnessYourPhotography #bird #birdphoto #birdphotography #wildlife