Brian Vandemark

@bvandy.bsky.social

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IT Professional, Photographer, Musician, Naturalist. I am trying to live my best life and bring joy to others. Here is my photo website: Brianvandemark.com

White Spotted Sea Goddess Dorid Nudibranch, The Great Tide Pool, Asilomar, CA, This one was about 1 inch long. #nudibranch #naturephotography #slugs #tidepools
Proud Mama and family, Radke Martinez Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA, 2025 #birds #naturephotography #photography
Hopkin's Rose Nudibranch in a tide pool, Asilomar, CA, 2025 #naturephotography #photography #marinelife
Whimbrel posing for a portrait, Asilomar, CA, 2025 #birds #naturephotography
"Astro Whimbrel" artwork, featuring background image from the Hubble Space Telescope, Asilomar, CA, 2025 #birds #art
Snowy Egret landing, hovering, walking on water, Elkhorn Slough, CA, 2025 #birds #nature #photography
Baby Harbor Seal Tender Moments, Hopkins Wildlife Refuge, Monterey, CA 2025
Snow Geese, Newhall Park, Concord, CA, 2025 #birds #nature #photography
"Star Finch" House Finch in my backyard in Concord, CA, with "The Pillars of Creation" JWST photo backdrop. 2025 #art #nature #birds
Sleepy Seal Egret Yoga at Elkhorn Slough, Monterey County 2025 #birds #seals #together #naturephotography
African Geese, Newhall Park, Concord, CA, 2025
Snow Geese in morning mists, Newhall park, Concord, CA 2025
Red Winged Blackbirds, Lime Ridge Open Space, Concord, CA, 2025
Poppy on a late Winter Morning, Seaside, CA, 2025
Lime Ridge Open Space, Concord, CA 2025, one of my favorite places that is walking distance from my house. I love this place!
Ducks, Pixieland Pond, Concord, CA, 2025
Squirrel, Markham Nature Area, Concord, CA, 2025
Nymphalis antiopa "Mourning Cloak Butterfly" Mitchell Canyon Road, Mount Diablo State Park, CA, 2025 #butterflies #nature #photography
Nymphalis californica "California Tortoiseshell Butterfly" Mitchell Canyon Road, Mount Diablo State Park, CA, 2025
Mushroom found hiking on Mount Diablo, CA, 2025 #mushrooms #nature #naturephotography
Juvenile Harbor Seal sliding down into the sea, The Great Tide Pool, Pacific Grove, CA 2025
Majestic Gull, The Great Tide Pool, Pacific Grove, CA, 2025 #birds #naturephotography
Various gulls at The Great Tide Pool, Pacific Grove, CA, 2025
Whimbrel with Shore Crab Lunch, The Great Tide Pool, Pacific Grove, CA, 2025
Heermann's Gull, Seaside, CA, 2025
Poison Oak fresh winter growth, Mount Diablo State Park, CA, 2025. My camera got itchy just capturing this
Forest Stream with California Buckeye, Mount Diablo State Park, CA. F11 1/8 sec ISO100 Sony A7iii 24mm #forest #stream #naturephotography #water
Dark Eyed Junco in Oak Forest, Mount Diablo State Park, CA, 2025
Water Flowing in Back Creek, Mount Diablo State Park, CA, 2025 #naturephotography #water #forest
Black Necked Stilts at Martinez Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA, 2021 #birds #naturephotography
Piles of small shells on Navarre Beach, Navarre, FL, 2023 #naturephotography #macrophotography
Went for a beach hike and saw these glorious Curlews at Sand City, CA, 2025 #naturephotography #birds
Great Blue Heron with Crawfish Lunch, Gulf Breeze, FL, 2023
Deceased Crab at Glass Beach, Fort Bragg, CA, 2024 When I visit friends in Fort Bragg to play music I like to also make a trip out to Glass Beach at low tide, the time to see the awesome glass!
Birds Nest Fungus sp. along Back Creek Trail, Mount Diablo State Park, CA 2025 just caught my eye on a hike! #fungi #macrophotography #naturephotography
Narcissus, Mount Diablo State Park, CA 2025. This in a large patch growing near Donner Canyon Creek #flowers #naturephotography
Wren sp, Sabino Canyon, Tuscon, AZ, 2024
Baboons having a serious discussion, San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA, 2023
Lady Bug Social, Mount Diablo State Park, CA, 2024
Mushrooms and Dew, right in the middle of the trail, Mitchell Canyon, Mount Diablo State Park, CA, 2016. #naturephotography #macrophotography #mushrooms
Juvenile California Garden Snail, Concord, CA 2020
Cherry Blossoms, Concord, CA, 2021
Sunset Over Concord Naval Weapons Station Land, Concord, CA 2022
Moss, Liverworts, Ferns, Mushrooms, and detritus in close harmony. Mount Diablo State Park, CA, 2023
Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse
The Mountain Moss Psilocybe, Deconica Montana, among its favorite moss, blue sky reflections in water droplets, Mount Diablo State Park, 2020 #mushrooms #fungi #naturephotography