Michal Olender

Michal Olender Outdoors/wildlife photographer and film maker in beauiful Southern California.

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Snowy EgretIrvine, California Precision in the eye, fire in the light.White plumage turned gold for a moment.
01/27/2026

Snowy Egret
Irvine, California

Precision in the eye, fire in the light.
White plumage turned gold for a moment.

Coyote Irvine, California First, through the vegetation, I saw something heading my way along the narrow path beside the...
01/26/2026

Coyote
Irvine, California

First, through the vegetation, I saw something heading my way along the narrow path beside the creek.
I kneeled and got my camera ready.

It was a coyote—limping, looking back, as if it were being chased.
Eventually it spotted me and took a detour up the hill. That’s when I could clearly see it: the front right paw curled up, visibly compromised.

I looked back down the path to see if it was traveling alone.
It wasn’t.

There it was—another coyote, focused, driven, guided by pure determination.

It was a moment of my life.
Moments of theirs.
And I can only let my imagination fill in the story of what came before… and what followed after.

Great Blue HeronIrvine, California “No fishing allowed”
01/01/2026

Great Blue Heron
Irvine, California

“No fishing allowed”

Red-tailed Hawk Irvine, California Red-tailed hawks have some of the sharpest eyesight in North America.From this stilln...
12/31/2025

Red-tailed Hawk
Irvine, California

Red-tailed hawks have some of the sharpest eyesight in North America.
From this stillness, nothing on the ground goes unnoticed.

12/29/2025

These birds move with intension, focus in each movement.

Great Blue Heron Irvine, California Wings stretched wide, eyes locked forward. Flight designed for one thing only. ...
12/29/2025

Great Blue Heron
Irvine, California

Wings stretched wide, eyes locked forward. Flight designed for one thing only.

Christmas Praying Mantis Merry Christmas to all of you.Thank you for being here, for the support, the love, and the shar...
12/26/2025

Christmas Praying Mantis

Merry Christmas to all of you.
Thank you for being here, for the support, the love, and the shared moments this year. Wishing you peace, warmth, and beautiful light wherever you are.

Great Egret Irvine, California A white wing sliced the calm surface of the water, without a sound. And somehow, everythi...
12/24/2025

Great Egret
Irvine, California

A white wing sliced the calm surface of the water, without a sound. And somehow, everything felt perfectly still.

Great EgretIrvine, California Silence standing tall, mirrored by the water below.Some moments don’t ask to be touched, o...
12/23/2025

Great Egret
Irvine, California

Silence standing tall, mirrored by the water below.
Some moments don’t ask to be touched, only witnessed.

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Irvine, CA
92602–92604, 92606, 92612, 92614, 92616–92620, 92623, 92650, 92697

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https://kit.co/MichalOlender/wildlife-kit

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