tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34074633034528748082024-03-19T01:03:31.143-07:00The Natural History of Bodega HeadWith occasional notes from elsewhereJackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.comBlogger3380125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-32767883508575340112024-03-18T20:06:00.000-07:002024-03-18T20:18:07.302-07:00Turning the corner<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprDQzXLXSjHWD54o3Sh0bRGaNhjEuZq9QzBPfesl2VaEDMWrejIRxNAUTokB65gju1CG_fNpyf8xGUyYOlPLavIKOXLUEFws5W72h91upzk3F7UoOjPAV9RaEAnDyq2VtajT29UxBbEVj4eW_0QlHzeQKAiSEb7pSe6ib4U-K2THiS5nocDKkEYe_eBY/s900/larkspur_sanford_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="900" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprDQzXLXSjHWD54o3Sh0bRGaNhjEuZq9QzBPfesl2VaEDMWrejIRxNAUTokB65gju1CG_fNpyf8xGUyYOlPLavIKOXLUEFws5W72h91upzk3F7UoOjPAV9RaEAnDyq2VtajT29UxBbEVj4eW_0QlHzeQKAiSEb7pSe6ib4U-K2THiS5nocDKkEYe_eBY/w640-h494/larkspur_sanford_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">A Coast Larkspur (<i>Delphinium decorum</i>) to help usher in spring!</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>The Vernal Equinox occurs on 19 March 2024 at 8:06 p.m.</b></span><b style="font-family: verdana;"> PDT.<br /></b><br /></p>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-26739942906952836842024-03-17T17:53:00.000-07:002024-03-17T19:17:02.870-07:00Round two<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pD_u0JeMoamQNgkhl2avprqSZ26oSEWpDOZMLPYaq4OafFWlvGYE0XWJK82G8GuF-omWGweHknQQih16nnktW8nglEZs5sBOPLyxZN9K2b6wA4hqiuFPF-8LcfCuUkDlbEUHaNdUwzEflJSEzVIwiGWGzhgIA7B3uTxAwEQVXTatxqVdDTxSuUrVeMY/s900/found_you_sones_mar2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="900" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pD_u0JeMoamQNgkhl2avprqSZ26oSEWpDOZMLPYaq4OafFWlvGYE0XWJK82G8GuF-omWGweHknQQih16nnktW8nglEZs5sBOPLyxZN9K2b6wA4hqiuFPF-8LcfCuUkDlbEUHaNdUwzEflJSEzVIwiGWGzhgIA7B3uTxAwEQVXTatxqVdDTxSuUrVeMY/w640-h408/found_you_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Well, I wasn't sure we'd see the juvenile Anna's Hummingbirds (<i>Calypte anna</i>) again, but we were in the area this afternoon and started to hear the begging call. Eric was able to locate one of the fledglings as mom flew in for a feeding (above). The juveniles have been out of the nest for 4-5 days now, but apparently the mother keeps feeding them for 1-2 weeks after they leave the nest.</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">I watched the fledgling for a little while. Fun to see the juvenile probing some leaves/buds while sitting on a branch. I had been wondering how they start to feed on flowers and this view provided a clue:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6shpnmQcRRD15uft6NvB7MJfc5B5al0FDQNlKy1v97LyzvLdXaUiHljJkfozkdF7gVCIRYZXOg6xnSx_aIVbKpEa4m8i7q6KeSoon6ilk1WlV37DItFRMeRRtCAvjGGrhAEVKksIRi2PxEZqJfIOtkJa1LkWmzVE8PAApHAf2GacBvQDy7Hzsy_5VPZQ/s900/probing_sones_mar2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="900" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6shpnmQcRRD15uft6NvB7MJfc5B5al0FDQNlKy1v97LyzvLdXaUiHljJkfozkdF7gVCIRYZXOg6xnSx_aIVbKpEa4m8i7q6KeSoon6ilk1WlV37DItFRMeRRtCAvjGGrhAEVKksIRi2PxEZqJfIOtkJa1LkWmzVE8PAApHAf2GacBvQDy7Hzsy_5VPZQ/w640-h460/probing_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">And also fun to see the juvenile take short flights. Here's a takeoff and a landing:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMHF0OjtDu-XAs4MfUH8JXq9wqmO4oDx_eYyrCap7-DdgAz2U_7CsHrLZndF3MsnbFF8Eu-X4nV2n29maNc9Jg8BHhrEiYtdAwzQOyI9AscsooYqnXwtbB0e8EQ4i-U0BB8k39i5ddf6cPYesnQPVRKJ2fqOIElgm4_mXqnJw_MKJEOJ7dsQXXgp-be8/s855/takeoff_sones_mar2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="855" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMHF0OjtDu-XAs4MfUH8JXq9wqmO4oDx_eYyrCap7-DdgAz2U_7CsHrLZndF3MsnbFF8Eu-X4nV2n29maNc9Jg8BHhrEiYtdAwzQOyI9AscsooYqnXwtbB0e8EQ4i-U0BB8k39i5ddf6cPYesnQPVRKJ2fqOIElgm4_mXqnJw_MKJEOJ7dsQXXgp-be8/w640-h434/takeoff_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLWnC1W4btKWwnYqIGhUgbugHomar5GDFnI1p69GdF89vWbL0GdMdIKj4DyabkccJCu42lVURIiAv-GeKhqnX-vKSdaNtgo1l1SI62vGivGnEGCK_XP-8I2ZOGMFmu1Lak4LvfqFqgAHia-uhctuyvk5ZH4lhJD4otEi1yIdnnECx5GC7wdghYCI-1oE/s900/landing_sones_mar2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="900" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLWnC1W4btKWwnYqIGhUgbugHomar5GDFnI1p69GdF89vWbL0GdMdIKj4DyabkccJCu42lVURIiAv-GeKhqnX-vKSdaNtgo1l1SI62vGivGnEGCK_XP-8I2ZOGMFmu1Lak4LvfqFqgAHia-uhctuyvk5ZH4lhJD4otEi1yIdnnECx5GC7wdghYCI-1oE/w640-h414/landing_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks to Eric's sharp eyes, we also observed something today that surprised me at first. The female already has a second nest in progress, in the same tree! </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">It sounds like two broods per season are typical in Anna's Hummingbirds, but I didn't know she would start again so soon...or while she was still feeding the fledglings from the first nest. The <i>Birds of the World </i>species account reports several records of this, with females feeding young that are 3-5 days out of the nest while also incubating a second clutch of eggs.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Here's mom on the new nest (below). I don't know if she's incubating yet. It looked like she was still gathering nest material (including from the original nest), but she was also spending quite a bit of time on the nest:<br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlXWdjL8PED3gDVwmJK7gcoDETk6Bqds4H7adTEPHbK5zZu6Dcqh4TQAkuOxFgG0ph3LCj9G4aHifsJcxUrZRqsKAXuMGIYDhBtWO6OWyz63Iu0iOM8N9wlhHdlCUQ9xlFMs8o9wvMwlY3csHdWzF1N6JNLI4bDQbtxNdy8NMSKjLU_vD7dHzCBQlSUU/s845/number_two_sones_mar2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="845" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlXWdjL8PED3gDVwmJK7gcoDETk6Bqds4H7adTEPHbK5zZu6Dcqh4TQAkuOxFgG0ph3LCj9G4aHifsJcxUrZRqsKAXuMGIYDhBtWO6OWyz63Iu0iOM8N9wlhHdlCUQ9xlFMs8o9wvMwlY3csHdWzF1N6JNLI4bDQbtxNdy8NMSKjLU_vD7dHzCBQlSUU/w640-h442/number_two_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Time will tell how the second nest attempt turns out! If it's successful, fledging could occur in late April/early May.</b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div></div></div></div>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-60802996551923418832024-03-16T22:00:00.000-07:002024-03-16T22:39:44.034-07:00May luck be your friend<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_epi0L0FgkdqXRIwyKppc5cRDrxX9YK5iWOE5FAxYqWacMvrpCkCnpHFfYmYUWLN4y7sL0ZzB1hVsDli_ZUFLV921Qd9BSQuFOS0-pUxIh-hXEUd69MchjVGoVnhGUlD4iQVY4-08SKs4olgnyhCLi8MU1-DQPZiFgUh3FYs9xKjGDdOteRwISUgNYkU/s900/treefrog_sanford_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="900" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_epi0L0FgkdqXRIwyKppc5cRDrxX9YK5iWOE5FAxYqWacMvrpCkCnpHFfYmYUWLN4y7sL0ZzB1hVsDli_ZUFLV921Qd9BSQuFOS0-pUxIh-hXEUd69MchjVGoVnhGUlD4iQVY4-08SKs4olgnyhCLi8MU1-DQPZiFgUh3FYs9xKjGDdOteRwISUgNYkU/w640-h472/treefrog_sanford_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">A couple of photos to help celebrate St. Patrick's Day! </b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Above, a Sierran Treefrog (<i>Pseudacris sierra</i>) framed by Douglas Iris (<i>Iris douglasiana</i>) leaves. </b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Below, Coast Rockcress (<i>Arabis blepharophylla</i>) and clover (<i>Trifolium</i> sp.) leaves:<br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_2WzSU28uOPDuKgDgPhBlF2Btlhd1DXzuExHDwOHLwOrt4k2QhxyQx4DrNgFcGaU6HdmosOHuekIhogInAMb5hJe2-Mr_B6wwZxXW1iwBAzfSMEJwraDTGpmyFOLCRCHhyeQ_qdfbe67R4uXeKazt7dXYe_grhs6GjTVzfWdiQb8gP804rjWTW8or3Q/s870/rock_cress_sanford_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="870" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_2WzSU28uOPDuKgDgPhBlF2Btlhd1DXzuExHDwOHLwOrt4k2QhxyQx4DrNgFcGaU6HdmosOHuekIhogInAMb5hJe2-Mr_B6wwZxXW1iwBAzfSMEJwraDTGpmyFOLCRCHhyeQ_qdfbe67R4uXeKazt7dXYe_grhs6GjTVzfWdiQb8gP804rjWTW8or3Q/w640-h498/rock_cress_sanford_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /><b style="font-family: verdana;">With many thanks to Eric for the great photos!<br /><br /></b></div><p></p>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-74931071274651386242024-03-15T20:00:00.000-07:002024-03-15T20:00:00.132-07:00Warm enough for tortoises<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFpjonnWIlbiTG-p7yCoixILNFdtNTMj1KA5ksFx97k4CyRVMCWyHhZJEbSwim2HSl6I2xa5g1z2M6ti5Pv47omjYMZYL3Tbaxt4opfyY2ZwY1vU50uqqBCf3-StVhUvRvGglfEzgp1CWZW0aGqTuBJ_i7z8LkUHz1UohlpDQJs-rVnhK0EnyiKJP0o58/s900/california_tortoiseshell_sones_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="900" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFpjonnWIlbiTG-p7yCoixILNFdtNTMj1KA5ksFx97k4CyRVMCWyHhZJEbSwim2HSl6I2xa5g1z2M6ti5Pv47omjYMZYL3Tbaxt4opfyY2ZwY1vU50uqqBCf3-StVhUvRvGglfEzgp1CWZW0aGqTuBJ_i7z8LkUHz1UohlpDQJs-rVnhK0EnyiKJP0o58/w640-h458/california_tortoiseshell_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Wow, hard to believe, but air temperatures reached ~75</b><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">°</span></b><b style="font-family: verdana;">F (~24</b><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">°</span></b><b style="font-family: verdana;">C) on Bodega Head today. And yesterday they were only ~5</b><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">°</span></b><b style="font-family: verdana;"> lower than that. </b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>There have been lots of California Tortoiseshells (</b></span><b style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Nymphalis californica</i></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>) flying by. Here's one on <i>Claytonia perfoliata</i>. It was probing the surface of the leaf with its proboscis, but I'm not sure if it was after moisture or salt?</b></span><br /></p>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-15641460904071443282024-03-14T21:30:00.000-07:002024-03-14T21:45:56.594-07:00Final hurrah!<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvt4Wsc14wZIsk99daTfyI0RddYJqggKY7JZlkb8dRtHmE_fSqejVi0QhxP5dm2wWq4ggW5BtJMCxiszH7q_XHlRdNJmSOBtxGMasXSuz1MfP0I396TbMK1YojJjspAoYFTypxbzzN_hAlSOlrlAFP8CetT8eIky3diyGET5nO76ozEKk93hUdzM5LkNo/s833/hummer2_sones_mar2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="833" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvt4Wsc14wZIsk99daTfyI0RddYJqggKY7JZlkb8dRtHmE_fSqejVi0QhxP5dm2wWq4ggW5BtJMCxiszH7q_XHlRdNJmSOBtxGMasXSuz1MfP0I396TbMK1YojJjspAoYFTypxbzzN_hAlSOlrlAFP8CetT8eIky3diyGET5nO76ozEKk93hUdzM5LkNo/w640-h448/hummer2_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Okay, one more hummingbird post! Eric was in Davis all week, so when he arrived in Cotati tonight we went by to check on the Anna's Hummingbird family. No juveniles in the nest, but we found one in a tree not too far away.</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Eventually we heard the mother hummingbird calling in the area, and then to my surprise, the juvenile starting calling, too. I hadn't heard a juvenile hummingbird call before, so it was a fun moment for me (and check out the video below!). </b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwmGQYI0xsUQ7fzZxc9n1oouux7oaDgIcUpwqJdsGL48nzVDPV4EI837sUuaCvyzZcDV4eqR866FLJtWcDW5m4wOFMlAWzQef3KCmpgXn6B220X_s2t5uT2oEuDfNtr9uh6-Rkcrbs0zUhg_0ZpZhKUCKxmRGOtlCKYuBZ2bRho8FlW6SWpfxP1J8sVs/s900/hummer2_calling_sones_mar2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="900" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmwmGQYI0xsUQ7fzZxc9n1oouux7oaDgIcUpwqJdsGL48nzVDPV4EI837sUuaCvyzZcDV4eqR866FLJtWcDW5m4wOFMlAWzQef3KCmpgXn6B220X_s2t5uT2oEuDfNtr9uh6-Rkcrbs0zUhg_0ZpZhKUCKxmRGOtlCKYuBZ2bRho8FlW6SWpfxP1J8sVs/w640-h438/hummer2_calling_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"> </b></div><b style="font-family: verdana;">The juvenile's begging call is a very
high-pitched <i>seet</i> note. It is described as a begging call, but it also
seemed like a contact call</b> <b><span style="font-family: verdana;">—</span></b><b style="font-family: verdana;"> alerting its mom to its location. Then
the mom flew in for a feeding:</b><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAFbtQqu3uFC9MNHkPNwZMfp4EXKxM0CrHb8JrVOOQvrsxjFgMhl3y5TCDMt3xshXuP6yQeXhTQe7A2M5_-T3oRg7lcAyxu7ysss2aD-B8-rZYcbuCFBkhAcpWMh_3hsQWf4_afadW8klA5z1Ns8IOX2Tpnv5HlAJ3V9nSVu8JTycJ7ieuXkdknHCEd4/s823/habitat2hummers_sones_mar2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="823" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAFbtQqu3uFC9MNHkPNwZMfp4EXKxM0CrHb8JrVOOQvrsxjFgMhl3y5TCDMt3xshXuP6yQeXhTQe7A2M5_-T3oRg7lcAyxu7ysss2aD-B8-rZYcbuCFBkhAcpWMh_3hsQWf4_afadW8klA5z1Ns8IOX2Tpnv5HlAJ3V9nSVu8JTycJ7ieuXkdknHCEd4/w640-h434/habitat2hummers_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"> </b></div><b style="font-family: verdana;"></b><b style="font-family: verdana;">When the juvenile started calling, I
decided to try to record a video with my camera to capture the sound.
Although I was mostly trying to record audio and wasn't really
trying to get a video, the juvenile is in the video and called a few
times, so here you go! </b><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">The call note is somewhat faint and
very high pitched, so it might be hard to hear. If needed, you can try using
headphones, and turning up the volume of your speakers. Watch for the juvenile opening its bill and listen for the call notes at ~2 seconds, 7 seconds, and 20 seconds. (There are some background sounds </b><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">—</span></b><b style="font-family: verdana;"> dogs barking, kids playing, a bat hitting a ball, etc.) </b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">[If you are reading this in an e-mail and can't see the video player below, click on the title of the post to go to the NHBH website.]<br /><br /></b></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write" frameborder="0" height="394" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/923613996?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479" title="juvenile Anna's Hummingbird calling" width="700"></iframe><br /></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><br />I'm doubtful that we'll see the juveniles again, but this was a fun final hurrah!<br /><br /></b></p>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-1910581215635103022024-03-13T20:00:00.000-07:002024-03-13T20:36:45.655-07:00Time to fly!<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekK0C5DehugOLbHS8plpUKpjmgKbGJgGfpTAcn87BkUgC75yLpxyok4L-jrQLsIQbxD6WGIWAVnBctz_vaA1jV_RDUmHDBgz1wAuqLS1jdRZJXhOUE-5WttM9jtywsB5b1v3FiuWBnCJANC3K4s52ESnp4NJDymk4vjMHUmUYWm0Fauvjl4LSxBoBJuk/s900/hummer_nest3_sones_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="900" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekK0C5DehugOLbHS8plpUKpjmgKbGJgGfpTAcn87BkUgC75yLpxyok4L-jrQLsIQbxD6WGIWAVnBctz_vaA1jV_RDUmHDBgz1wAuqLS1jdRZJXhOUE-5WttM9jtywsB5b1v3FiuWBnCJANC3K4s52ESnp4NJDymk4vjMHUmUYWm0Fauvjl4LSxBoBJuk/w640-h456/hummer_nest3_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Well, I was on the fence about checking the hummingbird nest tonight. I was running a little late, and I thought perhaps they'd still be in the nest tomorrow. But then I thought...what if they aren't? So I swung down to check on them after work.</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">When I first approached, I could see one juvenile in the nest...but only one. I tried to scan different branches in the vicinity of the nest to see if I could find the second juvenile, but I wasn't having much luck. Then I heard mom calling and she flew in to the nest:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdpOIupcDBwkceu7zWsgd1hVlAmAszhtOu9hUaKWoJJsby0K3_yvrkkWKfoLMiiojKpsCrhAwurpAuaUFkDDlN7j7lWcL7dY7JKfb7hoA03Flu-ZhbWTeCBDZgA1jvVhH7A8E2aF8IoGyt1g04R0QVF4KZ2olQ9r3fQsL5cXkyekBlpwUZzpfKJPAUUE/s900/hummer_nest2_sones_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="900" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdpOIupcDBwkceu7zWsgd1hVlAmAszhtOu9hUaKWoJJsby0K3_yvrkkWKfoLMiiojKpsCrhAwurpAuaUFkDDlN7j7lWcL7dY7JKfb7hoA03Flu-ZhbWTeCBDZgA1jvVhH7A8E2aF8IoGyt1g04R0QVF4KZ2olQ9r3fQsL5cXkyekBlpwUZzpfKJPAUUE/w640-h424/hummer_nest2_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">After the feeding, I followed her as she flew to a second spot about 8 feet away from the nest...to the second juvenile!</b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Vyeo-gMMuSh3XocDOr4oLPN40hfmkGpy4K5zvxjtQFdQqu4my35BmscK7JapBCrzd7ST4tlM521Pa2jjhW72jT3cTeqqzDJxSp82TzUHaPl-caTOKrcQBvWNwS2sLRVpR0CSUIeBxm4opOyLmpUGLlApLgmBxdiL81ExUE77lGNeWQ47mOHt71XfRoc/s1622/hummer_branch1_sones_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="1622" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Vyeo-gMMuSh3XocDOr4oLPN40hfmkGpy4K5zvxjtQFdQqu4my35BmscK7JapBCrzd7ST4tlM521Pa2jjhW72jT3cTeqqzDJxSp82TzUHaPl-caTOKrcQBvWNwS2sLRVpR0CSUIeBxm4opOyLmpUGLlApLgmBxdiL81ExUE77lGNeWQ47mOHt71XfRoc/w640-h408/hummer_branch1_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><br />She fed the second one and then flew off. I watched the newly fledged juvenile for a few minutes. Occasionally it would try out its wings: </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRu1aNN6Axy5GHff1142lxM0KG1gk7vC1_xeGDRh-eBohyrf0OUo7aQ_np5YKpcxx-K_KbYrEp6jG3ks4g6fxgK_kLLFWBxLqLM4JSTT6lxmjl3dcKW1CKUx4DIDTRFkE1sb-_2Z_UKi9LiCG4QBsMRZS1ugz6YLd3_kQwgkbmSAqM7U5afoQme_stMe8/s900/hummer_branch2_sones_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="900" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRu1aNN6Axy5GHff1142lxM0KG1gk7vC1_xeGDRh-eBohyrf0OUo7aQ_np5YKpcxx-K_KbYrEp6jG3ks4g6fxgK_kLLFWBxLqLM4JSTT6lxmjl3dcKW1CKUx4DIDTRFkE1sb-_2Z_UKi9LiCG4QBsMRZS1ugz6YLd3_kQwgkbmSAqM7U5afoQme_stMe8/w640-h402/hummer_branch2_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">But mostly it sat very still, looking around and listening to the early evening sounds:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCL5Kb-MlhzLJN82VTrDgOUmvaO5XBaw6qDpKzhFvIeqYNqvBt1g5K3xllBUs0c3Yj0ajXIOR6ed7PNp_jOSSMt5jN0UbHlRHsf8wPLI7dlyX7VktoW4UTVPvGNiaqADHHtE4nnC98tCfAPoxv3_ns-Ujjc9s7kXvcDKzPP0uxOA-1wXCd23B5sSkO4k/s900/hummer_branch3_sones_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="900" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJCL5Kb-MlhzLJN82VTrDgOUmvaO5XBaw6qDpKzhFvIeqYNqvBt1g5K3xllBUs0c3Yj0ajXIOR6ed7PNp_jOSSMt5jN0UbHlRHsf8wPLI7dlyX7VktoW4UTVPvGNiaqADHHtE4nnC98tCfAPoxv3_ns-Ujjc9s7kXvcDKzPP0uxOA-1wXCd23B5sSkO4k/w640-h420/hummer_branch3_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Adventure awaits!</span></b><br /><br /></div></div></div>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-6183920329118665012024-03-12T19:30:00.000-07:002024-03-12T19:39:46.536-07:00Ready for supper<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNW2W6Ri2RgxGCH8wRx_zFMENkd9uRTL0q7J5n2VUgTkpDEeiwUHRWMSb6K0WIuoMgk6Rvx3qWuW2CxoLvwEPYDDHVRJR9q929QOuZpHGNjQaCMGyQM0h7Z3GlBvSG4G7zMXbFY0tZTvUJ6o3gb6ovsbqHZ79AA0USL9lViZgi9Z6xwq5fQYW0WIxqMKo/s900/hummers_2024.03.12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="900" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNW2W6Ri2RgxGCH8wRx_zFMENkd9uRTL0q7J5n2VUgTkpDEeiwUHRWMSb6K0WIuoMgk6Rvx3qWuW2CxoLvwEPYDDHVRJR9q929QOuZpHGNjQaCMGyQM0h7Z3GlBvSG4G7zMXbFY0tZTvUJ6o3gb6ovsbqHZ79AA0USL9lViZgi9Z6xwq5fQYW0WIxqMKo/w640-h420/hummers_2024.03.12.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">It feels like these little hummingbirds are getting very close to fledging, so I checked on them after work tonight (12 March 2024). They were ready for supper, just like me!</b><br /></p>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-46897620365637091742024-03-11T20:00:00.000-07:002024-03-11T20:33:27.745-07:00Comparing goosenecks<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVlzPbi5kS0p4A-fD9FEDQQ4rtJQ9iuPMG3ZoDiKKMWZYBWkfI_MEr0lgqRuPAZb4_equTeOntqr-sONbvEXZqCFsE6i2BINia4G6SSudgznspK94hu_w291rVI5NYk6BQgf7eczYIS83rICsx-0lLcM0PPO4z3uSuNKDLTLbOz0ichUts3ObSAANzfw/s900/lepas_sones_mar2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="866" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVlzPbi5kS0p4A-fD9FEDQQ4rtJQ9iuPMG3ZoDiKKMWZYBWkfI_MEr0lgqRuPAZb4_equTeOntqr-sONbvEXZqCFsE6i2BINia4G6SSudgznspK94hu_w291rVI5NYk6BQgf7eczYIS83rICsx-0lLcM0PPO4z3uSuNKDLTLbOz0ichUts3ObSAANzfw/w616-h640/lepas_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="616" /> </a></p><p><b style="font-family: verdana;">Close-up of a pelagic gooseneck barnacle (<i>Lepas</i> sp.) on a piece of driftwood, 11 March 2024. These barnacles attach to floating materials in the open ocean. </b></p><p><b style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Lepas</i> is similar to </b><b style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Pollicipes polymerus</i></b><b style="font-family: verdana;">, the gooseneck barnacle that lives in the rocky intertidal zone, but you can see a number of differences: </b></p><p><b style="font-family: verdana;">- <i>Lepas</i> has fewer calcareous plates.<br />- <i>Lepas</i> has a smoother stalk texture.<br /><i>- Pollicipes </i>tends to have dark pigment (red, brown, or black) at the edges of the largest plates, whereas these areas are paler in <i>Lepas</i> (but can be orange). </b></p><p><b style="font-family: verdana;">See below for a comparison!<br /></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopFTcB7CFQP2c663qswEj_GVmE_esGHguiKECdt1wgUZDXiseCuskT22qM1cY8l8xyPDtkKGv4D8GQUOOxgus17iBDZw6W1O4AoJ4Vordb-LnqBNNgAydzWCOMy6bdZbvs8joa_8fmMrJS29c26OwXu57zwPgNyElSbqxT5XwVSar1YRhcQAIanhy6hU/s900/pollicipes_sones_mar2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="900" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopFTcB7CFQP2c663qswEj_GVmE_esGHguiKECdt1wgUZDXiseCuskT22qM1cY8l8xyPDtkKGv4D8GQUOOxgus17iBDZw6W1O4AoJ4Vordb-LnqBNNgAydzWCOMy6bdZbvs8joa_8fmMrJS29c26OwXu57zwPgNyElSbqxT5XwVSar1YRhcQAIanhy6hU/w640-h522/pollicipes_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><b style="font-family: verdana;"></b><p></p>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-7935905350844384122024-03-10T20:30:00.000-07:002024-03-10T20:31:46.210-07:00Up at the rim<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjs_TPCZq9Y4HUtPHo_6sDGhImzK-2ECzD4V-Wjr_sgqpbElei8sMezMrT299wvhiY0GW_XvQipOUdPZOEJXqqrydScxflz2lucEC08Ffr4SRElrDhfQkzT8bE873MAL95vvSBmFzHAioWZJ2D3CGvtOdOg4Y2Yjry_FQKVKUE3LLp9j2Uc9ARaqrk4ps/s900/hummers1_sones_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="900" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjs_TPCZq9Y4HUtPHo_6sDGhImzK-2ECzD4V-Wjr_sgqpbElei8sMezMrT299wvhiY0GW_XvQipOUdPZOEJXqqrydScxflz2lucEC08Ffr4SRElrDhfQkzT8bE873MAL95vvSBmFzHAioWZJ2D3CGvtOdOg4Y2Yjry_FQKVKUE3LLp9j2Uc9ARaqrk4ps/w640-h418/hummers1_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Yesterday the juvenile Anna's Hummingbirds (<i>Calypte anna</i>) were nestled down low in the nest, but today (10 March 2024) they were up at the rim, moving around, preening, and trying out their wings, so here are a few more photos to document their progress.</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">It's becoming harder for the two of them to fit in the nest together: <br /></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj37-x5l3d-tJrmmk_7WUfMHbd_zmeIFsJtW4kVcTPJ_6Xes9i4XT9otK5lwbYcVBNOrvz_POMCGpr0qdKkuwM91PbKm5KdAsLJocG6bUuBQt1qPDdFe11K2IltEeF5TgVQC8S0dz2l7nE_9NAPEuaKMuM_NQ5IP8RC3axIqcp57Z5kqTBi0CKSI3lYOQ/s866/hummers2_sones_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="866" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj37-x5l3d-tJrmmk_7WUfMHbd_zmeIFsJtW4kVcTPJ_6Xes9i4XT9otK5lwbYcVBNOrvz_POMCGpr0qdKkuwM91PbKm5KdAsLJocG6bUuBQt1qPDdFe11K2IltEeF5TgVQC8S0dz2l7nE_9NAPEuaKMuM_NQ5IP8RC3axIqcp57Z5kqTBi0CKSI3lYOQ/w640-h436/hummers2_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">A view of their surroundings: </b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUREAQMbyXK0yh2QnbF4TIWCxwMwwthQ4vsNdSRWae7blbruYjv-4yY5QCAvTc3avwhLfyiMHc7PvZl13sbpIhcGdJLP2GpxgXwXbctxljL-BW1ctpXDHVfxoyMmEQVyH-Y9aQXDl_hIvPE5LDFmVijd5jEcAMky6NuepVfCv6CHyDsd_49M8WrehB0I/s900/hummers3_sones_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="900" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUREAQMbyXK0yh2QnbF4TIWCxwMwwthQ4vsNdSRWae7blbruYjv-4yY5QCAvTc3avwhLfyiMHc7PvZl13sbpIhcGdJLP2GpxgXwXbctxljL-BW1ctpXDHVfxoyMmEQVyH-Y9aQXDl_hIvPE5LDFmVijd5jEcAMky6NuepVfCv6CHyDsd_49M8WrehB0I/w640-h460/hummers3_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Mom hovering while feeding them:</b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEw71mY8IUUR_8FcmrbwexL4oloepV0_R3RZWRDWfogA5aEOD4pAuN4TzbNcdEIAa-RGBTMyTUqyT_EhZ6GH_O943zi9CCwX9_2rXU2uhYrotSjhxw0YQgd2KLHesObpX0aOGo9y3Sdchv0U2oUf99cGlH2iTkDQMcGIUZtIiFMLReDFPSFslDQnKTpFM/s900/hummers4_sones_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="900" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEw71mY8IUUR_8FcmrbwexL4oloepV0_R3RZWRDWfogA5aEOD4pAuN4TzbNcdEIAa-RGBTMyTUqyT_EhZ6GH_O943zi9CCwX9_2rXU2uhYrotSjhxw0YQgd2KLHesObpX0aOGo9y3Sdchv0U2oUf99cGlH2iTkDQMcGIUZtIiFMLReDFPSFslDQnKTpFM/w640-h436/hummers4_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Their juvenile feathers are coming in:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmntdGFoSTWB4aXsZqI5OqTnZsq4DXbPYhpNxPPvghyphenhyphensTwcypemJobO8FR0OQ19rd3y-jPsyfoq7hJgSlfI-NrVzu6wT8757CRJwIL7Q9GgOHpZv4vUWLxUdfZyLzMIPTsoiUqc7fDHJfmlDq4nOHNIzGyzk0GYlIgXEJgOnMY4pfwxBfcK6BDQDhinXg/s900/hummers5_sones_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="900" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmntdGFoSTWB4aXsZqI5OqTnZsq4DXbPYhpNxPPvghyphenhyphensTwcypemJobO8FR0OQ19rd3y-jPsyfoq7hJgSlfI-NrVzu6wT8757CRJwIL7Q9GgOHpZv4vUWLxUdfZyLzMIPTsoiUqc7fDHJfmlDq4nOHNIzGyzk0GYlIgXEJgOnMY4pfwxBfcK6BDQDhinXg/w640-h438/hummers5_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looks like we're going to have nice weather this week, so it seems like they'll have a good chance of growing up and perhaps departing the nest before too long.<br /></span></b><br /></div></div></div></div><p></p>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-62821225338438108612024-03-09T19:30:00.000-08:002024-03-09T19:51:37.119-08:00Hummingbird update<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7waQjMuLFybwZ-khVx9LCoFpHaeE9xXIFkycv9WGQ7bqdhknxipZXcGAEwRheIJuppjBSRKgQhMM2_3vNQV41ummO8roq6A7gohNCaov7uS1FyY8H93EdNwGHLa-YaoVcO3ZAd0LFTpY0hhw_f6LowbimDL0u-Nrw-Ub-lJEyeTCAGM8_keT4Lmy-f4/s900/hummingbirds_nest1_sones_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="900" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7waQjMuLFybwZ-khVx9LCoFpHaeE9xXIFkycv9WGQ7bqdhknxipZXcGAEwRheIJuppjBSRKgQhMM2_3vNQV41ummO8roq6A7gohNCaov7uS1FyY8H93EdNwGHLa-YaoVcO3ZAd0LFTpY0hhw_f6LowbimDL0u-Nrw-Ub-lJEyeTCAGM8_keT4Lmy-f4/w640-h456/hummingbirds_nest1_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Just a quick Anna's Hummingbird (<i>Calypte anna</i>) update. The two juveniles in the nest I've been checking on in our neighborhood have grown quite a bit. </b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">This morning I saw the female come in to feed the little ones:</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyFSZdSR3FwduTY5ZsA2TtdeKT2V2ng91FdiOkl02Q4iLuGeieQ-Mo1SoPx-lZxsDW9cjr_cJfFy-tQzZQW7uuoLG_1LUMRaoIaHFXmvnmOIrkRTfXHjSkVIF4dDzuP-Agauy0qFE9qXFw_Auwa1ghN9MFMKN0inVgPLY-cAHHKgPcXWamQKcvnVg9MQ/s900/hummingbirds_nest2_sones_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="900" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyFSZdSR3FwduTY5ZsA2TtdeKT2V2ng91FdiOkl02Q4iLuGeieQ-Mo1SoPx-lZxsDW9cjr_cJfFy-tQzZQW7uuoLG_1LUMRaoIaHFXmvnmOIrkRTfXHjSkVIF4dDzuP-Agauy0qFE9qXFw_Auwa1ghN9MFMKN0inVgPLY-cAHHKgPcXWamQKcvnVg9MQ/w640-h402/hummingbirds_nest2_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTjcGz6ZCoRstD-jLjCtCfbeE2lEuxjWLESgYK_aKfB4iMhvYWXjBPDbeEf9R8Yc86KS1UoMdfFO_KWFd9XKJYwgryEOA4HlNL37bpAGYPU6xUSOLNUZzeBZQTYcqeZi_rx5jQliAJ4a-5rII57oRW-ZtAzk0AULIOJ-l-SNj_3CkZZUrPaX5GYuzavk/s900/hummingbirds_nest3_sones_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="900" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTjcGz6ZCoRstD-jLjCtCfbeE2lEuxjWLESgYK_aKfB4iMhvYWXjBPDbeEf9R8Yc86KS1UoMdfFO_KWFd9XKJYwgryEOA4HlNL37bpAGYPU6xUSOLNUZzeBZQTYcqeZi_rx5jQliAJ4a-5rII57oRW-ZtAzk0AULIOJ-l-SNj_3CkZZUrPaX5GYuzavk/w640-h428/hummingbirds_nest3_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">I'm not sure how much longer they'll be in the nest (another week or so?), but it's great to see them doing so well. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">P.S. Earlier posts about this nest are here:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2024/02/weathering-storm.html">"<i>Weathering the storm</i>" on 13 February 2024<br /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2024/03/two-little-birds.html">"<i>Two little birds</i>" on 3 March 2024<br /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"> </b><br /></div></div><p></p>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-16689199054431153022024-03-08T19:30:00.000-08:002024-03-08T19:39:41.741-08:00A chiton with flair<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SYqB6tXgcjSZ-1EpnkR67h9Z1r601iRI87SoXqhkj4do7L_XkALhu757D9r9itC9Sa7gEM0Sb4La4oM10TiWezMZVmldxI6fjwBN7ooO6OcfF1WfIJOo30M5Z62kEsFqSPFtuLzHn6Urs5Ozf0ACShMtBqZxLsSohb1JFz9qKp0TzgriY6cQ3pEgn3E/s900/placiphorella1_sanford_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SYqB6tXgcjSZ-1EpnkR67h9Z1r601iRI87SoXqhkj4do7L_XkALhu757D9r9itC9Sa7gEM0Sb4La4oM10TiWezMZVmldxI6fjwBN7ooO6OcfF1WfIJOo30M5Z62kEsFqSPFtuLzHn6Urs5Ozf0ACShMtBqZxLsSohb1JFz9qKp0TzgriY6cQ3pEgn3E/w640-h480/placiphorella1_sanford_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Eric snapped this great photo of a Veiled Chiton (<i>Placiphorella velata</i>) during field work this afternoon (8 March 2024). Impressive how well this species looks like the surrounding habitat </b>— <b style="font-family: verdana;">rock, coralline algae, and red seaweeds. This individual even has a little bit of branching coralline algae growing on its shell plates! </b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Here's another image from a little farther back:</b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Juf_PvEmE-oHG0ux757760Ok36A0hMo41vKxfrjZhVXv6MDO7Etzl8CqN4r2-jWcWpZqVzRk-z4V_EqqiWIom2HTHJpW_o8F8bn0soQY0spn3IRRFrq6Y4PwPtbDtJHT2IK3MKzQ6U64LFuVhUKN3jQn61w5RT-HGj3OakaCDBfvelZOuQkh3e5Z9FI/s900/placiphorella2_sanford_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Juf_PvEmE-oHG0ux757760Ok36A0hMo41vKxfrjZhVXv6MDO7Etzl8CqN4r2-jWcWpZqVzRk-z4V_EqqiWIom2HTHJpW_o8F8bn0soQY0spn3IRRFrq6Y4PwPtbDtJHT2IK3MKzQ6U64LFuVhUKN3jQn61w5RT-HGj3OakaCDBfvelZOuQkh3e5Z9FI/w640-h480/placiphorella2_sanford_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">For more information about this intriguing predatory chiton, you can review the post called <a href="https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-veiled-threat.html" target="_blank">"<i>A veiled threat</i>" from 21 August 2012</a>. And there's a beautiful underwater photo in the post called <a href="https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2021/08/camouflaged-like-coralline.html" target="_blank">"<i>Camouflaged like coralline</i>" on 11 August 2021</a>. </b><br /><br /></div>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-36409813645764725822024-03-07T20:00:00.000-08:002024-03-07T20:09:08.955-08:00A perfect fit<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNeMgTIBqdtI2IT-3pMsLcJujf-KkECBqGmP-hTHGj_xMmobczTXiDT0W68nj6lTkC9ihWktsr6vqghqK7j7-FPK60eLydUIf7-2kMCR5ZQ-Wdgj-8z3-FLvedLtr_us9ObkXqrtXl286Hq_tyqyZ_tOKQLHCjNMhx_lAI9wQySwpRaXACOpVfvMIN7zM/s900/lottia_instabilis_sones_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNeMgTIBqdtI2IT-3pMsLcJujf-KkECBqGmP-hTHGj_xMmobczTXiDT0W68nj6lTkC9ihWktsr6vqghqK7j7-FPK60eLydUIf7-2kMCR5ZQ-Wdgj-8z3-FLvedLtr_us9ObkXqrtXl286Hq_tyqyZ_tOKQLHCjNMhx_lAI9wQySwpRaXACOpVfvMIN7zM/w640-h480/lottia_instabilis_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">I like the warm colors in this photo, so it seemed like a good opportunity to introduce <i>Lottia instabilis</i>. </b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">This interesting limpet is <i>stenotopic</i> </b>— <b style="font-family: verdana;">meaning that it lives in a narrow range of conditions or a restricted habitat. <i>Lottia instabilis </i>lives on kelps, especially on the stipes (or stems).</b><b style="font-family: verdana;"> In the Bodega Bay area I've seen it on Walking Kelp (<i>Pterygophora californica</i>). I don't have a great photo of this species on kelp, but here's one from 2012 so you can visualize where it lives:</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZiXApPoL02zolrUg4kRvxp_5wMiiPwrVjyf5EXRasv8rP_lv29UjcTBgKFkj2FbdgSZf0UdO6bTwze9nVgJ2eK8GArfyFVADvEPh5jh6x9ZpxyE1zBnp0J-55cU8S2SjpwEwzDGxKpt4xg5AM5OJzP_ryKJvT8XZ7XZV3DOJIfduUocSJiWBqcVoqxs/s900/lottia_instabilis_sones_may2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="900" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZiXApPoL02zolrUg4kRvxp_5wMiiPwrVjyf5EXRasv8rP_lv29UjcTBgKFkj2FbdgSZf0UdO6bTwze9nVgJ2eK8GArfyFVADvEPh5jh6x9ZpxyE1zBnp0J-55cU8S2SjpwEwzDGxKpt4xg5AM5OJzP_ryKJvT8XZ7XZV3DOJIfduUocSJiWBqcVoqxs/w640-h512/lottia_instabilis_sones_may2012.jpg" width="640" /> </a></b></div><b style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></b><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">One
of the unusual things about <i>Lottia instabilis </i>is the shape of the
bottom edge of the shell. To fit tightly against the kelp stipe, which is rounded, the
shell is curved upward at both ends:</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pKawlyt6vyZk4LXVDa6gv33vVDzgaW-kkgFx7EW2ERI7Qwjx7dXMr7R6XWFv5aRkihzRvRvj4N1-ugvXu27b5yUpo5Thkw_neIi6nITHEuwYM2k-jra7S5OaLY7LgRAOkWnO8FUvtjauqFlUQVfyU3S76Osp6HpvJxMKVKv8pipaY7X6QRhsgY8wX7Q/s898/lottia_instabilis_lateral_sones_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="898" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4pKawlyt6vyZk4LXVDa6gv33vVDzgaW-kkgFx7EW2ERI7Qwjx7dXMr7R6XWFv5aRkihzRvRvj4N1-ugvXu27b5yUpo5Thkw_neIi6nITHEuwYM2k-jra7S5OaLY7LgRAOkWnO8FUvtjauqFlUQVfyU3S76Osp6HpvJxMKVKv8pipaY7X6QRhsgY8wX7Q/w640-h464/lottia_instabilis_lateral_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"> <br /></b></div><b style="font-family: verdana;">So the shell is "unstable" (or rocks back and forth) if you place it on a flat, horizontal surface (hence the "<i>instabilis</i>" species name). But if the limpet is on a rounded kelp stipe, it fits perfectly!<br /><br /></b><p></p>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-80044569458417832812024-03-05T20:30:00.000-08:002024-03-05T20:44:32.669-08:00Up close and purple<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2xGO3Akd2tSQaVt0_mBxX_m7U6jKb4011d_b42kWEcNdGC0t5XRWDqg3HR-MM-Tg9sV_dWTHVVhvhoxRNfe0QcTy_KZNZMcmChkbh-wUc4WSosiAceMsPKS6IeQ8Z5swUBLuUe1HpUh2BH8B64QfkeScCEnZR7Bhvt1t25OA_QNGnAJTcJmF4Ji0FI0/s900/janthina_tentacles_sones_mar2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="900" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2xGO3Akd2tSQaVt0_mBxX_m7U6jKb4011d_b42kWEcNdGC0t5XRWDqg3HR-MM-Tg9sV_dWTHVVhvhoxRNfe0QcTy_KZNZMcmChkbh-wUc4WSosiAceMsPKS6IeQ8Z5swUBLuUe1HpUh2BH8B64QfkeScCEnZR7Bhvt1t25OA_QNGnAJTcJmF4Ji0FI0/w640-h534/janthina_tentacles_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">I've been surveying for Purple Sea Snails (<i>Janthina umbilicata</i>) and encountered some washed up this morning (5 March 2024). <i>Janthina</i> is rare in our area, and these snails were still alive, so I took a few photos for the record.</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Remember that these snails float upside down at the surface of the ocean, hanging from their own bubble raft! So these photos show the snails suspended below the surface of the water.</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Above, note the bifurcate or forked tentacles, with one long and one shorter branch (highlighted with black pigment).</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Next -- look for the large, rounded, black foot. <i>Janthina </i>reaches up to collect a pocket of air and then surrounds it with mucous to create a bubble to add to its raft:<br /></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxLgSPJoCEZVd9H_wCZGg6wlQIPFHYuXHWUf8umOBeSFPMe5B-HJHEkT-hx88g4XOejhi_bW8W7lgNwvlEYXCq4sciUNhoUCtmOXH6r7geXEzj0TyXvq9XJMR7LVViFwETmQ86rHhVT3p03hnP9ut1bSDF8tZYK58RsnfrjrNQRO5hi53bhqHI_4trlc/s900/janthina_foot1_sones_mar2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="900" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxLgSPJoCEZVd9H_wCZGg6wlQIPFHYuXHWUf8umOBeSFPMe5B-HJHEkT-hx88g4XOejhi_bW8W7lgNwvlEYXCq4sciUNhoUCtmOXH6r7geXEzj0TyXvq9XJMR7LVViFwETmQ86rHhVT3p03hnP9ut1bSDF8tZYK58RsnfrjrNQRO5hi53bhqHI_4trlc/w640-h514/janthina_foot1_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>They also use their foot to smooth the bubble raft:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdognaY-6gP8inIjbkh9NZgujLzrINnEYWr_bG90hp1l9LPPfiVGaSfN41tl0-Ux9CnGOm5Tq1pZ75vKGr3n_LDw9uFGA5qfTLFQ1l1ss1xYxELiy7tYAVsKcFgE2uj4jZ1-8MbdEEslbxrVYWrgrKu5Wq1iraHG_rauZffOOSkNuJRT5kS16zJmbX_Zs/s900/janthina_foot_and_raft_sones_mar2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="900" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdognaY-6gP8inIjbkh9NZgujLzrINnEYWr_bG90hp1l9LPPfiVGaSfN41tl0-Ux9CnGOm5Tq1pZ75vKGr3n_LDw9uFGA5qfTLFQ1l1ss1xYxELiy7tYAVsKcFgE2uj4jZ1-8MbdEEslbxrVYWrgrKu5Wq1iraHG_rauZffOOSkNuJRT5kS16zJmbX_Zs/w640-h474/janthina_foot_and_raft_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> <br /><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><i>Janthina</i> is a predator, feeding on By-the-wind Sailors (<i>Velella velella</i>) and </b><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><b>Portuguese Man O' War (<i>Physalia physalis</i>) </b></span><b>when available. They have a tubular proboscis to reach out and grab prey, and a rasp-like tongue (radula) at the end of the proboscis: </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4O-hXX5goNFk4YT2Tn568WoL0cw_Y5BFfyIIiFwpm_bsXz0LVxEOg-RailLFSbZimNjtPq9giN33n9QGqjqfeHLYVxvy8_XrUtPZplgsLlve7q_uPeFWhyOPh115cEPnhqUgraJmWOjfjzafjO5u28IDZXk45a3-7xVTR6zqFxkhU43P6MgzbWWEORiA/s900/janthina_proboscis_sones_mar2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="900" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4O-hXX5goNFk4YT2Tn568WoL0cw_Y5BFfyIIiFwpm_bsXz0LVxEOg-RailLFSbZimNjtPq9giN33n9QGqjqfeHLYVxvy8_XrUtPZplgsLlve7q_uPeFWhyOPh115cEPnhqUgraJmWOjfjzafjO5u28IDZXk45a3-7xVTR6zqFxkhU43P6MgzbWWEORiA/w640-h488/janthina_proboscis_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK87C72LoRYK6Qxi1kECtfGXOEqXxYQ_9QVa9JIiZDtj0KAVDrUTwY5BCG3pIZR8wgR5WLRO1S-cVPulKXREVfOx5Y37CqxQDG9W0X-s7SL-MHvJWjrfF8pFfC_UI9CVuQ74gOHAOEcM2a0X1OeP5NVltwT85inEAOGpMI9cNwbpXOCyzfJCk0TL-Z288/s734/janthina_radula_sones_mar2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="734" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK87C72LoRYK6Qxi1kECtfGXOEqXxYQ_9QVa9JIiZDtj0KAVDrUTwY5BCG3pIZR8wgR5WLRO1S-cVPulKXREVfOx5Y37CqxQDG9W0X-s7SL-MHvJWjrfF8pFfC_UI9CVuQ74gOHAOEcM2a0X1OeP5NVltwT85inEAOGpMI9cNwbpXOCyzfJCk0TL-Z288/w640-h506/janthina_radula_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">P.S. If you happen to see Purple Sea Snails washed up on the beach this spring, I'd love to hear about your observations! <br /><br /></div></div></b></div>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-80146092699335732642024-03-03T20:30:00.000-08:002024-03-03T20:37:24.452-08:00Two little birds<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtVl5ivErjnbpBraTUZ-2HLEDhMzfSIQ9s4wyTrEUK1J6k-kShiMPpB-G6hnNrhvjM3SuXlkDSKrHmioKsA6cawBO-QIVrsxnLV07VSfR54hBSVmMFOyGBbVhNBcBPdk2fro_hz18CWhqvmmDcwuXfcy7DaVTAoTIW3JIFLKi4zAf9l6hGnu6lk5Wb6UY/s900/two_little_birds_sones_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="900" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtVl5ivErjnbpBraTUZ-2HLEDhMzfSIQ9s4wyTrEUK1J6k-kShiMPpB-G6hnNrhvjM3SuXlkDSKrHmioKsA6cawBO-QIVrsxnLV07VSfR54hBSVmMFOyGBbVhNBcBPdk2fro_hz18CWhqvmmDcwuXfcy7DaVTAoTIW3JIFLKi4zAf9l6hGnu6lk5Wb6UY/w640-h456/two_little_birds_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">A quick follow-up to the post called <a href="https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2024/02/weathering-storm.html" target="_blank">"<i>Weathering the storm</i>" on 13 February 2024</a>. Two young birds are now visible in the hummingbird nest that I started checking on in early February. They're still pretty young, but today we saw them stretching their wings a bit.</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Good luck, little ones! </b><br /></p>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-25002898991703535532024-03-02T19:30:00.000-08:002024-03-02T19:51:45.164-08:00Cloudy with a chance of sailors<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj153yzVfFmUQnTwV4RV_dEws-f78yNcKBPp0fe_XTB8lgOk5Vp2XF56UDQASlS1h9PidYbzuYt7gxm8e3nfBvW_ugDo36zSr-GcG5_XfHtCqK1fyaI8sXGxeyGkR8VRLErlFdoXlLlo_yyP5iiC_mAqpZEplhNoOgh4-phIdMeG-L4jfdy8aS4Cx6SHfI/s900/velella1_sones_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj153yzVfFmUQnTwV4RV_dEws-f78yNcKBPp0fe_XTB8lgOk5Vp2XF56UDQASlS1h9PidYbzuYt7gxm8e3nfBvW_ugDo36zSr-GcG5_XfHtCqK1fyaI8sXGxeyGkR8VRLErlFdoXlLlo_yyP5iiC_mAqpZEplhNoOgh4-phIdMeG-L4jfdy8aS4Cx6SHfI/w640-h480/velella1_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Eric and I did a quick beach survey at the end of the day today as the storm was letting up. There were thousands of By-the-wind Sailors (<i>Velella velella</i>) washed up. Some were up to ~3-4 cm long, but the vast majority were under 1 cm long and the most abundant size was only ~1-2 mm long (second photo below with millimeter ruler):</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_eWTo-BxCzPTo3255BDLV_mgb4HE62yL03KgdXEdF1vuo1QlNPfbHXZoHWK0nSz2uJd_eSWSJ4dDvUgwKndyteGew9_BJRuEdCEWWDAvz_7r6og1BuzvtDE8po__IzlvLMgJZ8X0moZ-qJZCKElIuZ_3ADxRGg4jc-KK0OWc_cVhBRBvwmrLzh_YOVY/s900/velella2_sones_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="900" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_eWTo-BxCzPTo3255BDLV_mgb4HE62yL03KgdXEdF1vuo1QlNPfbHXZoHWK0nSz2uJd_eSWSJ4dDvUgwKndyteGew9_BJRuEdCEWWDAvz_7r6og1BuzvtDE8po__IzlvLMgJZ8X0moZ-qJZCKElIuZ_3ADxRGg4jc-KK0OWc_cVhBRBvwmrLzh_YOVY/w640-h430/velella2_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPZuq4SCTyVZRL16RGIc8YBNmg9rpKKyV7wwMeSmDq65GEqD-glG8BrgPHNmA1-NDoZO6BoC59KdGOHgn1M_vKQ7CaL9grXccaj40U1xp9NRt8BCoLGxzVX8MX_Kb6nLsq2GGsN8BCRB-S276CeUSnvavH9SlgG7_G8fiR1AZcZ93qGHRP31ZeiW0od0/s900/velella3_sones_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPZuq4SCTyVZRL16RGIc8YBNmg9rpKKyV7wwMeSmDq65GEqD-glG8BrgPHNmA1-NDoZO6BoC59KdGOHgn1M_vKQ7CaL9grXccaj40U1xp9NRt8BCoLGxzVX8MX_Kb6nLsq2GGsN8BCRB-S276CeUSnvavH9SlgG7_G8fiR1AZcZ93qGHRP31ZeiW0od0/w640-h480/velella3_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">We also found one Purple Sea Snail (<i>Janthina umbilicata</i>), hundreds of swimming bells of the siphon<i>o</i>phore <i>Diphyes</i> <i>dispar</i>, one pyrosome (I thought there might be more today), and pieces of driftwood with pelagic barnacles (<i>Lepas</i> sp.).</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">The view as rain showers were clearing: <br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9oKpHI5WivPvSBGlKAqIup2v7GF3AjUJRXo-3fZ9KEW_LkmqiPNSW1DVZN_IBr6v3iNaPMOXDGqRx3apQoruPUKPj7xrNZNHJdRET4e1o-SQseEBHfxneX7IieW0w_9H4GKx95TIQ4ANbjgBQbSAPBbJmarU3Kve6SWD2BM0Uiwwvg5Znob4bYFmII0/s900/clearing_sones_mar2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9oKpHI5WivPvSBGlKAqIup2v7GF3AjUJRXo-3fZ9KEW_LkmqiPNSW1DVZN_IBr6v3iNaPMOXDGqRx3apQoruPUKPj7xrNZNHJdRET4e1o-SQseEBHfxneX7IieW0w_9H4GKx95TIQ4ANbjgBQbSAPBbJmarU3Kve6SWD2BM0Uiwwvg5Znob4bYFmII0/w640-h480/clearing_sones_mar2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div></b></div></div><p></p>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-62308188418427875402024-02-29T20:00:00.000-08:002024-02-29T20:19:17.814-08:00Fuzzy<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidi2iKf5AnFbaCBaffeRg2kDBWSE0-Jba08sZF47P8-xjdLwvco1N_fmdy8SFFQwEzMfEB2jK-y3JzhRIGR5TGf2bwDBBVrw3vDtthyHB9xkhNSVZuK9Gfkm96R-P0mgb6RGQALbhFf6qDp9rXqLOHq8SOiJi1lMx_DeQPTD39nDT2TNOfth92x8GsDyU/s900/pachycheles_pubescens_sones_feb2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="900" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidi2iKf5AnFbaCBaffeRg2kDBWSE0-Jba08sZF47P8-xjdLwvco1N_fmdy8SFFQwEzMfEB2jK-y3JzhRIGR5TGf2bwDBBVrw3vDtthyHB9xkhNSVZuK9Gfkm96R-P0mgb6RGQALbhFf6qDp9rXqLOHq8SOiJi1lMx_DeQPTD39nDT2TNOfth92x8GsDyU/w640-h414/pachycheles_pubescens_sones_feb2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Eric found this nice juvenile porcelain crab last weekend. Meet the Pubescent Porcelain Crab (<i>Pachycheles pubescens</i>)!</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">I realized I haven't shown this type of crab on the NHBH before, and there's a more common species (<i>Pachycheles rudis</i>) that I should also introduce, so I'll try to do that at some point, too.</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Meanwhile, note the short and very dense hairs on the claws giving this crab a pubescent or fuzzy appearance. </b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Found in the low intertidal zone among some cobbles. </b><br /></p>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-24760115508875600852024-02-28T19:30:00.000-08:002024-02-28T19:37:32.473-08:00Angling towards March<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VC8LS6tpt8I5gh2iORKAxZlnE5B2lq2dh26ViEeYUnq6Mtvte1YQLuXHyFJo6A3soX18Kg2tKIzNgJ4jL_blokbrf-U5kOtaqPyilQcZkiVyzo6N2xTAwdtV4jSPD3L9e28CHy0Z7sEtMN9SlKjkPjGp8P7F_C_G3JMW_Csmt1falHy_TETop1pVkVg/s900/satyr_sones_feb2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="900" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VC8LS6tpt8I5gh2iORKAxZlnE5B2lq2dh26ViEeYUnq6Mtvte1YQLuXHyFJo6A3soX18Kg2tKIzNgJ4jL_blokbrf-U5kOtaqPyilQcZkiVyzo6N2xTAwdtV4jSPD3L9e28CHy0Z7sEtMN9SlKjkPjGp8P7F_C_G3JMW_Csmt1falHy_TETop1pVkVg/w640-h404/satyr_sones_feb2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Another February butterfly for you! Adding to this week's list -- a Satyr Anglewing (<span><span class="LrzXr kno-fv wHYlTd z8gr9e"><i>Polygonia satyrus</i>) photographed in Cotati on 28 February 2024.</span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span class="LrzXr kno-fv wHYlTd z8gr9e">Happy Leap Day tomorrow! </span></span></b></p>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-22430755436773230632024-02-26T19:30:00.000-08:002024-02-26T20:01:40.625-08:00Tortoiseshells, ladies, and an admiral<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_WgXnDIo6Cmj5NuBxhTgycGsemXqGGKwDwomJR2zpI4ja-wxbHoIYCw503rUptzjpFbKr5OklEtO-iN16A9eGirrQxZ4uFhp5sQ0geyMAl-Z-9nOUfRAhVCJvyoax19EB-wbmiVfrvDJh4ofp1aP8FnaevLVOeL_efYLlgTIdCF8EYJ-OjeSX79dbSc/s900/tortoise_sones_feb2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="900" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_WgXnDIo6Cmj5NuBxhTgycGsemXqGGKwDwomJR2zpI4ja-wxbHoIYCw503rUptzjpFbKr5OklEtO-iN16A9eGirrQxZ4uFhp5sQ0geyMAl-Z-9nOUfRAhVCJvyoax19EB-wbmiVfrvDJh4ofp1aP8FnaevLVOeL_efYLlgTIdCF8EYJ-OjeSX79dbSc/w640-h460/tortoise_sones_feb2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Remarkably, air temperatures reached ~70</b><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">°</span></b><b style="font-family: verdana;">F (~21</b><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">°</span></b><b style="font-family: verdana;">C) in Bodega Bay on 24 February 2024. I was doing a lot of desk work that day, but while eating lunch we saw quite a few butterflies flying by from north to south. Eventually I went out to identify which species were involved. </b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">It was somewhat hard to tell at first because the butterflies weren't stopping, but with persistence I discovered that the majority were California Tortoiseshells (<i>Nymphalis californica</i>) </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">— </span><b style="font-family: verdana;">see above.<br /></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">25 February 2024 was also a warm and sunny day, and although we didn't go for a walk until late in the afternoon, Eric and I came across a couple of West Coast Ladies (<i>Vanessa annabella</i>) in Cotati...<br /></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7obyiYdYTapvMNGYBgsmoHrcu3r7iqOmWQAveIfDWm-h1BzZtNTQ-hXepbNElq-CR3xRzgbDzAJlmr_VZchAdQ87iVU4mD2XsVnST7z69yldGuHVA_rx4qgSz0C93KHX2OlKT5Sz3lGpMTM_7IAz1wQoSmgRxLlmhB9aQIfkGO-8_Clfm_qI5m9QVuFA/s900/lady_sones_feb2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="900" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7obyiYdYTapvMNGYBgsmoHrcu3r7iqOmWQAveIfDWm-h1BzZtNTQ-hXepbNElq-CR3xRzgbDzAJlmr_VZchAdQ87iVU4mD2XsVnST7z69yldGuHVA_rx4qgSz0C93KHX2OlKT5Sz3lGpMTM_7IAz1wQoSmgRxLlmhB9aQIfkGO-8_Clfm_qI5m9QVuFA/w640-h436/lady_sones_feb2024.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"> </b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">...and one Red Admiral (<i>Vanessa atalanta</i>):</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9bWRFLbdljoJGPYGgPyizQ2F8gvq3oND15el23CL5Co1UvDfwQyorCevokmU-t0shE-37fiOACMBtLRJ9SZuKETHJk9gjBKCDUYg3ulS9bAtflX_lStMrFRi76bfboEuuBM4EtkDnkxpWpWoo2VOO6LV72x7Zacpf4NTLOGOfLNJiXijOFRxSbLAxw4/s900/admiral_sones_feb2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="900" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9bWRFLbdljoJGPYGgPyizQ2F8gvq3oND15el23CL5Co1UvDfwQyorCevokmU-t0shE-37fiOACMBtLRJ9SZuKETHJk9gjBKCDUYg3ulS9bAtflX_lStMrFRi76bfboEuuBM4EtkDnkxpWpWoo2VOO6LV72x7Zacpf4NTLOGOfLNJiXijOFRxSbLAxw4/w640-h460/admiral_sones_feb2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"> <br /></b></div><b style="font-family: verdana;">Tomorrow morning there's a frost advisory in Cotati, so I'm guessing these butterflies will be tucked away until the next warm day.<br /><br /></b><p></p>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-18718322980786624512024-02-25T20:00:00.000-08:002024-02-25T20:23:06.340-08:00Rosemary for breakfast?<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknlDArZu2neJYpmvTjIYoEDWrLMoHIMTm1D9c8u847LFzRy8C3Z2WlDrYUJn-7PRm3f9QWRXJ_cb2VwP0D49WkI-BG_fb2I3k0dHLMmMD7NkuNtr_1_kYgs_KQpwyeIW6145DM4aGB_4PSQYKwDtyUKmkqKIEYPsDteaOr8SG1cEaPD0oD-6hjqYqL5k/s900/spinus_pinus_sones_feb2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="900" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknlDArZu2neJYpmvTjIYoEDWrLMoHIMTm1D9c8u847LFzRy8C3Z2WlDrYUJn-7PRm3f9QWRXJ_cb2VwP0D49WkI-BG_fb2I3k0dHLMmMD7NkuNtr_1_kYgs_KQpwyeIW6145DM4aGB_4PSQYKwDtyUKmkqKIEYPsDteaOr8SG1cEaPD0oD-6hjqYqL5k/w640-h398/spinus_pinus_sones_feb2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">While doing some errands in Sebastopol this morning, I noticed some movement in a rosemary bush at the edge of a parking lot. Turned out to be a small flock of Lesser Goldfinches (<i>Spinus psaltria</i>) along with a few Pine Siskins (<i>Spinus pinus</i>). They appeared to be eating the rosemary flowers. </b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Siskins are often perched up high in trees, so it was fun to see them below eye level. Above, two Pine Siskins. (Note the nice yellow feather edges.) </b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Below, a bright male Lesser Goldfinch.</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAD2mU7VU2KgvkUWkhCa09R9mubz7nd5EkDBe4iC45Oplu9C85aDCGinIat4NRiCBMRjFfFO7JOcPzOczPW8ujbT5qtZfB0MBGn4NBxrOw6iSvEdm5alUQ4s9W9BRWX8Al1VxrZIpgNIBY-cLbzmvKspjJ-SjxBjh5_ZCv67LdsPoZfEDLjXerXTxo1C0/s900/spinus_psaltria_m_sones_feb2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="900" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAD2mU7VU2KgvkUWkhCa09R9mubz7nd5EkDBe4iC45Oplu9C85aDCGinIat4NRiCBMRjFfFO7JOcPzOczPW8ujbT5qtZfB0MBGn4NBxrOw6iSvEdm5alUQ4s9W9BRWX8Al1VxrZIpgNIBY-cLbzmvKspjJ-SjxBjh5_ZCv67LdsPoZfEDLjXerXTxo1C0/w640-h460/spinus_psaltria_m_sones_feb2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-88685500529201254732024-02-24T20:30:00.000-08:002024-02-24T20:51:14.712-08:00Green on green<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPM8Tru4jNzWXnngVGJkhPI8Jlmwl0NUFXIyvje1TW9ShxdubkgNOsSh7Sqkiqa3Vrl5Xlsaj9vzJFnTytbJxPkqZVVh_mbgbFlEYzVkA7aL35dFwUiRYpTq1hW6HZ2OVvfk_FQQXusCR9UGs9ZcE9bmGu60AnKhFeRaVBhApLu6vTmaAtO-20HGtlEE/s900/green_on_green_sanford_feb2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="900" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPM8Tru4jNzWXnngVGJkhPI8Jlmwl0NUFXIyvje1TW9ShxdubkgNOsSh7Sqkiqa3Vrl5Xlsaj9vzJFnTytbJxPkqZVVh_mbgbFlEYzVkA7aL35dFwUiRYpTq1hW6HZ2OVvfk_FQQXusCR9UGs9ZcE9bmGu60AnKhFeRaVBhApLu6vTmaAtO-20HGtlEE/w640-h504/green_on_green_sanford_feb2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sculpin resting among blades of surfgrass (<i>Phyllospadix</i> sp.). </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for the great photo, Eric!</span></b><br /></p>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-17699088869187853312024-02-21T20:30:00.000-08:002024-02-21T20:58:34.442-08:00It's been a while<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTbbSSU5I2GS2BXdPYH2ZNloOhrtnW18vh866lp6l7UaOfFh11DSlt29Pv216bQOnJYJNRH8WUrLhb34pK1-N2JQs7L5eywN8qdplquE-d-cRhADfbuJEq-3Vf7GiJhojHkQfUQN7SUy7NbdSLqWHWV_579XTVDprMQcrxUxBVMU6OYI3bLzPmsu9Jdg/s900/janthina1_sones_feb2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTbbSSU5I2GS2BXdPYH2ZNloOhrtnW18vh866lp6l7UaOfFh11DSlt29Pv216bQOnJYJNRH8WUrLhb34pK1-N2JQs7L5eywN8qdplquE-d-cRhADfbuJEq-3Vf7GiJhojHkQfUQN7SUy7NbdSLqWHWV_579XTVDprMQcrxUxBVMU6OYI3bLzPmsu9Jdg/w640-h480/janthina1_sones_feb2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">It's been a while (about 6 years!) since we've seen Purple Sea Snails (<i>Janthina umbilicata</i>) in Bodega Bay, but some have appeared on local beaches this week. </b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">The last time we observed large numbers of this species was during the 2014-2016 marine heatwaves (which included a significant El </b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Ni</b><b>ñ</b><b>o</b></span><b style="font-family: verdana;">). Smaller numbers also appeared in 2017 and 2018. </b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Although there is a significant El </b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Ni</b><b>ñ</b><b>o</b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b> </b></span><b style="font-family: verdana;">this winter, we haven't observed too many biological signs of it in Northern California </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">— </span><b style="font-family: verdana;">i.e., in terms of marine invertebrate occurrences</b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b> <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">— at least not yet.<br /></span></b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"> I don't know if these <i>Janthina</i> observations will be isolated or if we will continue to see them during the next several months. </b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">The post I shared back in 2016 is a good introduction to Purple Sea Snails, so if you're interested in learning more about them </b><b style="font-family: verdana;">you can check that out <a href="https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2016/01/purple.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">These snails are pelagic </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">— </span><b style="font-family: verdana;">usually found offshore. They're fragile </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">— </span><b style="font-family: verdana;">they don't live in an environment where they need a thick shell (they float upside down with a bubble raft at the surface of the ocean). And they're small </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">— </span><b style="font-family: verdana;">most of the individuals I saw this morning were ~5 mm long (with some smaller, some larger). The purple color is eye-catching! I'd love to hear if you come across any in Northern California. Watch for them washed up in the wrack line, especially perhaps on south-facing beaches, and after strong southerly or westerly winds.<br /></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTl2gUq3ZpadkRRwIx1l_phQT-oUob6VP0lxZLBBzmN1xSBVZOAu9-B1wRHyCG6HUC_L3sckXig7g7LizbiG4jXUL34kdQcG8NVZKt7LirKRopLhMxsaQsJnpXT5VLKMDum4L3-VG0hsef23ChSswopulse1Dpv2evbYWgJoGVgBpQNDHCRDxQmvxFOI/s900/janthina2_sones_feb2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="900" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQTl2gUq3ZpadkRRwIx1l_phQT-oUob6VP0lxZLBBzmN1xSBVZOAu9-B1wRHyCG6HUC_L3sckXig7g7LizbiG4jXUL34kdQcG8NVZKt7LirKRopLhMxsaQsJnpXT5VLKMDum4L3-VG0hsef23ChSswopulse1Dpv2evbYWgJoGVgBpQNDHCRDxQmvxFOI/w640-h508/janthina2_sones_feb2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">P.S. Quite a few <a href="https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2014/12/fire-bodies.html" target="_blank">pyrosomes</a> have also washed up this week, along with <a href="https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2024/01/indicator.html" target="_blank"><i>Diphyes </i>(a siphonophore)</a>. I'll post some more photos soon. </b><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><b style="font-family: verdana;"></b><p></p>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-77304035113748911692024-02-19T17:30:00.000-08:002024-02-19T17:33:05.092-08:00Foam flurries<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQE4LHcOfpU_BmzoiKk4Mk4Y4C1Hjn8NvPiumjkCKHzAd57P5QQgfrb1snrBwjAPzIKVY-e5kKNJ1W8qk1b2iEeVCLd9KOaMc14E1EucW5wfBstaT4M7xIigJ_qBTFSPr025fm9tM4LZTczRSzuCDGzJFyZx_ZccK4gC538Ja-1YYVxcS5a4wGzxGlXE/s900/foam_flurries_sones_feb2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQE4LHcOfpU_BmzoiKk4Mk4Y4C1Hjn8NvPiumjkCKHzAd57P5QQgfrb1snrBwjAPzIKVY-e5kKNJ1W8qk1b2iEeVCLd9KOaMc14E1EucW5wfBstaT4M7xIigJ_qBTFSPr025fm9tM4LZTczRSzuCDGzJFyZx_ZccK4gC538Ja-1YYVxcS5a4wGzxGlXE/w640-h426/foam_flurries_sones_feb2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Recent weather forecasts have included a lot of different things </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">— </span><b style="font-family: verdana;">scattered showers, gusty winds, elevated seas, flood advisories, thunderstorms, water spouts </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">— </span><b style="font-family: verdana;">but I don't think anyone mentioned foam flurries! Strong winds and large waves conspired to launch pieces of foam skyward today (19 February 2024).<br /></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Here are a few wave photos, too. Swell heights reached almost 20 feet:<br /></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_nX5ooZsM4ZxZ22oYc96LcoxKZ_0H9dHddg8FlEuHv5vu7w_3TSlFbyfdxrTPIRV7m4xQI5KhUGyjXu2esx93069WXOCXhlPqp7-FExRsqd-nAvBz-tYWWvsmvx7TxmFQBoaX0Q3d3YK_RyaIxt95S2TDF_pi8llEwBUBOzRQrMpp3jsE89x3UAjVSY/s900/doubled_up_sones_feb2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="900" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_nX5ooZsM4ZxZ22oYc96LcoxKZ_0H9dHddg8FlEuHv5vu7w_3TSlFbyfdxrTPIRV7m4xQI5KhUGyjXu2esx93069WXOCXhlPqp7-FExRsqd-nAvBz-tYWWvsmvx7TxmFQBoaX0Q3d3YK_RyaIxt95S2TDF_pi8llEwBUBOzRQrMpp3jsE89x3UAjVSY/w640-h414/doubled_up_sones_feb2024.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENX5fO0biSP-JreeD16LkaTmaFhEm6b-FAHbp3mYXhdkpUZBlqM4ztc7mhx2EcBQckNwHhx-eSH18aiigdjm4QXmbEMfSc_39rgHh6Nh4FjxAYuNIK39avDpnV7deqwZ9qlCTxUKnhObCtJhd4P95oUXxWv7ZFUFGIjO5bqMghqkUtZYM0x2POe27VtM/s900/offshore_rain_sones_feb2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="900" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENX5fO0biSP-JreeD16LkaTmaFhEm6b-FAHbp3mYXhdkpUZBlqM4ztc7mhx2EcBQckNwHhx-eSH18aiigdjm4QXmbEMfSc_39rgHh6Nh4FjxAYuNIK39avDpnV7deqwZ9qlCTxUKnhObCtJhd4P95oUXxWv7ZFUFGIjO5bqMghqkUtZYM0x2POe27VtM/w640-h394/offshore_rain_sones_feb2024.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div> <br /><p></p>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-19145316145250731972024-02-13T20:00:00.000-08:002024-02-13T20:11:45.378-08:00Weathering the storm<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoRBXfu4cq1SL78eOD0vyzBkTpSa5N-ZMI-tOigAEpDlzKFPtRCXjj8Rf5UWORilu2XjGPTcbu_cXEpo40QpRt1pIMwjc3xgSAnJvHBkWz171XGTO0QExHkbBO6GKWELhMk0hkMjZq47usbL700tot3aXG2WxC1TFG7ZHq7MK9iUiX4WeOrbcuMOxY2U/s900/hummer_sones_jan2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="900" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoRBXfu4cq1SL78eOD0vyzBkTpSa5N-ZMI-tOigAEpDlzKFPtRCXjj8Rf5UWORilu2XjGPTcbu_cXEpo40QpRt1pIMwjc3xgSAnJvHBkWz171XGTO0QExHkbBO6GKWELhMk0hkMjZq47usbL700tot3aXG2WxC1TFG7ZHq7MK9iUiX4WeOrbcuMOxY2U/w640-h408/hummer_sones_jan2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">A short story about a hummingbird and her nest. Before the storm on 4 February 2024, I had photographed this Anna's Hummingbird (<i>Calypte anna</i>) on a nest. During the storm, I wondered how she was faring and if the nest would survive the storm. I hadn't had a chance to go back until this past weekend, but here she is on 10 February 2024:</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9OU0KdFfz1p16cUnXEHEjYOYJD_Ye4NHqJ2Xb2Bk-XOcmD0jxPqOq5JQHA2DP0Bgzj9A3FVWkv1_hbqP5VYBTAFEGe8bGab6VN8ogno3S_r_mgLiQ2ahyphenhyphenjcMU5S3IU4vDhT3RvHv5Vt6NmuMp-IMpHOk-lGTVwaXAVeXrpMLzbhEmzP62bEUdrb3sx4/s895/hummer2_sones_feb2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="895" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9OU0KdFfz1p16cUnXEHEjYOYJD_Ye4NHqJ2Xb2Bk-XOcmD0jxPqOq5JQHA2DP0Bgzj9A3FVWkv1_hbqP5VYBTAFEGe8bGab6VN8ogno3S_r_mgLiQ2ahyphenhyphenjcMU5S3IU4vDhT3RvHv5Vt6NmuMp-IMpHOk-lGTVwaXAVeXrpMLzbhEmzP62bEUdrb3sx4/w640-h418/hummer2_sones_feb2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"> </b></div><b style="font-family: verdana;">The nest made it just fine, and it looks like she might be incubating now. [Anna's Hummingbirds generally lay two eggs, each ~12 mm (~0.5") long.]<br /></b><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Somewhat surprisingly, while I was
walking towards this area I was listening for hummingbirds in case she
had moved to a different location when I heard a hummingbird calling and followed it to a
different nest location. Then I checked the original site and found
that nest intact, too. So here's a second Anna's at a nest:</b><b style="font-family: verdana;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifusOt71R2swf3BkB14VBVie08etYFbSBz3P_9YUwJYDOYuLDYiugv4jnI1_FxOBJY_BjbVhYlXa168GpHvnI94sjcX_HS69GwRO3WlEpRs9KTmLYgeRrnTHSZdysr7mxHqLL8SCzRM2gmFkiw4EpnrOGPJc9jJhkvicV_KWG6HZVpeFbKbkJ01TxF2ag/s900/second_hummer_at_nest_sones_feb2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="900" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifusOt71R2swf3BkB14VBVie08etYFbSBz3P_9YUwJYDOYuLDYiugv4jnI1_FxOBJY_BjbVhYlXa168GpHvnI94sjcX_HS69GwRO3WlEpRs9KTmLYgeRrnTHSZdysr7mxHqLL8SCzRM2gmFkiw4EpnrOGPJc9jJhkvicV_KWG6HZVpeFbKbkJ01TxF2ag/w640-h482/second_hummer_at_nest_sones_feb2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">I love how the greens of the hummingbird feathers match the greens of the moss in the nest.<br /></b></div><b style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></b></div></div><p></p>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-32293395794181228442024-02-12T20:00:00.000-08:002024-02-12T20:17:37.043-08:00Barking up the right tree?<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNBBvQ1h7fIQWTld6hIk9zDwaVbzvlAo24gIa2jq8btf3U5MdIXSB8xwMwU2HSB_GO2DuEuBwH_8xpWBxOJRBnmuDBWN7pkZBe2A2BscKk6xsuixi3K88q062txhiU5CUOSmrR0Sn9vfm_stKi8QYbPMpOXvgW0mL_5cvw8f9FxT1O7TDp2BGI1KHz7k/s862/rbnut_sones_feb2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="862" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNBBvQ1h7fIQWTld6hIk9zDwaVbzvlAo24gIa2jq8btf3U5MdIXSB8xwMwU2HSB_GO2DuEuBwH_8xpWBxOJRBnmuDBWN7pkZBe2A2BscKk6xsuixi3K88q062txhiU5CUOSmrR0Sn9vfm_stKi8QYbPMpOXvgW0mL_5cvw8f9FxT1O7TDp2BGI1KHz7k/w640-h430/rbnut_sones_feb2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana;">Red-breasted Nuthatch (<span><span class="LrzXr kno-fv wHYlTd z8gr9e"><i>Sitta canadensis</i></span></span>) in Cotati on 10 February 2024.</b> <br /></p>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-41863668679172544452024-02-10T21:00:00.000-08:002024-02-10T21:15:01.519-08:00Setting crescent<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNew4YMBapn17zHwB_FaFnEOy4dFujtia_OaTsJb5T9XhKDbszN62Rp9nHv1VwLSPrLcTPILzJnX7njUrCM06BDiz89nFmlNyDzZM3nxoBsihVtmIxJsc8MN6Epgx6ZoyKHQPjYOxs5DeWoqgmgEL8eu680eey5BMrGmgcquLxTtrPwx-rLgj7ThAGwZg/s900/setting_crescent_sones_feb2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="900" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNew4YMBapn17zHwB_FaFnEOy4dFujtia_OaTsJb5T9XhKDbszN62Rp9nHv1VwLSPrLcTPILzJnX7njUrCM06BDiz89nFmlNyDzZM3nxoBsihVtmIxJsc8MN6Epgx6ZoyKHQPjYOxs5DeWoqgmgEL8eu680eey5BMrGmgcquLxTtrPwx-rLgj7ThAGwZg/w640-h446/setting_crescent_sones_feb2024.jpg" width="640" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: left;"> <b style="font-family: verdana;">It was little too dark, but I decided to try anyway...and the photo turned out somewhat interesting. I like how it looks like a painting! Crescent moon before it disappears behind low clouds over the ocean on 10 February 2024.</b><br /></p>Jackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.com4