I'll write more about this soon, but for now I'm sharing a photo of a Surfbird (Calidris virgata) eating a By-the-wind Sailor (Velella velella). Photographed on Bodega Head on 21 March 2026.
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Hot Spring?
Although inland (e.g., Santa Rosa) air temperatures have almost reached 90°F during the last couple of days, Bodega Bay has stayed cooler. The high temperature at the coast today (19 March 2026) was ~68°F (20°C).
Views of mirages over Point Reyes were eye-catching in the mid-afternoon today — see above and below.
It looks like the first day of Spring might be even warmer, so here's hoping for cooler air temperatures soon after.
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Sunday, March 15, 2026
Monday, March 9, 2026
Bat Ray for breakfast?
River Otter (Lontra canadensis) chewing on a Bat Ray (Myliobatis californica) in Bodega Harbor on 9 March 2026.
The wind hadn't picked up yet, so there were some nice views of the otter swimming in shallow water along the shoreline:
P.S. The otter seemed to be having trouble eating the Bat Ray, perhaps due to its thick skin? Eventually it left the ray behind and moved on.
Sunday, March 8, 2026
One Mourning in March
More warm air temperatures = more butterfly sightings. Today (8 March 2026) I was in Cotati and came across a few Mourning Cloaks (Nymphalis antiopa), example above, and a couple of Pipevine Swallowtails (Battus philenor).
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