Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Breathe, sip, sigh...

What a crazy day — an air temperature of 84°F (29°C) in Bodega Bay on April 6th!  The heat created dramatic mirages along the horizon in the early evening (those pictures will take a little longer to sort out). 

For now, I'll show a few other favorite sightings from today:

 

Spouts of two Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)



 

Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) nectaring on a Seaside Daisy (Erigeron glaucus)



 

Looking west across Bodega Harbor at sunset

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2 comments:

  1. Dan GurneyApril 7, 2016 at 7:34 AM

    Wonderful photos, Jackie, all of them. I especially like the Common Buckeye butterfly. I'm looking forward to the mirage photos.

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  2. Jackie SonesApril 7, 2016 at 8:52 AM

    Thanks, Dan! Yes, I'm excited to share the mirage photos. I'm hoping to take pictures of the same scenes without a mirage for comparison. I don't have much experience evaluating mirages, but it appears that I might have captured 3 or more inverted images.

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