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Thursday, January 5, 2023

Break in the storm

 
There were 20-30 foot swells at the coast today.  It's always hard to judge scale when looking at wave photos.  Can you find the two gulls in the photo above?  [You can click on the image for a larger version.]
 
And here's a different view:
 
 
 
Those are large waves!  While documenting some storm impacts, I came across a group of Black Oystercatchers (Haematopus bachmani) huddled together on the upper beach.  It looked like they were just trying to get some rest:
 
 

Although there's more rain on the way, when I returned to Cotati there was a break in the clouds and a rainbow spreading across the sky to the east:
 
 
Take care during these stormy conditions.  💗

1 comment:

Alice Chan said...

Thanks for these photos! And the wild ride ain't over yet...