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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

The same or different?

  

Eric photographed some nice sculpins a few days ago.  These two (above and below) were intriguing.  Although at first glance these fish appear to be different, a closer look reveals quite a few similarities, e.g., the shape of the head, the red striping in their eyes, the shapes and sizes of some of the pale blue markings.  So now I'm wondering if they're the same species?  What do you think?

 
P.S.  Thanks for the great photos, Eric!
 

Monday, December 2, 2024

December light

  

 Sunset off Bodega Head, 2 December 2024

Sunday, December 1, 2024

Wile E.'s

  


These are somewhat distant views (the photos are heavily cropped), but it was interesting to watch a group of three coyotes in a salt marsh at Point Reyes recently.  I appreciated the way their fur matched the fall colors of the marsh. Were they hunting small mammals during the flood tide?  Ducks?