The Natural History of Bodega Head

    Red-throated Loon ( Gavia stellata ), Scituate Harbor, MA, on 9 December 2025. Here's the entire bird (below). Note the spangled pat...

    This green flash photo is from last week, but perhaps it'll be a reminder to keep an eye out for green flashes around sunset at this...

    Quick photo of a sculpin in the rocky intertidal zone after field work tonight (5 December 2025).  Amazing how much it looks like the su...

    The sunset was quite something tonight (2 December 2025), and we weren't the only ones watching!   Great Horned Owl ( Bubo virginian...

    Air temperatures reached the mid-high 50's today, but the afternoon sun was warm enough to activate this dragonfly.  It zipped into ...

    Nice set of River Otter ( Lontra canadensis ) tracks in soft sand at Point Reyes today (28 November 2025). 

    Red-shouldered Hawk ( Buteo lineatus ) in Cotati on 26 November 2025.   Happy Thanksgiving to all!