tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post5634270995221635016..comments2024-03-28T04:48:45.646-07:00Comments on The Natural History of Bodega Head: Soaring on the windward slopesJackie Soneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-83053159694219344332019-01-16T10:07:56.860-08:002019-01-16T10:07:56.860-08:00Hi, Kat! Thanks! I always appreciate an opportun...Hi, Kat! Thanks! I always appreciate an opportunity to try to capture the dynamic coastal conditions and the interactions between animals and weather. So inspiring!<br /><br />Sue -- Good question! The gulls have been doing this off Bodega Head for a little while now (the past few weeks). At first I thought it might be food-related, so I went to look more closely to see what they were eating. Sometimes the gulls dip down to the surface. Occasionally I see them pick up something. But by far it appears that most of them are just taking advantage of the physical conditions...riding the waves towards shore, then peeling off and doing it over and over again. It's especially convincing to track individual gulls for a while -- back and forth and back and forth. So it's possible there's some feeding mixed in, but it looks to me like the gulls are primarily surfing, somewhat like ravens in updrafts along the bluffs.<br /><br />Intriguing!<br /><br />Jackie<br />Jackie Soneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13821666641976187688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-60328113794683543222019-01-16T08:50:07.752-08:002019-01-16T08:50:07.752-08:00What do you think, Jackie? Are they looking for fo...What do you think, Jackie? Are they looking for food, or are they just compelled to be where the action is?Sue Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348469002787010649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407463303452874808.post-42859651265587038672019-01-16T08:41:10.912-08:002019-01-16T08:41:10.912-08:00Beautiful and powerful. I especially love the chao...Beautiful and powerful. I especially love the chaos and apparent joy among the gulls in the 2st and 4th shots. Thanks for going out to look, no matter the weather. Thrilling to see through your photos. Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10297090336976928174noreply@blogger.com