The Natural History of Bodega Head

Happy Fall! We're still catching up after returning from Iceland, so I haven't taken new photos in California yet.  But we've be...

We're back from Iceland but there were so many beautiful landscapes that I hope you don't mind if I share some more photos. This is ...

    While walking a beach near the   Garðskagi   lighthouses (near the village of  Garður   on the Reykjanes Peninsula), I looked down to se...

    A few shorebird photos from Iceland.  Above, sandlóa (in Icelandic) or Common Ringed Plovers ( Charadrius hiaticula ).  (I really enjoye...

    Well, we're nearing the end of our visit to Iceland.  Eric thought it would be fun to post some landscape photos, so here's a se...

    We've been hoping to see rjúpa, or Rock Ptarmigan ( Lagopus muta ) in Iceland and tonight we got lucky.  Eric spotted a small flock ...

    Eurasian Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ostralegus ), or tjaldur in Icelandic, along the shoreline of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula   in Icelan...

    A couple of scenes from the West Fjords of Iceland.  In the photo below, that's Eric waving at the top of the cliff!    

    A quick photo of an Arctic Fox ( Vulpes lagopus ) approaching a steep bird cliff.    

A beautiful limpet…from Iceland!  Meet the Blue-rayed Limpet ( Patella pellucida ).  We’ve done some tidepooling around Reykjavik during th...

    We're approaching the end of the photos from Iceland, but I couldn't resist sharing a few more icebergs.  All photos from the   ...

    One of the things I enjoyed most about Iceland is how close you feel to the basic elements of the earth.   Here are some photos that rep...