The Natural History of Bodega Head

    Leaving work tonight (17 September 2025), we noticed a Great Horned Owl ( Bubo virginianus ) perched on top of a telephone pole.  I turn...

    Today (24 July 2025) I noticed a somewhat unusual roadkill along the side of Highway 1 in Bodega Bay.  It's a bird you don't get...

    Well, I've been having a lot of computer issues lately, so I'll admit that I'm not too keen on spending time on a computer a...

    A quick shot, but it's always useful when you can compare several species in one photo. From left to right: Greater Yellowlegs ( Tri...

    Close-up of a Band-tailed Pigeon ( Patagioenas fasciata ) in Bodega Bay on 22 April 2023.  Note the pale purple coloration overall, and ...

    I encountered a small flock of Bushtits ( Psaltriparus minimus ) in a willow thicket in the late afternoon today (20 February 2023).  Th...

...an eagle...or both?     Bald Eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) in Bodega Bay on 16 February 2023. P.S.  Okay, so I was playing off gol...

    Two Bald Eagles perched in a cypress tree near the Bodega Bay post office today (29 November 2022). The eagle on the left was often look...

    Air temperatures reached ~65 ° F (~18 ° C) in Bodega Bay this afternoon (17 October 2022).  With just a short time outside, I noticed si...

     Golden-crowned Kinglet ( Regulus satrapa ) in Bodega Bay in 18 January 2021 P.S.  There's a little more information about Golden-cr...

    An Ensatina ( Ensatina eschscholtzii ) out for a New Moon stroll on 15 November 2020, just before the rain started.

Driving to work this morning, Kitty and I felt lucky to see this beautiful Bald Eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) flying over Bodega Harbor...

  Pygmy Nuthatch ( Sitta pygmaea ), Bodega Bay, 17 January 2020.  I wasn't sure what this bird was up to at first.  It flew down to...

These are somewhat distant shots, but I haven't shown photos of these species before.  Both were taken in Bodega Bay (in the water off P...

Some of you might remember last fall's posts about White-tailed Kites ( Elanus leucurus ) roosting in our neighborhood (see "Under...

What fun to open my e-mail, to see a request for help with identifying a local animal, and then to see this photo:   This animal came...

  I don't know about you, but I'm ready to see the landscape turn green.  I'm hoping for some much-needed rain.  I rummaged...

  Bodega Rock, off the southern end of Bodega Head, on 20 June 2013.  On the far horizon, from left to right, are the sand dunes of Dil...