The Natural History of Bodega Head

    A couple of quick photos of Elegant Terns ( Thalasseus elegans ) at Porto Bodega today (28 September 2026).  There was quite a bit of fe...

For Eric’s summer class, we used a small plankton net to collect some plankton near the mouth of Bodega Harbor during a flooding tide last w...

    I was at the Spud Point Marina docks briefly this afternoon and noticed lots of schools of what look to be young Northern Anchovies ( En...

  Sea Lavender ( Limonium californicum ) flowers, 7 July 2026

    A beautiful White Wagtail ( Motacilla alba ) was found near Gaffney Point in Bodega Harbor yesterday.  I took a short break from work an...

    Fog in Bodega Harbor, 18 March 2026 

     Sunrise over Bodega Harbor, 12 March 2026 

    River Otter ( Lontra canadensis ) chewing on a Bat Ray ( Myliobatis californica ) in Bodega Harbor on 9 March 2026.   The wind hadn'...

    Two views of a Bufflehead ( Bucephala albeola ) near Spud Point Marina on 20 February 2026.  The late afternoon light was just right for...

    River Otter in Bodega Harbor, 29 January 2026.   [You can click on the image for a larger version.]   

    We were working along the Bodega Harbor shoreline a couple of days ago when I noticed some movement out of the corner of my eye.   Octop...

    Belted Kingfisher ( Megaceryle alcyon ) perched on a post near Spud Point Marina on 20 November 2025.   I've probably mentioned this...

    Stopped briefly on the way to work this morning (20 November 2025) to photograph a couple of Red Phalaropes ( Phalaropus fulicarius ).  ...

    Brief view of a  River Otter ( Lontra canadensis ) in Bodega Harbor this morning (17 November 2025).

    Belted Kingfisher ( Megaceryle alcyon ) perched along Westshore Road in Bodega Bay on 11 November 2025. P.S.  Did you know that Belted K...

    Nice view of a River Otter along the shoreline of Bodega Harbor this morning (15 October 2025). When the otter dove, it was calm enough ...

    A quick shot of Marbled Godwits in end-of-the-day light in Bodega Harbor on 3 October 2025.  [You can click on the image for a larger ve...

  Shown above are the water levels as recorded at the Point Reyes tide gauge on 30 July 2025.  The blue line represents the predicted tide l...

    Eric photographed this beautiful featherduster worm ( Eudistylia vancouveri ) in Bodega Harbor earlier this week. Happy Fourth of July...

  I felt very lucky today (25 April 2025) when I noticed a Long-tailed Weasel ( Neogale frenata ) crossing the road and then spent a few min...