The Natural History of Bodega Head

    Whew!  We've been attending a virtual meeting during the last few days — which means a lot of time looking at a computer screen.  So...

A quick shot from our backyard last night (20 May 2020):   This year a pair of American Crows ( Corvus brachyrhynchos ) nested in a t...

  American Crow ( Corvus brachyrhynchos ) eating an acorn in our yard on 23 November 2017

  Very large flocks of American Crows ( Corvus brachyrhynchos ) have been flying by our house around sunset.    This is our second ...

The White-tailed Kites I've been watching continue to fascinate me.  And I have more and more questions about them.   The kites...

I had a funny experience a few days ago.  I walked outside of the house and heard a very loud, " Crrraack! "  I looked around, and...

Okay, I'll admit it.  I have a new addiction — I'm fascinated by kite roosting behavior. After my first post about this on 17 S...

Around 8 p.m., the air temperature started dropping, a breeze began to blow, and dark clouds were visible to the east.  I wondered if it was...

Tonight I was thinking about a friend who used to sit out in his yard at the end of the day and watch the sky for activity — birds flying b...