The Natural History of Bodega Head

    So we were walking at Dillon Beach this week and Eric looked down to see this large clam shell wedged in the sand under water.  It wasn...

    Whoa, now that's an impressive set of teeth!   Stephanie photographed this Longnose Lancetfish ( Alepisaurus ferox ) washed ashore a...

    Roosting Sanderlings ( Calidris alba ) above, and a Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus ) below, sheltering behind a small mound of sand. ...

    Cloud spiral, Dillon Beach, 25 December 2021

    Well, I had some trouble deciding which Red Knot photos to share, so here's a selection: Feather details and variations:            ...

    When I went to photograph the turnstones at Dillon Beach this past weekend, I was also lucky enough to run into a small flock of Red Kno...

Okay, here you go, a few more Ruddy Turnstone ( Arenaria interpres ) photos from Dillon Beach yesterday (15 May 2021).   First, a few while ...

    After field work yesterday we caught a glimpse of a small group of six Ruddy Turnstones ( Arenaria interpres ) at Dillon Beach.  I only ...

    Several days ago I posted a photo of a Ferruginous Hawk ( Buteo regalis ) perched in a grassland in Mendocino County.  This one was phot...

  During these anxious times, I couldn't be more grateful for a walk by the ocean.  View from Dillon Beach, 15 March 2020.

  Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus ), Dillon Beach, 28 November 2019  

  Stephanie very kindly wrote to share this photo of American Avocets ( Recurvirostra americana ) from Dillon Beach.  She observed thre...

  Stephanie sent some gorgeous pictures from Dillon Beach today, and she kindly allowed me to share them with you.   This is a ...

  Fog rolling in during the late afternoon.  Photographed from Dillon Beach on 8 March 2017.  

Okay, this one is a true mystery.  We found this object while walking Dillon Beach on 25 November 2016:   Our best guess right now is...

  I've always loved the interplay of light and water.   Ripples along shore at Dillon Beach, 2 October 2016.

Stephanie has been finding these washed up on Dillon Beach.  Do you have a guess about what they are?   That's an impressive tangl...

  Snowy Plover, Dillon Beach, 5 December 2015