The Natural History of Bodega Head

    A very large egg case, probably from a Big Skate ( Raja binoculata ), washed up on the beach on 5 February 2024. Such an interesting des...

Who knew that one of the most spectacular local wildlife photos of 2015 would appear so early in the year? Jeff and Alice were observing a...

  Don't worry, the bicycle rider associated with this helmet (Lewis) was not eaten by this fish!  ;) Lewis spotted the ray was...

Yesterday, 24 November 2013, County Park staff flagged me down to report a shark that had washed ashore at Doran Beach.  Although no longer ...

Just a few photo highlights from a walk on South Beach in Chatham, Massachusetts, on 25 September 2013.  In order of appearance:     Pa...

  We were walking along the inside of South Beach in Chatham today and discovered this unusual animal washed up on the sand.  You can s...

Here's a fun set of mystery close-ups for you.   All of these images were taken under a microscope.  (There are some sand grains ...

(Sung to the tune of the Batman theme song) The wings (pectoral fins) of a Bat Ray (Myliobatis californica) disappearing below e...