The Natural History of Bodega Head

    Fog in Bodega Harbor, 18 March 2026 

    This isn't a recent photo, but it's been foggy at the coast lately, and I came across this older photo of offshore fog while doi...

    Fog at the horizon, 16 October 2023

     Fog, sometimes closer, sometimes farther, from the coast.  Photographed on 14 July 2023.

    A quick shot of an impressive offshore fog bank yesterday.  Photographed south of Fort Ross on 3 June 2022.

    This one is from last weekend, but I haven't had a chance to share it yet.  A crescent moon and fog bank with offshore rocks at suns...

     Foggy conditions off Bodega Head, 30 July 2021

    Bodega Head in the fog, 28 July 2021

    We spent part of the day in northern Sonoma County today (3 July 2021).  This was the view just south of Fort Ross.  There were fog laye...

    Classic upwelling conditions along the Sonoma Coast today.  Winds blowing from the northwest at ~25 knots (30 mph).  This view is from u...

    Light near the western horizon, 28 March 2021

      Interesting light with fog over the ocean this morning, 29 October 2020. [You can click on the images for larger versions.]      

  Ocean and sky off Bodega Head on 21 August 2020  

We often see quite a bit of fog in August and the first week of the month as been true to form.  Here's a fog bank off Bodega Head from ...

We had to do some work during the early morning today, but afterwards we were rewarded with a nice view of a Barn Owl ( Tyto alba ):   ...

  Moonrise over the Bodega Dunes, 11 November 2019  

  I didn't get to post these photos earlier.  Both photographs are from 4 September 2019.  It was a foggy day in Bodega Harbor, b...

  We were out sailing in Tomales Bay yesterday (15 September 2019).  Nice views of a few feeding frenzies — pelicans, gulls, cormorant...

  Even though we were 20+ miles offshore yesterday, the ocean was incredibly calm.  Because there was fog, sometimes it was hard to tel...

  Thought it would be fun to share a few shots from a recent sail in Tomales Bay.  Above, approaching White Gulch on Tomales Point. ...