The Natural History of Bodega Head

    Wasn't sure if we'd see one tonight, but there it was, glowing green on the horizon.  Photographed from Bodega Head on 28 Januar...

    This green flash photo is from last week, but perhaps it'll be a reminder to keep an eye out for green flashes around sunset at this...

    I've received lots of feedback and questions about the green flash photos, so here's another -- photographed on 25 January 2025....

    a green horizon sun setting into the sea we smile and let go

    We've seen several green flashes this week, so if it's a clear night and you're at the coast at sunset, keep an eye on the h...

    While watching the sunset tonight (24 October 2024), it felt like good conditions for a green flash. Sure enough!  Nice green color as t...

Sunset sequence on 7 February 2018:      

  This is a good time of year to watch for a green flash on the horizon at sunset.  This one showed up through a narrow gap in the clou...

  Hopkins' Rose nudibranch ( Okenia rosacea ) on 28 October 2015 I first saw this species in the Bodega Bay area last January ...

A green flash, or a picture of Snowy Plovers in flight? Perhaps that's not a fair comparison.  I'm starting to feel like you can s...

...Flash!   I owe these pictures to Lewis.  Yesterday he asked me if I had ever seen a Green Flash.  We joked about how we had both b...