The Natural History of Bodega Head

    In late December I helped out with the Western Sonoma County Christmas Bird Count.  Here's a male Northern Harrier photo from that d...

    It's been busy lately, but here's a quick shot of a Northern Harrier from Bodega Head earlier in the spring.

    A beautiful male Northern Harrier ( Circus hudsonius ) turning to search for possible prey below.  Photographed on Bodega Head on 31 Dec...

      A couple of views of a Northern Harrier from 16 January 2023.      

     Northern Harrier ( Circus hudsonius ) landing with prey, Bodega Head, 22 October 2022

    Early morning light on a Northern Harrier ( Circus hudsonius ).  I helped out with the Western Sonoma County Christmas Bird Count today ...

    Northern Harrier ( Circus hudsonius ), 9 April 2021

    I'm working on some photo organization (an endless task!), but here's a Northern Harrier ( Circus hudsonius ) from 24 December 2...

  Northern Harrier ( Circus hudsonius ) with a Pacific Ocean backdrop, 28 February 2020.

A few highlights from a short walk in Humarock, MA, this afternoon (26 December 2019), close to where the South River and North River meet. ...

  It's been busy lately, but here's a male Northern Harrier from back in March.  

  Nice look at a Northern Harrier ( Circus hudsonius ) when leaving work tonight, 5 April 2019.  

Okay, many of you probably saw the Long-tailed Weasel photos that I posted a couple of days ago on 29 March 2019 — see the post called ...

  We felt lucky to spend a few quiet moments watching this Northern Harrier ( Circus hudsonius ) this evening (26 March 2019). She ...

  Northern Harrier ( Circus cyaneus )  Female (above) and male (below).   And one more of the male, hovering:  ...

Nice views of two local raptors in the Bodega Dunes today (7 November 2017):   Northern Harrier ( Circus cyaneus )   White-t...

  In the early evening, we watched this juvenile Northern Harrier ( Circus cyaneus ) hunting over the grassland on Bodega Head.  It was...

Northern Harrier ( Circus cyaneus ), Bodega Head, 29 February 2016

At the end of the day, I looked back to see this beautiful male harrier perched in the grassland on Bodega Head:   The photo above wa...

  Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) , Bodega Dunes, 8 November 2014