The Natural History of Bodega Head

    A couple of days ago I noticed a few shorebirds in the distance on the rocky shore.  At first I thought all three were going to be Wande...

    A quick shot from Westshore Road along the Bodega Harbor shoreline today (18 May 2022).  It's always helpful to have examples of dif...

    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...

      It was still a bit breezy at the end of the day today (3 May 2021), and the tide was high, so there were some nice groups of shorebird...

    A quick shot of a Red Knot ( Calidris canutus ) on the left and a Short-billed Dowitcher ( Limnodromus griseus ) on the right feeding al...

  Juvenile Red Knot ( Calidris canutus ) near Spud Point on 11 September 2019.  

  There are some nice-looking Red Knots ( Calidris canutus ) in Bodega Harbor right now.  Here's a series of one individual from 18...

  A gray Red Knot ( Calidris canutus ) in Bodega Harbor on 22 September 2016.  To compare it with some red Red Knots, see the posts...

    So, a big Calidris and a little Calidris walk onto a sandbar... Just kidding! Two Red Knots ( Calidris canutus ) and a ...