The Natural History of Bodega Head

    A quick look at a Western Yellow-bellied Racer ( Coluber constrictor mormon ) this afternoon (3 June 2026) With its head raised, the nic...

    Sharing another terrapin photo and a short video clip (below). In the photo above you can see this hatchling's egg tooth.  If you lo...

    I can't take any credit for this post.  Melissa spotted these wonderful hatchling Eastern Musk Turtles ( Sternotherus odoratus ) and...

    Had some luck on a late afternoon walk on Cape Cod today (22 September 2025).  We crossed paths with a couple of beautiful Northern Diam...

    A few more photos of honu, or Green Sea Turtles ( Chelonias mydas ), from Hawai'i for you. Above, two photographed in the Honolulu a...

Honu, or Green Sea Turtle ( Chelonia mydas ) photographed while snorkeling in Kaua’i on 1 April 2024. Not only did Eric get lucky with a sea...

    I went for a short walk in the woods today and came across this small snake sunning among the needles and leaves.  I think it's a Co...

    I was admiring the nice scales and color pattern on this Western Fence Lizard ( Scleropus occidentalis ) today while it was basking at P...

    Walking through the dunes today (29 April 2023), I was pleasantly surprised to come across this beautiful Western Yellow-bellied Racer (...

    I saw several of these tracks on the upper beach in Truro, MA, on 28 September 2022.   A wonderful snake track!   Although I looked, I d...

    Sharing a few photos of a Common Snapping Turtle ( Chelydra serpentina ) from Walpole, MA, last week.    I was impressed with the turtle...

    While walking in Wellfleet, MA, yesterday (29 September 2022) every now and then we noticed these tracks crossing the sand.   I had an i...

    A beautiful DeKay's Brown Snake ( Storeria dekayi ) crossing a trail in Chatham, MA, today (29 September 2022).   This is a relativ...

    When we got home from work tonight, this tiny lizard ran across our path.  It was only ~6 cm (~2.5 inches) long, including the tail.  I ...

It was warm in the sun this afternoon and I turned the corner to see a flash of blue: Can you tell what it is? The entire animal is below: ...

    When we were at the Gualala River recently, we realized we were not the only ones searching for toads.  We came across a few garter snak...

    A few photos of rocks from along the northern Sonoma coast this past weekend.  Thanks to Eric for his excellent eye and framing some bea...

    Last weekend, Jane kindly let us know that she had encountered a dead sea turtle on Salmon Creek Beach.  From the photo it appeared to b...

  Another local that demonstrates excellent color matching with its background, a Northern Alligator Lizard ( Elgaria coerulea ) . ...