...coming through!
A Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) surfaces among Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) on 12 March 2022. The whales are on their way north to Alaska.
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Monday, March 14, 2022
Friday, October 27, 2017
Skeins of scoters
Skeins of Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) heading south,
off Bodega Head, 27 October 2017
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Doran Beach birds
A few bird photos from Doran Beach on 25 March 2012.
Least Sandpipers (Calidris minutilla) roosting among new shoots of Sea Rocket (Cakile maritima).
Semipalmated Plovers (Charadrius semipalmatus) and Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) resting among four beach plants — Beach Bur-sage (Ambrosia chamissonis), Sea Rocket (Cakile maritima), European Beachgrass (Ammophila arenaria), and Beach Saltbush (Atriplex leucophylla).
Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
Forster's Terns (Sterna forsteri)
Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) with Point Reyes in the background — visible from left to right are the mouth of Tomales Bay, Tomales Point, and Bird Rock. Although it's about 11 km (6.8 miles) across Bodega Bay (from Bodega Head to Tomales Point), it often feels closer!
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Waterbirds in Tomales Bay and winter sunset
Counting waterbirds in Tomales Bay for an Audubon Canyon Ranch census and the Point Reyes Christmas Bird Count on 17 December:
Surf Scoters (2 males, 1 female) with Horned Grebe taking off in the background
A flock of Pacific Loons near Tom's Point
A vivid sunset off Bodega Head on 16 December
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