The Natural History of Bodega Head

We were on our way to do field work in the rocky intertidal zone early this morning, when we noticed this:   Can you see the orange c...

Time for another mystery close-up.  This is a tough one!   These pictures were taken at very high magnification under a microscope.  ...

A couple of days ago, on 26 October 2013, an unusual object on the beach caught my eye:   This is what it looked like when I flipped ...

  Sunset from Bodega Head, 14 November 2012 The oranges and pinks in the sunset photo reminded me of this nudibranch crawling on co...

Spirorbids are small polychaete worms characterized by coiled calcareous tubes.  They are quite common along rocky shores and you may notice...