The Natural History of Bodega Head

Early this morning we were woken up several times by loud rolling thunder.  When I got up to try to record it, I also noticed flashes of lig...

I'm guessing that many of you woke up this morning (16 August 2020) to the intense thunder and lightning storm across the Bay Area.  It ...

  This morning a Mourning Dove ( Zenaida macroura ) rested at our water bath for a few minutes.  It was a good opportunity for a close ...

At around 10:30 a.m. this morning (28 March 2019), we could see some serious dark clouds to the northwest:   Later, I checked the r...

Late in the day, I looked up to see dark clouds on the eastern horizon:   Not too long after, a very loud clap of thunder rolled acro...

The forecast called for a chance of thunderstorms, and possible hail.  I was hopeful, but often these predictions fall short.  That was not ...

Okay, here you go...the audio file to match the lightning video. (If you can't see the audio file below, just click on the title of this...

My family and friends on the East Coast might be surprised by this post, but we don't get thunderstorms here very often, so last night w...