The Natural History of Bodega Head

    Getting ready for some low tide work this morning, couldn't help taking a photo of the super blue moon!  Photographed from Cotati on...

    Morning light at flood tide in Bodega Harbor on 1 February 2022.  And then later...         Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus ) overhe...

To document evidence of the tsunami yesterday, I took a few photos from the shoreline of Bodega Harbor.  Below I'll share a short time s...

    One morning last week when we were headed out to do field work, we noticed an odd smell in the area and later we found the source — some...

  Today's tides were some of the highest and lowest of the year.   Above, a flock of Snowy Egrets ( Egretta thula ) concentrate...

  Harbor Seals ( Phoca vitulina ) in Bodega Harbor on 7 October 2018.   The seals were hauled out on the edge of the tidal flats (n...

Where do seals haul out in Bodega Harbor during one of the highest tides (+7.0 ft) of the year?   Even a small patch of iceplant on G...

  Evening high tide in the salt marsh, Scituate, MA, 26 August 2016  

These pictures were taken at work today to document the "King Tide" on 24 November 2015.  The tide was predicted to reach about 6....

One of the highest tides of the year led me to the Gaffney Point salt marsh in Bodega Harbor this morning.  The tide reached +6.98 feet at 9...