The Natural History of Bodega Head

    Leaving work just after sunset tonight (15 January 2026), I caught a glimpse of a Long-tailed Weasel ( Mustela frenata ) bounding across...

I stepped outside to stretch and to think about a presentation I'll be giving soon, when movement caught my eye.  First, a very small r...

  I felt very lucky today (25 April 2025) when I noticed a Long-tailed Weasel ( Neogale frenata ) crossing the road and then spent a few min...

    I was a little surprised this morning when a bounding flash of color caught my eye.  Long-tailed Weasel ( Mustela frenata )!      I went...

    Ready, set...   ...go! Long-tailed Weasel ( Mustela frenata ), 1 August 2021

    Whew, some luck was with me this afternoon and I had some wonderful moments watching a Long-tailed Weasel ( Mustela frenata ).  I had t...

Recently, Eric and I were remembering our encounter with a Long-tailed Weasel ( Mustela frenata ) at Point Reyes last spring.  I showed some...

Okay, many of you probably saw the Long-tailed Weasel photos that I posted a couple of days ago on 29 March 2019 — see the post called ...

    We went for a holiday hike at Tomales Point today (29 March 2019).  We felt lucky to encounter an active Long-tailed Weasel ( Mustel...

On Saturday morning we were walking on the southern end of Bodega Head when a distinctive silhouette flashed by on the distant horizon — a...