The Natural History of Bodega Head

  Did you notice this, too?   The wind really picked up near sunset tonight (1 March 2025).   Fun to see the clouds racing across the sky......

    Not sure about you, but I was a little surprised by the strength of the wind this morning.  I think the prediction was for ~6 mph, but i...

    One of the things I enjoyed most about Iceland is how close you feel to the basic elements of the earth.   Here are some photos that rep...

    Another photo of the stormy conditions on 7 January 2023.   [You can click on the image for a larger version.]

    I was doing some work on the coast today when some movement out my window caught my eye.  It was quite stormy and the light was dim, but...

    Like clockwork — after a few days with gale force northwest winds in April, a flock of Bonaparte's Gulls ( Chroicocephalus philadelp...

    Early morning view of Scituate Light in Scituate, MA, on 14 December 2021. During this same morning I was somewhat surprised to hear a B...

    We haven't been sailing since the pandemic started last year, so it felt really good to get out on Tomales Bay today (5 July 2021) —...

    The wind picked up this afternoon (9 June 2021), but it remained calm among the Eelgrass ( Zostera marina ) in Bodega Harbor.

    Well, when it comes to phalaropes, I just can't help myself.  I caught up with a few more Red-necked Phalaropes ( Phalaropus lobatus...

    Shorebird week continues!  I recently came across several Red-necked Phalaropes ( Phalaropus lobatus ).  They were busy feeding, so I ju...

    Not much time tonight, but here's an older photo of Bodega Rock from 14 May 2013 — 8 years ago today!  (This is the island off the s...

    A windy day along the Sonoma Coast, 2 May 2021

    Classic upwelling conditions along the Sonoma Coast today.  Winds blowing from the northwest at ~25 knots (30 mph).  This view is from u...

    Back-to-back days with strong northwest winds in April brings a chance of seeing Bonaparte's Gulls ( Chroicocephalus philadelphia )...

    Spring winds off Bodega Head, 7 April 2021

  25-30 mph northwest winds and whitecaps as far as you can see.  Off Bodega Head on 5 June 2020.  

  We had some pretty classic spring upwelling conditions yesterday, with strong winds from the northwest.  Strong = 30 knots, with gu...

  West-northwest swell and south-southeast winds made for some pretty waves today (20 January 2020).  [You can click on the images fo...