A beautiful view of the tentacles of an Orange Sea Cucumber (Cucumaria miniata). You can also see a few of the cucumber's tubefeet closer to the rock. Photo from Del Norte County in California on 4 April 2026.
With thanks to Eric for a great photo!
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Sail and all
I'll write more about this soon, but for now I'm sharing a photo of a Surfbird (Calidris virgata) eating a By-the-wind Sailor (Velella velella). Photographed on Bodega Head on 21 March 2026.
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Hot Spring?
Although inland (e.g., Santa Rosa) air temperatures have almost reached 90°F during the last couple of days, Bodega Bay has stayed cooler. The high temperature at the coast today (19 March 2026) was ~68°F (20°C).
Views of mirages over Point Reyes were eye-catching in the mid-afternoon today — see above and below.
It looks like the first day of Spring might be even warmer, so here's hoping for cooler air temperatures soon after.
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Sunday, March 15, 2026
Monday, March 9, 2026
Bat Ray for breakfast?
River Otter (Lontra canadensis) chewing on a Bat Ray (Myliobatis californica) in Bodega Harbor on 9 March 2026.
The wind hadn't picked up yet, so there were some nice views of the otter swimming in shallow water along the shoreline:
P.S. The otter seemed to be having trouble eating the Bat Ray, perhaps due to its thick skin? Eventually it left the ray behind and moved on.
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