The Natural History of Bodega Head

   Wind and fog, Bodega Head, 12 June 2012 P.S.  Congratulations, Dr. Evelyne Kuo!  We're proud of you!

  A beautiful Oregon Gentian ( Gentiana affinis var. ovata ) photographed in a coastal grassland near Dillon Beach on 11 June 2012.  I ...

Have you ever found something like this on the beach? Many people are surprised to learn that this is a cluster of calcareo...

 Any guesses on who this feather belongs to?     Found in Sebastopol on 10 June 2012  Note the plumulaceous barbs at the ba...

    Sand Wasp (Bembix sp. )   A few photos of a striking wasp from the Bodega Dunes.  [This may be Bembix americana comata , but I do...

  Short-spined Seastar (Pisaster brevispinus) Photo taken on Bodega Head, 7 June 2012.  Note the pink coloration.  Each arm of a seas...

  View from the southern end of Bodega Head, with Bodega Rock offshore and Tomales Point in the far background.  Note the bright green su...