The Natural History of Bodega Head

Here's a fun set of mystery close-ups for you.   All of these images were taken under a microscope.  (There are some sand grains ...

Driving home from work tonight, Eric spotted a large flock of birds perched on a few wires overhanging a field along Jonive Road.  We were l...

When you want to find a certain plant or animal, it's often helpful to think like them.   This morning I was working at my desk and I ...

Remember the post showing the Bat Star (Patiria miniata) larvae on 4 August 2013 ?  Well, those larvae continued to develop and they are no...

Eric just finished teaching his summer classes, so today we went out for a "shakedown cruise" on Tomales Bay — our first sail of ...

A mystery close-up for you.  Do you have a guess about what this might be?   Okay, here's another clue.  The next picture was t...

Tonight I was thinking about a friend who used to sit out in his yard at the end of the day and watch the sky for activity — birds flying b...