The Natural History of Bodega Head

On 7 September, I wrote about trying to find as many species of butterflies as possible on Bodega Head in one day.  Well, I didn't revea...

  Earlier this month I spent a little time observing a young Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) on the outer coast of Bodega Head.  Thes...

As I was looking for butterflies on 7 September, I flushed this medium-sized moth from the grassland on Bodega Head.  Sometimes moths are re...

During a very short walk on 8 September we saw over 20 of these hydromedusae washed up on the outer beach:   This individual was ~9 c...

Driving along the Bodega Highway at the end of the day, we spotted this bird on a wire near the Freestone-Valley Ford Road:   At the ...

On 1 June 2013 , I found 6 species of butterflies on Bodega Head.  Today I did a little better — 9 species.  I was trying for 10 (or more), ...

We've come to the end of Pelagic Week #3 (hope you enjoyed it), and it's time for an octopus update! Some of you will remember tha...