The Natural History of Bodega Head

  Not from Bodega Head — how'd you know?  ;)  We arrived for a meeting late in the day, so I just had time for a quick photo....

On 15 September, Eric and I noticed some very small scallop shells washed up on Salmon Creek Beach.  Here's an example:   We were...

  The swell continued to build today, and the wind let up in the afternoon.  Low evening light from the west lit up the tops of the 12-...

...from Alaska!   Eleven-foot swell started to impact the coast this afternoon (11 October 2014).  NOAA reported that it originated f...

It might be hard to tell what these are, but do you want to try?   I think they look like tiny bubbles at first, but I'll give ...

  Many of you will remember what this is.  After a big swell in late September, squid egg capsules started washing ashore on the outer ...

No, that wasn't a typo for "sea lion."  ;)  Selenelion is a term for the rare celestial event occurring early in the morning o...