The Natural History of Bodega Head

  Killdeer ( Charadrius vociferus ), photographed on Bodega Head on 16 April 2016  

Remember this float from last night?   Here's a close-up of the characters below the anchor:   Although some of the cha...

While I was in Massachusetts last week, during a period of very strong northwest winds, Eric found some interesting fishing floats washed up...

  The mouth of the North River, with Fourth Cliff (in Humarock, MA) out of view to the right.  Photographed 29 April 2016.

  I first introduced Violet Sea Snails ( Janthina janthina ) on 16 March 2016 .  So far, this is the rarer of the two Janthina species...

View looking south along Salmon Creek Beach on 22 April 2016:   And here's a view looking north (below).  The entire beac...

    Purple Sea Snail and rain clouds (20 April 2016) With a recent change in weather, a few more Purple Sea Snails ( Janthina u...