The Natural History of Bodega Head

A couple of quick shots of Snowy Plovers today (4 April 2017):    

There was a pretty good swell today — in the late afternoon, it was about 12 feet at 16 seconds.   Impacts against the shore were i...

While conducting a survey on the beach yesterday (31 March 2017), we noticed a Turkey Vulture in the distance.  We could tell it was feeding...

Whew!  It's been a windy week!   That's not necessarily unusual at this time of year in Bodega Bay (sometimes known as "Blow-...

  Common Raven gathering nest material, 28 March 2017

I received quite a few e-mails and comments about last night's mystery object (thank you!)...but as of tonight, it still remains a myste...

While walking on the beach today, this object caught my eye:   Hmmph.   We picked it up for a closer look:   It seemed li...