The Natural History of Bodega Head

A couple of months ago, Eric noticed this interesting sea cucumber in the rocky intertidal zone.  Its coloration caught his eye.  We've ...

  Part of a rainbow in Bodega Bay on 1 March 2018  

We were driving to work this morning when it started to hail.  I haven't seen hail very often in Bodega Bay, so I was pretty excited.  I...

I was working in the dunes today, when a small movement caught my eye:   A small newt ( Taricha sp.) was walking across the sand! ...

A couple of days ago, a large flock of robins and waxwings found a tree full of berries in our yard:    Male American Robin ( Turdus ...

Perhaps it's because there's rain in the forecast (finally!) — recently I was thinking about Umbrella Crabs ( Cryptolithodes sitchen...

Another windy day — 30 knot NW winds, with 40 knot gusts this afternoon — and another nice view of Forster's Terns ( Sterna forsteri ) ...