The Natural History of Bodega Head

I had to do a quick errand in downtown Sebastopol this morning (30 September 2020).  As I walked, I started noticing burnt leaves scattered ...

    Waxing gibbous Moon, photographed from Cotati in smoky skies on 28 September 2020.  Thank you to all of the first responders who are wo...

   Late in the sunset from Cotati, 26 September 2020  

    Brown Pelicans ( Pelecanus occidentalis ) and a Great Blue Heron ( Ardea herodias ) fishing along the Bodega Harbor shoreline on 23 Sept...

    I haven't had a chance to share this moth yet, but it's a beauty, so here goes.   Meet the Zigzag Furcula ( Furcula scolopendrin...

A few nights ago I posted some photos of juvenile Cedar Waxwings in Bodega Bay — see " Waiting for summer fruit " on 18 September...

    Whimbrel ( Numenius phaeopus ) feeding on amphipods (beach hoppers) at Salmon Creek Beach.