The Natural History of Bodega Head

    Waxing crescent moon photographed from Cotati on 30 August 2022.

    I'm still sorting through photos from the boat trip on 21 August 2022, but here's a Buller's Shearwater ( Puffinus bulleri )...

    Several Steller Sea Lions ( Eumetopias jubatus ) swimming by while we were offshore on 21 August 2022.   And although we saw several sma...

    Well, these photos didn't come out very well, but I think they're still the best photos I have of a Brown Booby ( Sula leucogast...

    I don't have much time tonight, but here are a few Humpback Whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) photos from the offshore boat trip on 2...

    Tufted Puffin ( Fratercula cirrhata ), offshore, 21 August 2022  And here's a fun view of those golden tufts from behind:    

    A Black-footed Albatross ( Phoebastria nigripes ) approaching a large piece of squid just below the surface. Then a second individual ex...