The Natural History of Bodega Head

    During a walk at Dillon Beach on 27 December 2025, we came across several large masses of egg capsules. Here's a photo in Eric's...

    Eric looked up just after sunset tonight and noticed the craters on the Moon looked particularly sharp in the crisp evening air.  Photog...

    I helped out with the Western Sonoma County Christmas Bird Count today (28 December 2025).  It was a very calm and warm day at the coast...

    Close-up of weathered driftwood at Point Reyes, 26 December 2025.  With thanks to Eric for the beautiful photo! 

    Such dynamic weather today  (25 December 2025) .  Frequently the conditions were different on either side of our house.  Sun on the east...

    Happy holidays to owl of you!     The second photo is a Short-eared Owl ( Asio flammeus ) photographed in Petaluma at the end of the day...

    We went for a short walk in Petaluma this morning (22 December 2025).  One of the plants there had water droplets at the tip of every br...