The Natural History of Bodega Head

    I'll write more about this soon, but for now I'm sharing a photo of a Surfbird ( Calidris virgata ) eating a By-the-wind Sailor ...

    Although inland (e.g., Santa Rosa) air temperatures have almost reached 90 ° F during the last couple of days, Bodega Bay has stayed coo...

    Fog in Bodega Harbor, 18 March 2026 

    Mirage of Point Reyes from Bodega Head today, 17 March 2026 

     Sunrise over Bodega Harbor, 12 March 2026 

    River Otter ( Lontra canadensis ) chewing on a Bat Ray ( Myliobatis californica ) in Bodega Harbor on 9 March 2026.   The wind hadn'...

More warm air temperatures = more butterfly sightings.  Today (8 March 2026) I was in Cotati and came across a few Mourning Cloaks ( Nymphal...