The Natural History of Bodega Head

    Eurasian Oystercatcher ( Haematopus ostralegus ), or tjaldur in Icelandic, along the shoreline of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula   in Icelan...

During our first few days in Iceland, we were fortunate to find some excellent tidepooling locations.  We've been taking lots of photogr...

    A couple of scenes from the West Fjords of Iceland.  In the photo below, that's Eric waving at the top of the cliff!    

    A quick photo of an Arctic Fox ( Vulpes lagopus ) approaching a steep bird cliff.    

A beautiful limpet…from Iceland!  Meet the Blue-rayed Limpet ( Patella pellucida ).  We’ve done some tidepooling around Reykjavik during th...

    Layers of sunset, from Cotati, 23 August 2026

    Close-up of the large eye spots on the forewing of a Common Wood-Nymph butterfly ( Cercyonis pegala ).  Here's the entire butterfly,...