A little late

  

In the Bodega Bay area, most black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) fawns are born in the spring/early summer, but this year we noticed one in the late summer.  This is a photo from yesterday (29 September 2021).  If you look closely, you can still see its white spots.

Rolling in

 

 

The first large swell of the season rolled up onto the coast this afternoon (28 September 2021).  Waves were predicted to be ~10-12 feet.  Looks like the strong winds built them up even more — the offshore Point Reyes buoy was reading 15-17 foot waves at the end of the day.

 

Rainbow connection

  

So nice to see some heavy drizzle and rain showers today (27 September 2021).  On our way home from work, conditions were just right for rainbows and we counted at least five!

Barking up the right tree?

  

Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) looking for insects while working its way up a tree in our yard in Cotati, 25 September 2021

Tucked in

  

Young Western Sandpipers (Calidris maurii).

Fun to see how well they blend in with various shades of granite:

 

 

A portion of a large flock that landed on the rocky shore and did some preening and resting in the high intertidal zone:

 

Poolside

 

 

Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus), 24 September 2021

Evasive maneuvers

  

 
A tight flock of shorebirds over the waves...

...often means a falcon is nearby.

 

 

Salmon Creek Beach, 21 September 2021