Jan de Vries found this little fawn on his doorstep. The doe had left her newborn so she could feed after giving birth.
The doe soon returned to collect her sweet fawn. Fawns left alone for a while do NOT need to be rescued!
Thanks to Jan for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
Allen Vinson was out with his camera recently and came across this yawning Harbor Seal.
Then this other Harbor Seal seemed to cover its mouth, as if to say "Pardon me!"
It must have been a very relaxing day on the Mendonoma Coast!
Thanks to Allen for allowing me to share his photos with you here. To see more of Allen's nature photography, here is the link: http://allenvinson.smugmug.com/
Craig Tooley photographed this Gray Fox checking out his woodshed. It's the same woodshed where a mother Gray Fox gave birth to a family of little kits. He's hoping he may be so lucky again this year.
Craig's photo of one of those fox kits became the cover photo for our book, Mendonoma Sightings Throughout the Year. How wonderful is that?!
Thanks to Craig for allowing me to share his photo with you. And thanks to Craig for collaborating with me on this book about the world of nature on the beautiful Mendonoma Coast. Here is Craig's website to see much more of his nature photography: www.ruffimage.com
Rick and I donated a brunch and wildflower walk as a raffle prize for the recent Ocean Film Festival and it was won by Richey Wasserman. On the wildflower walk two weeks ago, we were able to show him and his three guests a very rare plant, a Gnome Plant, Hemitomes congestum. Merita Whatley photographed it.
These two are growing on a path we call the Huckleberry trail, named for the many huckleberry bushes alongside it. Gnome Plants are members of the Heath family. In Reny Parker's wildflower book, she writes, "The Gnome Plant is so secretive and illusive one is as likely to encounter a forest gnome as see one of these deep forest dwellers." I was particularly happy to be able to show the group this unusual and rare plant.
Thanks to Merita for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
Michael Beattie noticed this pair of Canada geese on a 40 foot tall rocky pinnacle off the Point Arena-Stornetta Lands. The Point Arena Lighthouse is in the distance.
Michael watched the nest and, sure enough, there was a successful hatch of cute little goslings.
It wasn't long before one of the parents was demonstrating to the goslings what they should do - "fly" down to the water.
The other parent urges them on from behind. Bird expert, Diane Hichwa, says they should have been able to make it safely to the water. The little ones are so light, perhaps they just floated down!
Thanks to Michael for allowing me to share his photos with you here, thus showing you this wildlife story.