Sightings

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Kathye Hitt's camera captured this healthy-looking Mountain Lion late last month. She wrote, "I thought you might be interested in this video of a mountain lion that was caught on our exterior camera at about 3:30am. We live right on the bluff and were surprised to find that we had been visited in the night by such a magnificent creature."

Thanks to Kathye for allowing me to share her video with you here.

It was raining this  morning, Sunday, and the total rain for the season zoomed past 60 inches. 50 inches is a normal, wet winter for our place in Anchor Bay. More rain coming in tonight!

 

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Robert Caughey’s camera was working overtime when a Black Bear visited his garage multiple times on the Gualala Ridge. The bear got into the garbage and opened up a small refrigerator with ease. One video showed the camera in motion – yes, the bear had taken it down and absconded with it. Here are two photos Robert got from his videos.

Once a Black Bear has found food, he/she will return. They have excellent memories. And they will eat pretty much anything!

Thanks to Robert for allowing me to share his photos with you here.

It's been a beautiful day here, with clouds beginning to appear. Rain is in the forecast for the next three days. Bonus sightings - multiple Gray Whales were seen yesterday and today, all heading northward. Thanks, Shari Goforth!

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Peter Baye told me he's never seen this before - a Calypso Orchid with two lips.

This is what a Calypso almost always looks like, as photographed by Perry Hoffman.

I wonder if Mother Nature is playing tricks on us! It is fun to find an anomaly like this.

Thanks to Peter and Perry for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

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Kate Bloch found a beautiful Anise Swallowtail Butterfly recently and she had her camera at the ready.

Such a beautiful butterfly!

Thanks to Kate for allowing me to share it with you here.

It's quite cloudy today, though the sun is trying to break through. Warmer tomorrow!

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Jackie Sones found an Anna's Hummingbird nest with at least one hungry chick. You can see the mother bird and the open beak of the chick.

The nest is about the size of a walnut. She has woven in lichen and moss, building her nest on the branch of a tree. If you are pruning tree branches, you need to be extra vigilant that you do not harm one of these nests.

Anna's Hummingbirds can have more than one clutch. They often have two clutches and sometimes even three!

Thanks to Jackie for allowing me to share her photo with you here. Jackie has a wonderful blog called The Natural History of Bodega Head. You can check it out at this link: https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/

The weather is cool and breezy, with a big  dose of some afternoon sun. A big storm to our north has brought clouds but no rain. The previous storm brought 0.33 inches of rain, and the season to date total is 59.14.