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Here is Eric Zetterholm's story from Feb. 26.

“I saw Chris Beach pointing his camera at the river as I came into Gualala for work in the morning. I turned around and pulled in next to him to see the two adult Bald Eagles on the logging structure in the river. We said hello and he said that the eagles had been just sitting there and he was waiting for one to take off and fly. I walked up the highway a bit to get a different angle and took a few pictures of the adult eagles together. I zoomed in for some close up shots and then out again to watch for one taking flight. It was then I spotted the young Eagle sitting just below the parents.”

Eric walked back to his car and found several people now watching the Bald Eagles from the riverside.  Eric wrote further, “I mentioned the little one being so hard to see hidden in plain sight, its color blending in with the logs and shadows. No one had seen the young one there, just focusing on the two white-headed adults. I went back up the road and was surprised again to see the adults start mating with the youth having a front row seat."

"Soon after, the male adult gathered up some nesting materials and flew off up river."

"I missed seeing the female adult fly away and left for work with the juvenile still sitting there perplexed. Parents can be so embarrassing.”

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Sara Bogard was out at the Point Arena Lighthouse Peninsula when she saw this Ferruginous Hawk looking at her. She quickly got this photo.

A few of these hawks will overwinter here on the Mendonoma Coast and it's always a treat to see them. They will be leaving soon as their breeding season will be commencing soon. Here's a map by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology that shows where they will be headed.

Thanks to Sara for allowing me to share her photo with you here. And thanks to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for being so awesome. Their website is http://allaboutbirds.org They also created the Merlin Bird ID that lets you use a smartphone to listen to a bird's call. It then will ID it for you. I've been waiting for this app all my life! You can learn about it here: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/ It's a free app, but you just might be inclined to hit the donate button on their website as a thank you.

oh boy, we had a lot of rain the past five days, five inches of the wet stuff. I'm at 48.10 inches season to date, a nice wet winter. Today is sunny and breezy.

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The weather has been wild - downpours, hail, wind, sun breaks. The ocean is riled up and quite loud this Sunday morning. Here is last night's rather unique sunset from Rick's and my place in Anchor Bay.

The setting sun looks like a flashlight shining on the ocean.

Sunday morning's temp is 38 degrees and hail pelted down for a few minutes.

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Bowling Ball Beach is a wonderful place to explore, especially after a storm. Catherine Miller and Hal Ferguson were exploring there recently at low tide. And what a glorious day they had!

Here are some "bowling balls" about to join others on the beach, giving this beach its name. They are sandstone concretions.

Below Hal is holding a Rock Crab found on the beach. It was a catch, photograph and release moment!

Bowling Ball Beach is part of Schooner Gulch State Park. You can learn more about this park at this link to CA State Parks: https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=446

Thanks to Catherine for allowing me to share her photos with you here.

We are having wild weather today, Friday. Tremendous downpours followed by brief sun. It's a wait five minutes kind of day.

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The storm door was open over the Presidents' Day weekend, bringing wind and rain in great measure. On Monday, during a break in the squalls, Catherine Miller ventured out to Arena Cove where she saw a startling sight. She wrote, “The waterfall at the Point Arena Cove was getting blown upward by the strong winds.”

The term for this is reverse waterfall. It happens when strong winds hit cliffs and drive water upwards, instead of allowing the water to follow its normal course to the Pacific Ocean. It’s quite rare to see this.

Thanks to Catherine for allowing me to share her photos with you here.

Today, Thursday, has been a sunny, clear day but this afternoon clouds are approaching from the north. The predication is for rain beginning tomorrow morning. Here we go again!