Sara Bogard was near the Point Arena Lighthouse Peninsula when she saw this Bald Eagle come in for a landing. Some kind of duck is in the water behind the big eagle.
Eric Zetterholm recently photographed a Bald Eagle at the Gualala River.
It's so wonderful that Bald Eagles have returned to the Mendonoma Coast!
Thanks to Sara and Eric for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
Sunny and cool today, with more rain coming in overnight.
Eric Zetterholm spotted this Osprey taking a bath in the Gualala River. It's good to see Ospreys returning to our coast where they choose to nest.
Another returning bird was seen on St. Patrick's Day, Friday the 17th. Mel Smith spotted a Violet-green Swallow at his place in Point Arena. Surely spring is close! What? Tomorrow, you say?!? Nice!
It's raining here today. It started during the night, raining hard. When I read my gauge in the morning, there was a half inch. That brings my season to date total to 57.40 inches. I consider 50 inches a "normal" rain year at Rick's and my place in Anchor Bay.
I will be at the Four-eyed Frog Bookstore in Gualala tomorrow, 3/18, for a meet and greet and book signing. If you are on the Mendonoma Coast, please drop by between 11 am and 2 pm. If you've already purchased one of my books and you want it personalized, bring it along - I'll be happy to do so. I love supporting Gualala's Independent Community Owned Bookstore!
Learn more about the Four-eyed Frog Bookstore at this link: https://www.foureyedfrog.com/
It's mild here today with a lot of wispy white clouds overhead. Some lighter rain coming in Saturday night.
I love flickers and see them often alongside the road where I live in Anchor Bay, near a neighbor's spring box. These woodpeckers feed mostly on the ground as they eat ants, beetles, and other insects. Paul Brewer caught a male Northern Flicker in flight, a beautiful sight to behold.
To hear the call of this bird, here is a link to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Flicker/sounds
Thanks to Paul for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see much more of Paul's nature photography, here is the link to his website: http://www.capturingnatureswonders.com/
It's clear and sunny today, with a quiet ocean. That means great visibility for spotting Gray Whales on their northward migration.
Paul Anderson photographed this sight at the Point Arena Pier, a large dumping of round balls of hail, looking just like an inch or so of hail. This is nearly sea level!
A few days later, some of us were gifted with the sight of a beautiful rainbow. This one's pot of gold is resting on Fish Rocks off Anchor Bay. I took this photo.
Thanks to Paul for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
We are waiting for another big storm, another river of rain event. At least it is warmer so no snow/hail should fall. Batten down the hatches!