Tag Archives: Adrian Bennett

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It's good to have water for wildlife. Adrian Bennett has a birdbath that subs as a drinking fountain for Deer, in this case, a big Buck.

This is the time of year for the mating season - the rut - of the Black-tailed Mule Deer. They are bound to get thirsty chasing the Does around!

Thanks to Adrian for allowing me to share her photo with you here.

It's still quite warm when you are a little ways away from the Pacific Ocean. 85 degrees here this afternoon, down from a high of 97 yesterday. Further cooling is forecast with the possibility of some wet stuff late Friday into early Saturday. I hope so!

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When there are clouds to reflect the sunset, such beauty can be had. Adrian Bennett took this photo from her place at The Sea Ranch.

Adrian wrote, “My camera phone can’t capture the true beauty of this sunset but still pretty good! I am thankful that I am lucky enough to live with beauty everywhere.”

That’s a wonderful way to describe the Mendonoma Coast – living with beauty everywhere.

Another storm moved in yesterday afternoon bringing over a half inch of rain. 6.38 inches so far at Rick's and my place in Anchor Bay!

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Adrian Bennett had a Doe with her newborn fawn visit over the past weekend. Yes, the first fawns are being born.

Adrian Bennett photograph a young Buck growing his new antlers. She wrote, “This guy so cute. He lost his very tiny antlers last fall and is now growing new ones. He comes right up to the window and sometimes Peanuts, the cat, is just sitting inside staring at him and he is staring at Peanuts.”

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

Lots of clouds today with occasional showers, and it's in the 50's. brrr!

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Ruth Downes noticed a Chestnut-backed Chickadee on her hummingbird feeder, drinking sugar water.

And Adrian Bennett found a tiny Sierran Treefrog sitting on her nectar feeder. We think the frog may have been attracted to the moisture or perhaps small insects caught in the sugar water on the lid.

Then Thane Frivold's dog, Moon, alerted him to a masked bandit at his feeder one night. Here is the video of the Raccoon obviously relished the sweet treat.

Raccoon raiding a hummingbird feeder by Thane Frivold

Who knew hummingbird feeders were popular with such diverse animals! Thanks to Ruth and Adrian for allowing me to share their photos, and to Thane for allowing me to share his video, with you here.

Today, Wednesday, is one of the most beautiful days of the year. It really feels like Autumn today, with gentle breezes, blue skies and mild temps.

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Early last week Adrian Bennett and Bill Greer saw a Doe having contractions and soon a little Fawn appeared.

Many more to follow in the days and weeks ahead.

Thanks to Adrian for allowing me to share her photo with you here.

Tomorrow, May 1st, there is the Mendocino "City Nature Challenge." Friends of Gualala River and the Redwood Coast Land Conservancy volunteers will be out from 10 am to noon at the following spots:

Hearn Gulch

Cooks Beach

Gualala Bluff Trail. I will be at the GBT from 10 to noon with Shari Goforth-Eby and Tree Mercer, with binoculars, a spotting scope and our smart phones. The idea is to photograph nature and then upload your photos to iNaturalist. We'd love to see you! It would be fun to go to each spot tomorrow.

To find directions to the three spots, here is the link to RCLC: https://www.rclc.org/

We have high clouds and mild temps today.