Roland Coombs was taking a walk on The Sea Ranch when he saw a family of Gray Foxes.
Look at the kit closest to the mother - the little one is trying to nurse! Roland advises people to always take a camera when you take a walk. Good advice, which I always take.
Thanks to Roland for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
Another very warm day on the Mendonoma Coast! But there's a hint of coolness in the gentle breeze, just a hint.
Spring doesn't know...
Gray Foxes are year round residents of the Mendonoma coast. It is quite normal here to see them in the daylight hours. Tracy Reaves photographed the beautiful face of a young Gray Fox.
And here she photographed an adult enjoying the sun, perhaps on the lookout for a tasty rodent.
Thanks to Tracy for allowing me to share her photos with you here.
Sunny, breezy, beautiful! I saw Humpback Whales about an half hour before sunset last night. What caught my eye was a big splash quite a ways out in the ocean. Then, as I was scanning the ocean with binoculars, I found a pod of five or six Humpbacks very close in, just passing Fish Rocks (Anchor Bay) and headed north. A wonderful way to end the day.
Maria Bardini-Perkins has a visitor to her property - a Gray Fox. He/she obviously feels very comfortable and safe there. Look at this relaxed Gray Fox!
Allen Vinson also photographed a Gray Fox in the sun, this one is yawning.
We haven't had much sun recently, at least close to the Pacific Ocean. It's been quite foggy. The month of August, at least the past ten days, has lived up to its nickname of "Fogaust." You don't have to travel far, though, to reach sun. Go a mile or two east and you are out of the fog.
Thanks to Maria and Allen for allowing me to share their photos with you here. To see more of Allen's nature photography, here is the link: http://allenvinson.smugmug.com/
Tom Fleischman noticed two Does preening each other. As they preened, a Gray Fox wandered into the scene. Tom wasn't sure what would happen. But the Does and the Fox were peaceful, apparently living in harmony.
The Gray Fox looked over at Tom and turned his head to either side, as if asking, "which do you prefer?" Then the fox disappeared into the bushes.
Thanks to Tom for allowing me to share this peace on earth moment with you here.
Name change alert! The powers that be have split the Western Scrub-Jay into two species. Our Western Scrub-Jay is now a California Scrub-Jay. This feisty jay decided the Gray fox was an intruder and started dive bombing it. Hal Fogel photographed the event.
The fox decided this wasn't the place to explore, and it headed off.
Hal has been visited by Gray foxes in the past. This is one of my favorite photos of Hal's - a very intent fox!
Thanks to Hal for allowing me to share his photos with you here.