Tag Archives: Gualala River

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Rick and Teresa Denniston hiked the Salal Trail, one of the public access trails on The Sea Ranch. When they reached the beach, they found this big piece of driftwood perched up on a rock against the bluff.

Rick also photographed a group of Harbor Seals hauled out on the sandbar of the Gualala River last Saturday. He took these photos from his home overlooking the river.  In the first photo the seals are at the bottom right. The following photo is a closeup.

The Dennistons rent out their beautiful home, which is called Serendipity - here is the link. http://rentals.coastinghome.com/rns/property/Serendipit.aspx

Thanks to Rick for allowing me to share his photos with you here. More storms are lined up to hit the coast, beginning tonight. Batten down the hatches!

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I attended the Women's March in Gualala this morning. While there, many people came up to me and asked if I had seen the big ocean waves, and if I had seen what had happened to the sandbar of the Gualala River. This is what the sandbar looked like on Thursday when Rick and I walked the Gualala Bluff Trail with our golden, Sunny.

And this is what it looked like today.

This doesn't happen very often! I was told that earlier this morning an ocean wave came completely over the river to the bank near where I was standing when I took this photo. And with more rain coming in later today, it will be interesting and fascinating to see what happens to the estuary of our favorite river.

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Chris Beach recently photographed two adult Bald Eagles sitting on snags in the Gualala River.

two-bald-eagles-in-the-gualala-river-by-chris-beach Around the same time, a young Bald Eagle, was seen near the river mouth.

young-bald-eagle-stretches-its-wings-by-chris-beachyoung-bald-eagle-by-chris-beachPerhaps by next year this Bald Eagle will be a mature with a totally white head.

A mature Bald Eagle was seen flying over the river this Friday, and we are encouraged by all these sightings. Our hope is that a pair will mate in the watershed of the Gualala River.

Thanks to Chris for allowing me to share his photos with you here. It is a spectacular day on the Mendonoma Coast today. Gray Whales have been seen to add grace to this day.

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Ken Bailey caught this action near the Gualala River. The bird on the left is an adult Peregrine Falcon and the bird on the right is a juvenile. Perhaps the adult is teaching the younger bird some important lesson.

adult-peregrine-falcon-on-the-left-reprimanding-a-juvenile-by-ken-baileyIt seems like the younger bird is thinking, "YIKES!"

We had two nests of Peregrine Falcons successfully breed here this year. Here's a photo taken by Michael Beattie of the two chicks in a nest off the Point Arena-Stornetta Lands.

two-downy-peregrine-falcon-chicks-by-michael-beattie

Thanks to Ken and Michael for allowing me to share their photos with you here. To see much more of Ken's photography, especially his underwater photography, here is the link to his website: http://www.seadreams.org/

 

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Besides the juvenile Bald Eagle, which I showed you last week, two adult Bald Eagles have been seen near the mouth of the Gualala River. Ken Bailey photographed one of them in flight last Thursday.

adult-bald-eagle-by-ken-baileyWhat a thrill it is to see this majestic eagle! We hope a mated pair will decide to build a nest in the watershed of the Gualala River.

Thanks to Ken for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see much more of Ken's photography, including his wonderful underwater photography, here is the link to his website: http://www.seadreams.org/