Tag Archives: Jan McCormick

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Jan McCormick recently photographed two beautiful newborn Fawns with their mother, the essence of cuteness. With the newborn Fawns, this is the time of year to drive slowly, as Fawns follow their mothers when crossing a road, especially Highway 1.And Craig Tooley spotted this healthy-looking Buck in velvet.

Velvet is a membrane that nourishes the growth of the bones that make up the antler. With all the rains we had, there will be plenty of food for the Black-tailed Deer that also call the Mendonoma coast their home.

Thanks to Jan and Craig for allowing me to share their photos with you here. To see much more of Craig's nature photography, here is his website: www.ruffimage.com

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Jan McCormick photographed a Sierran Treefrog, also called a Chorus frog. They are the very small green frogs that can be seen and heard on the Mendonoma coast.

sierran-treefrog-by-jan-mccormick sierran-treefrog-1-by-jan-mccormickI should say this frog is usually green, as it has the ability to change to brown to match its environment. In this case it took up residence in a redwood-clad hot tub, and Harm Wilkinson photographed it.

sierran-treefrog-has-turned-brown-by-harm-wilkinson sierran-treefrog-on-a-calla-lily-by-richard-kuehnThe last photo, which was taken by Richard Kuehn, shows you how small these frogs are. Rich photographed this frog in a calla lily.

We've certainly had a lot of rain this month, which will be to the liking of all the frogs that call the coast home.

Thanks to Jan, Harm and Rich for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

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Jan McCormick recently photographed a Western Sheep moth, a beautiful creature indeed.

Western Sheep moth by Jan McCormick

These  moths are native to California. They are day-flying moths in the family of silk moths. They appear in the summer, and you can see they are quite stunning.

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

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Jan McCormick spotted a Wandering Tattler wading through the surf.

Wandering Tattler by Jan McCormick

Their breeding grounds are far to our north, in the mountains of Alaska and north-western Canada. They over winter on the west coast of California, Baja and all the way down to South America.

They come by their name "Tattler" because they give a warning call when disturbed, warning other birds too. To hear their calls, here is a link to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Wandering_Tattler/sounds

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