George Marshall has a birdbath at his Sea Ranch home. A small group of Golden-crowned Sparrows spotted it and came down for a nice bath.
Another fun birdbath photo was taken by Jim Garlock at his home in Gualala.
This is a very wet Western Scrub Jay and it appears to be glaring at Jim.
Putting in a birdbath is guaranteed to give you pleasure while helping the birds that grace us with their presence.
Thanks to George and Jim for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
Birds do more than take a bath in the nice birdbaths we put out for them. They more often drink from them. Other critters drink from them too, especially this winter with our sparse rainfall to date. Janice Batchelder captured a photo of a Gray Fox getting some refreshment.
Jim Garlock took one of my favorite photos of a Western Scrub Jay taking a bath.
And below is our golden retriever, Huckleberry, taking a gravel bath after swimming in the Gualala River.
Thanks to Janice and Jim for allowing me to share their photos with you.
Some extra sightings from today - two adult Bald Eagles were perched on a snag in the middle of the Gualala River. I hope to share photos of them with you soon. Gray Whales continue to be spotted heading south on their long migration to Baja California, where the pregnant females will give birth.
Coyotes are a fairly rare sighting on the Mendonoma Coast but we definitely seen one or two ambling through. Though Jim took this photo in Marin County recently, I thought you'd enjoy seeing this Coyote pup in the fog.
To see a Coyote that was seen earlier this year, here is the link: http://www.mendonomasightings.com/2013/02/26/a-coyote-was-spotted-by-patricia-mcbratney/
Thanks to Jim for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
Jim Garlock was traveling north when he spotted this Bobcat with what looks like a gopher in its mouth.
Bobcats are Mother Nature's rodent hunters. Thanks to Jim for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
To see a very popular Bobcat photo on my blog, here's the link: http://www.mendonomasightings.com/2012/04/19/a-beautiful-bobcat-as-photographed-by-tom-osborne/
It's raining hard this afternoon, welcome news after the dry weather we've been having.
Red-tailed Hawks are our most common hawks. They live year round on the Mendonoma Coast. Jim Garlock had an opportunity to get a close up photo of one.
What a beauty! Thanks to Jim for allowing me to share his photo with you here.