Tag Archives: Ken Bailey

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Sponsored by the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, a fascinating photo exhibit opens tonight from 5 pm to 7 pm. Along with photos taken by Sanctuary photographers, local nature photographer, Scott Chieffo, will be showing his photos of our coast.

Underwater photographer, Ken Bailey, has shared some of his discoveries in the ocean. You can expect to see many wonderful photos likes these. This is an Opalescent Nudibranch.

Opalescent Nudibranch by Ken BaileyNext is an Orange Sponge Ken found on the ocean floor.

Orange Sponge by Ken Bailey (Medium)And this last photo is of a woman surrounded by jellies, jellyfish.

Diving in Jellyfish by Ken BaileyHere is the poster of the month-long exhibit. It's curated by Jennifer Stock of NOAA.

A National Treasure , a Local JewelThanks to Ken for allowing me to share his underwater photos with you here.

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Ken Bailey spotted this young, pre-adult, Gray Whale feeding off the Mendonoma Coast. It has quite a load of barnacles on its head.

Pre-adult Gray Whale with a load of barnacles by Ken Bailey A Pre-adult Gray Whale spouts by Ken Bailey The barnacled head of a pre-adult Gray Whale by Ken Bailey

Whale expert Scott Mercer took a look at these photos. He said the size of the whale's head tells him it is around three years old.

It's great to see this young whale. Gray whales don't become mature - sexually active - until they are at least eight years old.

Thanks to Ken for allowing me to share his photos with you here. To see much more of Ken's wildlife photography, in particular his underwater photography, here is a link to his website: http://www.seadreams.org/

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Warm weather brings butterflies aplenty. A beautiful Swallowtail has been flitting around my garden. Robert Van Syoc recently found a lovely Painted Lady.

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Here's a Pale Swallowtail. The first photo shows it hitching a ride on Ken Bailey's hood, and the second photo shows the butterfly moving over to Wendy Bailey's shoulder.

Pale Swallowtail hitches on ride on Ken Bailey's hood by Wendy Bailey

Pale Swallowtail then flys to Wendy Bailey's back by Ken Bailey

Wherever we find them, we love to see butterflies!

Thanks to Robert, Ken, and Wendy for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

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Margaret Lindgren was out on the bluffs when she saw this huge flock of Brown Pelicans winging their way northward.

Squadron of Brown Pelicans by Margaret Lindgren

Here is a closer look at two adult Brown Pelicans with their white heads.

Two adult Brown Pelicans by Ken Bailey

These birds are being impacted by the oil spill off of Santa Barbara. I saw a photo of one of these beautiful birds completely coated in oil. We must find a way to never let this happen again.

Thanks to Margaret and Ken for allowing me to share their photos with you here. To learn about Margaret's amazing hiking tours here on the coast, here is her website: http://www.unbeatenpathtours.com/. And to see much more of Ken's nature photography, here is his website: http://www.seadreams.org/.

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Ken Bailey spotted this mother/calf pair headed north. The calf here is on the right side of its mother, staying close for protection. Killer whales prey on Gray Whale calves.

Gray Whale mother with her calf by Ken Bailey

NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has a hexacopter drone, which can safely photograph marine mammals from above. Here is a recent photo shared on Journey North of a Gray Whale mother with her calf. The photo is courtesy of Wayne Perryman.

 

NOAA hexacopter photo of a mother Gray Whale and her calf, courtesy of Wayne Perryman

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

To learn more about NOAA, here is their website: www.noaa.gov

And to track the Gray Whale migration, and much more, visit Journey North: http://www.learner.org/jnorth/