Tag Archives: Lynda Opperman

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Lynda Opperman and Howard Curtis noticed this tiny nest with two Anna's Hummingbird chicks inside.

This is a very good reason why you shouldn't prune bushes or trees during nesting season! Isn't the nest exquisite? The mother hummer builds it with lichen, moss and spiderwebs. The nest expands as the chicks grow because of the spiderwebs. Good planning, mother hummer!

Some years ago Siegfried Matull photographed an Anna's Hummingbird nest. Here it is with two eggs. The mother has lined the inside of the nest with feathers and other soft materials.

Here the mother is sitting on her eggs.

And here are her two chicks.

This is a wonderful time of year, bursting with new life, here on the Mendonoma coast.

Thanks to Lynda and Siegfried for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

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Cathleen Crosby has a family of Gray Foxes near her home in Gualala. What fun she will have in the days to come, watching three Fox Kits growing up. They are very playful with each other and the Fox parents are quite devoted to their welfare.

Two Fox Kits by Cathleen Crosby A Fox Kit by Cathleen Crosby

It will be wonderful to see more photos of these cute kits in the days to come. Here is a favorite photo of a Gray Fox mother, perhaps exhausted from nursing. She's relaxing in a birdbath. This photo was taken by Lynda Opperman.

A relaxed Gray Fox mom in birdbath by Lynda Opperman

Thanks to Cathleen and Lynda for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

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Lynda Opperman and Howard Curtis had fortune smile on them when a Gray Fox couple decided to raise a family under their deck on The Sea Ranch.

The mother Fox had just finished nursing so I entitled this first photo, "Dinner's over - let's play!"

 You won't believe what the mother Gray Fox did - she climbed up into Lynda's birdbath and  took a nice long soak. It probably felt good after nursing six kits.

You can see several other photos in this series on the Independent Coast Observer's web site at: www.mendonoma.com Click on On-Line Features and then Mendonoma Sightings.

Thanks to Lynda for allowing me to share her photos with you.