Tag Archives: Manchester

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Cindy Morey has a kind heart. She wrote, “Greetings from Irish beach. I saved a family of Wild Turkeys yesterday near Manchester. I stopped to take a photo just as they crossed the road and was able to stop traffic in both directions so they were safe. I call this photo ‘Follow the Yellow Brick Road.’”

I count eight chicks or poults in Cindy’s photo, along with the mother. Nice work, Cindy!

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

Once again it was very foggy this morning, with brilliant sunshine in the afternoon. Looking down at Anchor Bay with a friend this afternoon was something special. The blue water sparkled in the afternoon sun, beckoning you to come and play.

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Mark Simkins photographed the setting sun through trees near Manchester recently.  The sun looks huge!

A magnificent sunset at Manchester by Mark SimkinsSeeing the sun set "into the ocean" is one of the privileges of being on the Mendonoma coast.

We've had a lot of fog since last Saturday. But the fog lifted this afternoon and blue skies are now the rule.

Thanks to Mark for allowing me to share his photo with you here.

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The remnants of a hurricane traveled up the Mendonoma Coast. Late in the evening we had thunder and lightning, plus a smattering of rain. Kitty Wolfe captured this scene from her home in Manchester.

Sunset by Kitty Wolfe

A vision of loveliness for you today!

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

 

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Mark Simkins recently sent in two photos taken in the Manchester area. The first is a Bobcat hunting in front of his house.

A Bobcat hunts by Mark Simkins

The second photo is of a Buck at dawn.
A Buck at dawn by Mark Simkins

We have a lot of beautiful Bucks here right now as this is the time of the rut, their mating season.

Thanks to Mark for allowing me to share his photos with you here.

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In all the years I've been doing my Mendonoma Sightings nature column in the Independent Coast Observer, I have never received a photo of a Bobcat kitten...until now! Mark Simkins and Kitty Wolfe had two Bobcat kittens visit their Manchester property recently.

Bobcat kitten exploring by Mark Simkins Bobcat Kittens roam by Mark Simkins Bobcat Kitten by Mark Simkins Bobcat Kitten has big feet by Mark Simkins

The young Bobcats already have the same marking on the back of their ears and on their bobbed tail as their parent have. Take a look at the paws - just like a puppy, you can tell by their feet that they will get bigger.

Thanks to Mark for allowing me to share his wonderful photos with you here. To see Mark's photo of an adult Bobcat "meditating," here is the link: http://www.mendonomasightings.com/2013/10/05/a-beautiful-photo-of-a-meditating-bobcat-by-mark-simkins/