Tag Archives: Michael Reinhart

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The Bald Eagles seemingly went their own ways after successfully raising a chick earlier this year. But in recent weeks, they have paired up again. Mike Reinhart recently photographed the Gualala Bald Eagles.

We're not sure why the one Bald Eagle, the female, has her wings extended. Maybe she was just stretching. Then they jointly preened themselves.

It's a lot of fun watching for these eagles! The best place to spot them is behind Trinks Cafe in Gualala and at the north end of the Gualala Bluff Trail. There is a dead tree, a snag, to the north that they like to perch in.

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

We are waiting for another "river of rain" event that comes late afternoon/early evening today, Saturday. Our stretch of warm, dry weather is over...for now. Bring it, Mother Nature!

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Michael Reinhart trained his camera on a beautiful male Anna's Hummingbird. As the sunlight shone on the little bird, the iridescent colors were revealed.

Mike also photographed a male Allen's Hummingbird, the feisty cousin of the Anna's.

Allen's Hummingbirds numbers are in decline, whereas the Anna's seem to be thriving.

Thanks to Mike for giving us these close-up views of these vibrant hummers.

A beautiful, sunny day on the Mendonoma coast today. Windy on the bluffs with lots of white caps on the ocean. Mary Heibel met me at the Point Arena Lighthouse gates and showed me a wildflower I hadn't seen before, Wallflowers. More on them in another post!

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Michael Reinhart checked the bluffs on The Sea Ranch and found several Pelagic Cormorants paired up and already building nests. This is very early, experts agree.

Here is a cormorant with nesting materials in its mouth.

And here is a Pelagic Cormorant in flight. Beautiful, don't you think? The white patch on this seabird's flank shows it is in breeding plumage.

Pelagic Cormorants are mostly silent but they do make some sounds, including groans, when breeding. You can listen here, a link to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pelagic_Cormorant/sounds

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

Today the weather story is WIND! It's sunny but the wind is howling. It's no fun to be out on the bluffs today!

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Last month Michael Reinhart noticed conditions were setting up nicely for a possible green flash at sunset. Here is the sun setting.

No clouds on the horizon can indicate the possibility of a green flash. Mike was ready with his camera. As the sun was disappearing, the beginning of a green flash appeared.

Sure enough, a green flash!

And here the green intensifies before it is over...in a flash.

Green flashes are photographable optical illusions. Light from the sunset is refracted, giving us this phenomenon. They are said to be good luck. Last night there was one of the most beautiful green flashes I have ever seen. There were clouds framing it, but the horizon was obviously clear.

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

We had a little rainstorm move through late this morning, but sunshine has returned this afternoon. We've had a lot of the wet stuff, so we can enjoy the dry weather forecast for the rest of the week, including the weekend.

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Young Bucks can be seen practicing jousting. Michael Reinhart photographed such an occasion.

Pretty soon this fighting will be for real as the mating season of the Black-tailed Deer will soon be upon us.

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

Fog in Point Arena, sunny in Gualala, hot when you get a little away from the immediate coast. No smoke - hooray! Something for everybody today.