Tag Archives: Point Arena – Stornetta Lands

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Maureen Simons wrote, “I took this shot while hiking the Stornetta Lands with some friends. The late afternoon sun lit up the grasses so beautifully I kept getting left behind, just taking it all in. When we turned a corner and I saw the color of the grasses echoed in the Pt. Arena cliffs I knew I had my photo.”

That's the Point Arena Cove in the distance. Beautiful photo!

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

Rain totals from yesterday - 0.47 inches, 4.22 inches season to date! I received my first sighting of a Boletus edulis mushroom today from Catherine Miller! King Boletes, aka Porcini, are highly desired edible mushrooms.

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The clouds make for a dramatic sunset and the ship on the horizon adds to the interest. Shari Goforth-Eby photographed this beautiful sight.

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

Cloudy this morning, but the sun broke through. The temps are going to rise for the weekend. I took a walk with my sister, Linda Bostwick, on the Point Arena-Stornetta Lands this afternoon and the wildflowers are amazing!

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Sara Bogard actually saw a pair of Peregrine Falcons at the Point Arena-Stornetta Lands bluffs. She was able to photograph one of them perched on the bluff edge.

Peregrine Falcons hunt medium-sized birds. They can reach speeds of nearly 70 MPH when in their hunting dive. Those "medium-sized birds" most assuredly never knew what hit them.

Peregrine Falcon calls are high-pitched notes that you can listen to at this link to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Peregrine_Falcon/sounds

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

It's warm on the Mendonoma Coast today, with strong breezes. Tomorrow is forecast to be warmer still.

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Mary Sue Ittner recently found this wildflower, Clarkia amoena, blooming at the Point Arena-Stornetta Lands. It's common name is Farewell to Spring as it usually blooms in late spring and early summer. Seems late then, doesn't it?

Mary Sue also photographed Coastal Sneezeweed, Helenium bolander. Its common name really doesn't apply as this member of the Sunflower family is pollinated by bees. It's flowers that are wind-pollinated that can cause allergies. So feel free to sniff this beautiful wildflower!

Thanks to Mary Sue for allowing me to share her photos with you here.

It's sunny and warm, but a strong breeze has picked up this afternoon.

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All Nudibranchs are beautifully colored, but this is a new one for me. Liam Ericson found this Nudibranch off the Point Arena-Stornetta Lands.

Robert Van Syoc took a look at Liam's photo. He wrote, “It’s Anisodoris nobilis, sometimes called the Sea Lemon. They feed on sponges and repurpose noxious chemicals in the sponge tissue as their own defense against predation. They taste bad to fish! The bright showy coloration of most nudibranchs evolved as warning coloration to predators.”

The Sea Lemon, so bright yellow, has a white flower on one end - a nice touch by Mother Nature.

Thanks to Liam for allowing me to share his photo with  you here and Bob for sharing his expertise.

Waiting for another storm to come in later tonight. Not a big one, but we always welcome the wet stuff.