The Pacific Slope Flycatcher is a hard bird to spot but photographer Ron LeValley was up to the challenge.
They have a distinctive call. You can hear it at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology at this site: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pacific-slope_Flycatcher/sounds
These small flycatchers eat insects...on the fly!
Thanks to Ron for allowing me to share his photo with you. To see much more of Ron's nature photography, here is the link to his website: http://levalleyphoto.com/home/
Ron LeValley was at the right place at the right time to capture this wave action at the Little River Headlands in Mendocino.
It looks like the exuberant wave is going in two directions!
Thanks to Ron for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see much more of Ron's nature photography, here is the link to his website: http://www.levalleyphoto.com/home/
You look for an anomaly on the ocean - white caps when there are no other white caps or movement in the water. That often is Dolphins. Tom Eckles photographed a pod headed north and moving fast!
Here are two close-ups of a Risso's Dolphin, taken by Ron LeValley.
Risso's Dolphins feed on Squid. The older the dolphin is, the more scratches it has on its body. The scratches are caused by their interaction with other dolphins and from the squid they hunt. These dolphins are also called Grampus.
Thanks to Tom and to Ron for allowing me to share their photos with you here. To see more of Ron's nature photography, here is his website: http://levalleyphoto.com/home/ and to see more of Tom's photography, here is his website: www.tomeckles.com
Ron LeValley captured a photo of a Western Gray Squirrel sitting by a tiny forest of mushrooms. Ron wrote, "I know these little fellows like to eat mushrooms. If this one likes those little ones, it must have been very happy as about a thousand of them fruited on the morning I took this picture!"
These mushrooms could be Liberty Caps, Psilocybe semilanceata, and they have hallucinogenic properties. Perhaps this beautiful Gray Squirrel just let them be.
It's obvious Banana Slugs eat mushrooms - a walk in a forest after a rain will show you just how much they love mushrooms. Ann Davis photographed this Banana Slug munching on one.
I believe Gray Foxes and Deer eat mushrooms too. And, of course, we critters with two legs.
Thanks to Ron and Ann for allowing me to share their photos with you here. To see much more of Ron's nature photography, here is his website: http://levalleyphoto.com/home/
John Batchelder saw a pod of what he thought were dolphins or perhaps Killer Whales. They were Risso's Dolphins and many were breaching. Using his long lens, John got these photos. 
Risso's Dolphins prey on Humboldt Squid and their bodies can be marked by the squids' beaks. The more scars, the older the dophin is. Here is a close-up of a Risso's Dolphin taken by Ron LeValley. 
Thanks to John and Ron for allowing me to share their photos with you here. To see much more of Ron's nature photography, his website is: http://www.levalleyphoto.com/home/