The first Harbor Seal pups have been born at Tidepool Rookery on The Sea Ranch. I watched this blissed-out mom and her nursing pup.
I took this short video of the scene. It's a privilege to be able to see this!
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The first Harbor Seal pups have been born at Tidepool Rookery on The Sea Ranch. I watched this blissed-out mom and her nursing pup.
I took this short video of the scene. It's a privilege to be able to see this!
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Shell Beach is one of the public access trails on The Sea Ranch. Amy Ruegg photographed the sights there recently.
The Sea Ranch public access trails are under the auspices of Sonoma County Regional Parks, so an annual parks pass is a great idea for locals and frequent visitors.
Thanks to Amy for allowing me to share her photos with you here.
A beautiful native plant, Hooker's Evening Primrose, is blooming rather late this year. Amy Ruegg found this plant near Shell Beach on The Sea Ranch.
The plant has formed seed capsules, which Pine Siskins love to feed on. Here's a photo of the entire plant Amy found, and a close up of the flower.
Thanks to Amy for allowing me to share her photos with you here.
One or more of the stone masons who were here recently for a symposium sponsored by Anchor Bay resident Peter Mullins might have paid a visit to Shell Beach.
Adrian Bennett wrote, “Bill and I took a walk and came to the south end of Shell Beach to see a true and hardworking artist had been there. There were hundreds of rock art with touches of other objects such as seaweed and driftwood. My neighbor, Roxanne Holmes, was kind enough to get some photos to share.”
Thanks to Adrian for this unique sightings and thanks to Roxanne for allowing me to share her photos with you here.
Paul Kozal has trained his camera on high and low tides on the Mendonoma Coast. The contrast is amazing. The top photo shows a King Tide, a very high tide at Shell Beach on The Sea Ranch.
And the bottom photo shows the exact same place at low tide. Paul also photographed Iversen Cove's high and low tide. I will share them with you here tomorrow.
To see much more of Paul's photography, here is his website: http://paulkozal.com/