Tag Archives: Steve Pearce

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Ospreys return in the late winter or early spring from their over-wintering grounds which can be as far away as South America. It is always heartening to see the first ones return. They start rebuilding their nests, as they like to nest in the same tree, year after year. And they fish to feed themselves. Steve Pearce saw this Osprey with a big Steelhead in its talons.

Notice how the Osprey holds the fish in the most aerodynamic position.

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

After a very wet storm on Monday, we now have sunny and windy weather. Looks like the rest of this week will by dry, allowing us to dry out! We've passed 62 inches of rain season to date  at our house in Anchor Bay. 50 inches is considered a normal winter. Along with the return of the Ospreys, we are grateful for the abundant rain. Wildflowers are popping!

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Dennis Latona was staying at one of the vacation rentals at the Point Arena Lighthouse when his wife looked out the window and saw a Long-tailed Weasel head poking up from its burrow opening. Dennis captured several photos.

I was asked by the Press Democrat to do a feature article on this amazing animal. Two Sonoma photographers, Joan Bacci and Steve Pearce, had learned of a Long-tailed Weasel burrow near Ragle Ranch Park in Sebastopol. They shared some of their great photos with me for the article and for this post. This photo by Steve Pearce shows the black tip on their tail.

Joan Bacci captured this weasel yawning to start the day - that's quite a pink tongue the weasel has.

Steve Pearce's photo below shows the slim build of this critter. That allows them to dive into burrows of smaller animals.

Joan Bacci photographed one of the weasels looking out of a burrow opening.

Here is the link to my article in the Press Democrat. There are five other photos by Dennis, Joan and Steve to go along with the article. https://www.pressdemocrat.com/lifestyle/8643471-181/cute-cunning-long-tailed-weasels-thrive?artslide=1

Thanks to Dennis, Joan and Steve for allowing me to share their photos with you here and with the Press Democrat! You can see more of Dennis' nature photography at this link: http://www.pinenutz.com/