Tag Archives: The Sea Ranch

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Pelagic Cormorants nest on rocky bluff faces. There is a colony at The Sea Ranch and another at the north end of Hearn Gulch. Craig Tooley photographed a nest full of hatchlings off TSR.

Pelagic Cormorant nest with hatchlings by Craig Tooley

Rick and I didn't know Pelagic Cormorants were nesting at Hearn Gulch but when we hiked there recently we saw these black seabirds coming and going. If you look closely you can see two Pelagic Cormorants on the rock face. Other nests were obviously on the bluff facing west as the birds were flying to and fro.

Pelagic Cormorant nest at Hearn Gulch by Jeanne Jackson (Large)

Yes, it's too bad I don't have Craig Tooley's most excellent camera lens! To find Hearn Gulch, a fairly new public access gem, park at mile marker 10.0 just north of Iversen Road in Mendocino County. To learn more about new accesses, visit the Redwood Coast Land Conservancy website at: www.rc-lc.org

Thanks to Craig for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see much more of Craig's nature photography, here is his link: www.ruffimage.com

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We should be seeing the first Gray Fox kits soon. In the meantime here is Siegfried Matull's photo of a Gray Fox female that recently climbed on a tree stump on his property on The Sea Ranch.

Gray Fox on a tree stump by Siegfried Matull

Gray Foxes are great climbers. Perhaps this fox is looking for lunch or her mate.

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

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Two years in a row now! A white Fawn is born on The Sea Ranch and Gerda Randolph photographed the special fawn.

2014 White Fawn and its normal-colored sibling by Gerda Randolph

You can see that its sibling is normal-colored. This fawn isn't an albino. It is considered a tow-head and will eventually color up. This white fawn is at risk because it lacks the normal camouflage of a fawn. Hopefully it will thrive, as did last year's white fawn.

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

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It is wonderful to see a Bobcat saunter by your back deck. That's just what happened to Thom Matson at his home on The Sea Ranch.

A confident Bobcat by Thom Matson

You can clearly see its tufted ears and short, bobbed tail. Below is another photo of the Bobcat, walking across a meadow with the Pacific Ocean as a backdrop.

Bobcat on a Sea Ranch meadow by Thom Matson

Bobcats love gophers and The Sea Ranch meadows have plenty of them!
Thanks to Thom for allowing me to share his photos with you here.

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Robert Scarola was at the bluffs overlooking the Tide Pool rookery on The Sea Ranch when he saw a mother Harbor Seal leading her pup towards the water. Headed for the main channel rock - a Harbor Seal mom with her pup by Robert Scarola Next you will see the pair enter the water. Into the main channel - a Harbor Seal mom shows her pup the way by Robert Scarola And finally Robert imagines the mother is telling her pup, "A job well done!" Mom says job well done - a Harbor Seal mom with her pup by Robert Scarola There has to be a first time for everything! Thanks to Robert for allowing me to share his photos with you here.