Siegfried and Gretel Matull very much enjoy watching the wildlife near their Sea Ranch home. Siegfried often captures photos when the parents bring their young ones near. He recently photographed a mother Raccoon with her cubs.
Siegfried also sent in the photo below, which he says is his favorite of all his Raccoon photos.
Thanks to Siegfried for allowing me to share his photos with you here. These bring a smile to my face and I hope it does the same to you!
Allen Vinson was photographing the sunset from a trail on The Sea Ranch. No green flash, as there were clouds on the horizon. But still, a lovely sunset on the Mendonoma Coast.
I sometimes wonder if sunsets are like snowflakes - no two are alike.
Thanks to Allen for allowing me to share his photos with you here.
You can see its loooong tail actually dragging on the ground. Here is the story, as told by Lynne.
“It was an incredible sighting. I had arrived home about an hour before and was entertaining guests. I have glass French doors opening to the front yard and as I came into the room I could see a large, buff-colored feline sunning himself on a PG&E box! His tail was quite long and thick, but you could tell he was a juvenile Mountain Lion because of his enormous tail, size, dark markings on his cheeks and some fading spots on his coat. We opened the front door to get a better look and take some photographs and watched the animal walk for a bit. The Cougar seemed to be distracted, watching us and what turned out to be a neighbor’s house cat. Truffles, also called ‘Saddam’ because she takes on anything and everything, entered the picture and started to stalk the young Mountain Lion. She ultimately tried to attack the Mountain Lion and they moved off into the brush and out of sight but you could hear the yowls of fighting cats. ‘Saddam’ survived, albeit a little shaken, and I haven’t seen the beautiful Mountain Lion since.”
To see Lynne's other photo showing Truffles, here's the link: http://www.mendonomasightings.com/2012/09/28/a-house-cat-stalking-a-mountain-lion-strange-but-true/
Thanks to Lynne for sharing her sighting and photos with us here.
Allen Vinson was watching the sunset Sunday on the bluffs at Walk On Beach on The Sea Ranch. He too caught magic and photographed the green flash.
Below Allen cropped his photo so you could see the green flash close-up.
Many thanks to Allen - and his new Nikon D600 - for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
Lynne Barnard saw a young Mountain Lion outside her Sea Ranch home. She couldn't believe her eyes when she saw the neighbor's cat, "Truffles," stalk the cougar.
Truffles, a black house cat, is on the left. The young Mountain Lion is on the right, looking at the too-brave cat. The story is in this week's Independent Coast Observer. But I will tell you Truffles survived.
Thanks to Lynne for sharing her great sighting and photo.