Tag Archives: Tom Eckles

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Tom Eckles wrote, “I was flying north towards home from Castle Rock [off the north end of Gualala] when I spotted them already flying. The drone elevation above the pelicans was approximately 400 feet.  My drone has three cameras which allows a safe distance without disturbing the critters. I followed for close to a mile at around 30 mph, when I checked.”  Here is a still photos from Tom's video.

At first Tom thought these were American White Pelicans, but experts looked at his photo and the video and determined they were Brown Pelicans lit by the sun.

Tom is very ethical in not wanting to disturb wildlife in any way, which I appreciate very much.

You can view Tom's mesmerizing video at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU5_Fzu_7ME

And to see more of Tom's videos, here is a link to his youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/@tomeckles

Warm and windy today - lots of white caps on the ocean!

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Whatever the Common Raven on the left said, the one of the right sure responded.

What do you think the caption should be for Tom's photo?

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

Blue skies with white puffy clouds (I know, not a technical term) and mild temps. We are having a week long break from the rain and it's quite lovely today.

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Tom Eckles trained his camera on this beautiful stream. You can almost hear the water as it makes its way to the Pacific Ocean.

Coastal streams and rivers are full from the recent rains, and everywhere you look you see lush, moist moss, ferns and other plants. It's a feast for the eyes.

Thanks to Tom for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see much more of Tom's photography, here is the link: https://www.flickr.com/people/eckles/

Windy but beautiful today!

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Tom Eckles was at Gualala Point Regional Park when he saw this beautiful scene.

We had high surf warnings, bringing big waves. The island in the middle is Gualala Point Island, an important rookery for seabirds.

The surf was high enough to flow over the sandbar and into the Gualala River. That, combined with last week's rain, has really filled up the lagoon. Kayaking this weekend could be epic! Our local kayak company is Adventure Rents. http://www.adventurerents.com/

Thanks to Tom for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see much more of Tom's photography, you can view them here: https://www.flickr.com/people/eckles/

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Tom Eckles looked out his window in Gualala and he saw this beautiful Peregrine Falcon in the distance.

peregrine-falcon-by-tom-ecklesA good place to see a Peregrine is at Gualala Point Regional Park. Peregrine Falcons have been seen there looking for a meal of a tasty Duck. To hear the call of a Peregrine, here is a link to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Peregrine_Falcon/sounds

To see more of Tom's photography, here is his website: http://www.tom.eckles.com/