Grace O'Malley recently photographed these two Western gulls flying in tandem in an oh-so-blue sky.

Western gulls are year round residents of the Mendonoma coast. Yesterday I saw Western gull chicks on a rocky island off the Point Arena-Stornetta Lands. Here's a photo Jan de Vries took of three gull chicks, one hopping in the air, testing its wings, and two on the ground.

It's a beautiful day here on the coast, as the fog backed way off and sunshine reigns.

Thanks to Grace and Jan for allowing me to share their photos with you here.