Robert Goldberg photographed this Buck with a nice big rack recently. The Buck was looking at Robert through the window of his Sea Ranch home.
You will see the Buck's antlers are in velvet. Velvet is the soft membrane that nourishes the growing bones underneath. If you could touch it, you'd find it is hot!
Thanks to Robert for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
It's cooler today - temps in the 70's at Rick's and my place, and no wind. Very lovely.
Every year the Bucks lose their antlers and begin the process of growing them back again, a little bigger each time if their nutrition is good. Jim Hennessy photographed this handsome buck with his antlers in velvet.
Velvet is the membrane that nourishes the growing bones underneath. If you could touch it, you'd find it hot! Or so I've read.
Thanks to Jim for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
It was cloudy, warm and quite humid this morning. Then the fog rolled in for a spell. And this afternoon has turned sunny. A wait-five-minutes kind of day! Update: storm clouds flowed into the area and it rained overnight. We received .30 inches, so from the two small storms this week we got .65 inches of the blessed wet stuff.
We finally got power restored this afternoon. Four days is a long time to be out. But I'm glad to be back up and to share nature sightings with you today.
Jinx McCombs and Paul Nordstrand have a motion-detector camera set up at their Point Arena property. Look what they recently recorded. First, a Bobcat.
And a Coyote!
And a big Buck.
Thanks to Jinx for allowing me to share her photos with you here.
It's sunny and cool on the Mendonoma coast today, with some smoke from the Kincaid Fire in Sonoma County. The smoke is giving us eerie sunsets, just about perfect for Halloween tomorrow!
Anne Mary Schaefer wrote, “It was a grey, drizzly day when, as I was walking on the path, a shaft of sunlight pierced the grey. I paused to follow the shaft of light to see the bushes and trees edged in golden sunset light, and caught my breath to see a Stag standing proudly perfectly illuminated.”
When Anne Mary got home and looked at her photo, she saw a second Buck. She wrote, “It was an amazing moment and light, with a hidden bonus. The light disappeared as they both bounded off, leaving me with a feeling of renewed wonder at such a magical moment at Manchester Beach campground.”
Thanks to Anne Mary for allowing me to share her photo with you here. Anne Mary is a talented pet photographer too. Here's her websiste: https://www.pawpawrazzipetphotography.com/
If you missed my posts over the past four days, it was because we had a long power outage at our house. I'm glad to be back up and running thanks to the hardworking PG&E repair people. We have had LOT of rain, over 37 inches season to date. The waterfalls are magnificent now.
Cathleen Crosby looked out her window and found this Buck grazing. He lifted his head, with greens hanging out of his mouth, and perfectly posed for this photo.
His antlers nicely frame the suncatcher, don't they?!
Thanks to Cathleen for allowing me to share her photo with you here.