Tag Archives: Mike Mee

Mike Mee noticed this male California Quail standing guard on Buddha statue. The rest of the covey was feeding on the ground below.

A CA Quail stands guard on top of a Buddha statue by Mike Mee

Quail take dirt baths, which is pretty amazing to see. This next photos were taken by Robert Scarola.

California Quail taking a dirt bath by Robert Scarola (Medium)

Here the female joins the male. Robert thinks the male is saying, "Look! This is a great place for a dirt bath."

Good Spot for a bath she tells him - CA Quail taking a dirt bath by Robert Scarola (Medium)

Thanks to Mike and Robert for allowing me to share their photos with  you here.

A big sandbar once again closed the Gualala River to the Pacific Ocean for much of January. While the river opens and closes regularly during the winter with the tides, it is very unusual for it to close in the winter for weeks. I've recently posted photos of the full Gualala River. With the help from a big rainstorm, the river breached the sandbar on Friday, Feb. 6th around 4 pm and began to surge into the ocean. Mike Mee was there to see it happen.

Gualala River opened Saturday Feb.7 by Mike Mee

It is very exciting to watch this phenomenon as the pent-up river churns its way into the ocean. The sound alone is amazing.

We are waiting for yet another soaking storm. And while there have been many power outages, including us for two days, we are grateful for this bounty from Mother Nature.

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

It's unusual to have a white Fawn born but it has happened in 2006, 2009 and now in 2013. In each case they colored up, proving that they weren't leucistic but tow-heads. Mike Mee got a recent photo of the white Fawn with its normal-colored sibling.

 Here is how the two fawns look on July 10th.

The mother of these fawns is light colored. Peggy Mee sent in this photo and theorized that she might have been the white fawn born in 2009.

A wonderful mystery to contemplate here on the Mendonoma Coast. Thanks to Peggy and Mike for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

A storm has just passed through bringing .65 inches of rain at our place in Anchor Bay. Early rains are always welcome, freshening up the plants and dampening down the fire danger. Can wild mushrooms be popping soon? I will most certainly let you know!

Peggy and Mike Mee were thrilled to see a Western Screech Owl appear in the opening of the Owl house they installed near their Sea Ranch home.

 Two years ago they had a Kestrel stay a few days in the same Owl house.

Thanks to Peggy Mee for allowing me to share her photos here.

To see a photo of a Nothern Spotted Owl, here's the link: http://www.mendonomasightings.com/2012/07/23/northern-spotted-owl-as-photographed-by-coastal-photographer-ron-levalley/

This a Raven with an attitude. Tim Gonzalez and his wife, Susan, were visiting their friends, Peggy and Mike Mee, at The Sea Ranch. They noticed this big black bird staring at something in the meadow. There stood a Gray Fox, seemingly intimidated by the stern Raven.

You can just imagine what the Raven might say to the Fox. Thanks to Tim for allowing me to share his photo with you here.