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Craig Tooley was out photographing at the Gualala River when he saw this North American River Otter and a Great Egret looking at each other. Peace on Earth moment?

Craig and I would love to see your captions for this photo!

Thanks to Craig for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see much more of Craig's nature photography, here is his website: http://ruffimage.com

It's a nice autumn day here on the Mendonoma Coast with some overhead clouds, a breeze with the temps in the mid 60's.

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Warm weather moved in last week chasing away any fog on the horizon, and on three consecutive days there was a green flash at sunset. Kate Bloch captured a green flash for you to see.

On the next night, she caught multiple green flashes - an amazing sight!

It's said to be lucky if you see a green flash. I'm sure that applies to viewing them here too!

Thanks to Kate for allowing me to share her photos with you here.

The warm weather is gone, and cooler temps have arrived. We had a small rainstorm a few days ago that brought us 0.27 inches. Everything is nice and moist - the forest smells like heaven.

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Bill Budge was in the right place with his camera and he got this Humpback Whale breaching.

The power of this big whale hurling itself out of the ocean is amazing to see!

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

Very warm here again today, but it's supposed to be much cooler tomorrow. Maybe some wet stuff next week!

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We get some fabulous cloud displays in autumn here on the Mendonoma Coast. Eric Zetterholm recently photographed an interesting sunset.

Yes, I can see a city - this is could almost be a Fata Morgana mirage, but they are usually just above the horizon or floating on the horizon. Whatever this is, it is beautiful and intriguing!

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

It was very cool overnight but today turning into a lovely warm and sunny day with no wind. Hooray for Autumn!

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Perry Hoffman had good luck two weeks ago, seeing a Bobcat. He wrote, “Driving back from Santa Rosa, I was cruising through Bodega when I spied another photographer with a big lens, looking into a field. I pulled over and joined him to find the Bobcat. After a few minutes had passed the Bobcat decided to head south. I noticed a lane going up to a farm where the Bobcat was headed. So, I ran back to my car and went to the lane and parked. Jumped out and saw the Bobcat coming towards me... maybe only 20 to 15 feet away. Lucky me.”

Bobcats are year round residents of the Mendonoma Coast. They love hunting for gophers and such in grassy meadows.

Thanks to Perry for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see much more of Perry's photography, here is a link to his website: https://magentaraven.com/

I looked at the barometer this morning and it was very low - 29.37 inches. But there is no storm here. Skies are blue and it's breezy, temps in the 60's. It's really a lovely autumn day!