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Kelly McLaughlin wrote, “I was heading south to Anchor Bay when I caught a glimpse of what I thought might be an eagle. So I turned the car around to go back and look…hoping I wouldn’t scare it off. I was impressed that it stuck around and then I realized it was eating!  This regal bird was dining on the west side of Highway One, about midway between Iverson and Signal Port Creek Rd.”

I think this might be the female Bald Eagle from the Gualala River area, and it looks like she caught a Cormorant for her meal.

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

We're having a foggy day here on the Mendonoma Coast.

 

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There is an old Bottle Brush Tree at one of the houses at Mill Bend and hummingbirds love to feed on its nectar. Recently Rozanne Rapozo photographed one.

And here's another photo taken by Rozanne, where the Allen's is checking out a possible blossom.

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To hear the calls of this hummingbird, here is a link to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Allens_Hummingbird/sounds

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

It's downright hot this afternoon - well, hot for the Mendonoma Coast! It's reached into the 80's at Rick's and my place in Anchor Bay.

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Michael Coustier wrote, "I recently did an impromptu bird walk with Karen Wilkinson and others around Sea Ranch looking for some nesting birds. We managed to find a nesting Western Gull, Black Oystercatcher, Cliff Swallows and Pelagic Cormorants.  We even had a special visitor from a Bald Eagle."

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

It's been cloudy today, after a beautiful and sunny day on Sunday. There is a chance of rain tonight. June rain would be a blessing.

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This is the time of year we usually see the first cute Gray Fox kits. Michael Tilles has a wood storage box that foxes have use before. Once again, he and his wife Janelle Streich are blessed with a Gray Fox family at their Sea Ranch place. Michael got this photo of the two kits that had been nursing.

There will be a photo of one of the kits in the Independent Coast Observer Community News this coming Friday. What? You do have a subscription? You could rectify that at the ICO's website: https://www.mendonoma.com/memberships.html

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

Foggy at the coastline, sunny on the ridge - a mild spring day on the Mendonoma Coast!

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Artemis Robison has a good eye, as she spotted this small Anna's Hummingbird nest. The mother makes her nest out of lichen and spiderwebs, among other things, which allows the nest to expand as the chicks grow. Artemis got this photo of the three chicks.

I checked back with Artemis to see if they had fledged and she confirmed it. From the hatch of their eggs, it takes an average of 20 days until they fledge.

Anna's Hummingbirds are year round residents of the Mendonoma Coast!

Thanks to Artemis for allowing me to share her photo with you here.

Very little wind today and lots of blue sky. Temps in the mid-70's at Rick's and my place in Anchor Bay.