Author Archives: Jeanne Jackson

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I love seeing these beautiful birds. Great Blue Herons are year round residents of the Mendonoma Coast. Perry Hoffman recently photographed one on the bluffs at the Point Arena-Stornetta Lands.

What a lovely photo!

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

We had a vigorous storm come in overnight. There was 1.9 inches of rain in my gauge, and now we've had 10.7 inches season to date! It's cold today, in the low 40's. Lots of clouds dancing across the sky with intermittent sunshine - absolutely stunning!

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Autumn sunsets can be quite spectacular on the Mendonoma Coast. Carolyn Andre captured some of the magic with this beautiful sunset photo at The Sea Ranch.

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

Brrr, it's cold on the Coast today. Okay, not that cold, but cold for here! Rain is coming in later tomorrow so batten down the hatches.

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To see a green flash is said to bring you good luck. May seeing Shari Goforth-Eby's photo of a recent green flash do just that!

A basket full of of wonderfully edible Golden Chanterelles, as found and photographed by Alex Kun, is the perfect addition to a holiday meal.

And while we've had sunny, dry weather for some days now, we long for more rain. Here's rain showers over the Pacific Ocean as photographed by Grace O'Malley.

You can see we do have much to be thankful for!

Thanks to Shari, Alex and Grace for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

Sunny and mild today!

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Grace O'Malley wrote, "I was at The Sea Ranch Ohlson Barn near dusk and observed two pairs of turkeys engaged in battles.  I learned from the internet that in the fall, male turkey flocks (collectively called bachelors or mobs) are full of squabbles, dominance displays, even fights - all establishing who is at the top of the literal pecking order.  One turkey had inserted his beak and part of his face down the opposing turkey’s throat, and they wrestled in that position for minutes."

"I tried to break them up and they just ignored me." Here is Grace's video of the fight.

Two male Wild Turkeys fighting - video by Grace O'Malley

Usually the Tom Turkeys are slowly moving around, strutting their beautiful feathers. It's interesting to know this fight for dominance goes on in the autumn.

Thanks to Grace for allowing me to share her photo and video with you here.

Another clear, mild day, temps in the mid-sixties. The horizon is clear this afternoon so there might be a green flash at sunset!