Author Archives: Jeanne Jackson

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Kathleen Chasey wrote, “I wanted to share this photo of our coastal onion. It seems like nearly all of the native bulbs really put on a ‘super-bloom’ show this year. It could be the odd rain timing was really right for bulbs - and dandelions! I’ve been surveying Salt Point for NOAA for five years now and this was the very best bulb year. Its fading fast now.”

They sure look pretty! These wild onions are endemic to California. Thanks to Kathleen for allowing me to share her photo here.

Smoke moved in from a distant wildfire. Fog is over the ocean and it's warm away from the immediate coast.

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Sandy and Allen Vinson have a remote camera  at their Sea Ranch home. It  got several photos of a beautiful fogbow for us to enjoy. Sandy wrote, “Here are photos I took via our WYZE camera. It shows the date and time."

We don't see these too often, so it's a treat to see! Fogbows are also called white rainbows.

Thanks to Sandy for allowing me to share this photo with you here.

Sunny, mild and breezy today.

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Sara Bogard saw this Bald Eagle coming in for a landing on the sand by the P'Da Hau, aka the Garcia River.

I love how her shadow is seen in Sara's photo.

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

Sunny and mild here today!

 

 

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John and Janice Batchelder spotted whales off of The Sea Ranch. John wrote, “On Thursday afternoon Janice noticed all the humpback whales working their way north. They were lots of them, and that’s something we haven’t seen for a while. As I tried to capture a few pictures she pointed out that I was missing all the breaching whales, which for a while, were everywhere I wasn’t shooting. I did finally get a few shots and I have attached one for your use showing two humpback whales breaching simultaneously. It is evidence of all the activity we were able to enjoy.”

Two Humpbacks Breaching

What a great photo! Humpbacks were seen today north of Gualala.

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

Sunny, cool and calm today...the ocean is flat like a calm lake!

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Michele Melio saw this male, who is molting out of his breeding plumage. Two of his chicks were begging to be fed, but he temporarily ignores them while he preens.

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

Fog over the ocean with high clouds overhead - nice!