Jim Garlock noticed the two juvenile Bald Eagles in a tree their parents like to perch on. These are the two eagles that were hatched this year somewhere in the Gualala River watershed. Jim also photographed one of the parents high in the tree.
Welcome, Bald Eagles!
Thanks to Jim for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
Lots of cool, thick fog hugging the coast, with sunny skies a little ways inland.
Thane Frivold put up a nectar feeder at his Sea Ranch home, expecting to see hummingbirds. Well, he did get lots of Anna's hummingbirds visiting the feeder, but he also had several Acorn Woodpeckers visit too!
This female Acorn Woodpecker is using her long tongue to get a sweet treat!
Here's a video showing some of the action.
Anna's Hummingbirds and Acorn Woodpeckers at feeder by Than Frivold
Thanks to Thane for allowing me to share his photos and video with you here.
Foggy this morning with brilliant sunshine in the afternoon. Mild temps, which is nice!
Eric Zetterholm saw this young Gray Whale very close in. He went to the Gualala Bluff Trail to photograph it. A couple was on the beach with a dog and they had quite a wonderful show! First Eric photographs the whale spyhopping. Look how close this whale is to the sandbar of the Gualala River!
Here's the whale surfaces while a [lucky] person with their dog watches.
And here's a photo of the Gray Whale's tail.
What a wonderful experience for the people on the beach...and for Eric! Thanks to Eric for allowing me to share his photos with you here. Another great photo, of a man watching while this whale spyhops, will be in tomorrow's Independent Coast Observer.
The answer is, of course, with a drone. Mike Nelson got these fascinating photo of a recent sunset above the thick fog layer. We underneath the fog did not get to see this beautiful sunset...until Mike's photos, that is!
Thanks to Mike for allowing me to share his beautiful photos with you here.
The calls and emails started coming in early this morning. Some people wondered if they were seeing Orcas but it was a pod of Risso's Dolphins. Craig Tooley was out and got this photo.
Craig also took this video:
You can read more about this sighting in this week's Independent Coast Observer which will be out on Thursday. Thanks to Craig for allowing me to share his photo and video with you here. To see much more of Craig's nature photography, here is his website: http://www.ruffimage.com
The fog lifted this morning, allowing for great sightings today!