Susan Sandoval noticed the surf line at Jenner had formed a heart.
Did you know a Gray Whale's spout is heart-shaped? Carol Bogovich photographed one.
I photographed a heart sunset once.
And Kate Gelles photographed a heart-shaped cave.
Lastly, heart-shaped rocks, beautifully painted by Jann Littleton.
Are you feeling the love?
Thanks to Susan, Carol, Kate and Jann for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
It's hard not to watch in wonder as you see a Buck with a big set of antlers. Even John Walls' dog, Dash, was impressed. That's one healthy-looking Buck!
This is the time of year for the rut, the mating season of the Deer here on the coast. As the Does aren't always receptive, there is a lot of chasing involved. It can be a dangerous time to drive, so keep watch.
Here is a photo former coast resident, Sharon Albert, took several years ago of a five-point Buck. Here in the West we just count the prongs on one antler.
Thanks to John and Sharon for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
The weather has turned warm and calm, a good prescription for seeing butterflies. In this case, Craig Tooley photographed the king of butterflies, a Monarch.
I reported Craig's sighting to Journey North, a citizen science website where they track the migrations of various animals, including Monarchs. You can participate at this link: https://journeynorth.org/monarchs
To see much more of Craig's nature photography, here is the link to his website: www.ruffimage.com
Paul and Jackie Brewer have a front row seat to watch for whales from their Gualala home. Last week a pod of Humpback Whales was seen feeding. Here you can see the spouts of three Humpbacks.
And here is the tail of a Humpback Whale.
In this next photo you can see another tail photo but there's a line of what Paul thought might be fish. Upon closer examination, whale expert Scott Mercer determined they were "many, many California Sea Lions." There must have been a LOT of forage fish in the ocean.
More whales were seen yesterday, including two spouts seen by me as Rick and I drove home from Santa Rosa. The spouts were seen south of Fort Ross. It never gets old see a whale...never.
Thanks to Paul for allowing me to share his photos with you here. To see much more of Paul's nature photography, here is the link to his website: http://www.capturingnatureswonders.com/
Common Ravens can be seen flying overhead every day. Gary Curtis recently photographed two of them resting on a bluff at The Sea Ranch.
They are very intelligent birds, and have been known to use tools. They can vocalize and one was even trained to say "Nevermore!"
Thanks to Gary for allowing me to share his photo with you here.