Margaret Lindgren leads hikes here on the Mendonoma Coast so she has many opportunities to take a lovely photo.
The sun is behind the clouds, getting ready to set. A Gull sits on the rock and, for this moment, all is right in the world.
Thanks to Margaret for allowing me to share her photo with you here. To see the various tours Margaret has available, here is her website: http://www.unbeatenpathtours.com/index.html
Marie Matheson found this eel-like creature on a beach at The Sea Ranch. It took a little digging to find out it was a hagfish.
Marie found it was alive and she put it back in the ocean. She commented that it was really slimy. Hagfish are bottom dwellers, so how it came to be on the beach is a mystery.
Thanks to Marie for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
It's been wild here on the coast recently. Big, beautiful waves have been rolling in. Ron LeValley photographed one powerful wave with a lot of color in it.
The mist on the top of the wave is sometimes called a "rooster tail."
We have another storm coming in on Tuesday. Yes, El Nino weather is here.
Thanks to Ron for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see much more of Ron's nature photography, here is the link to his website: http://levalleyphoto.com/home/
John Batchelder spotted this little bird, a Brown Creeper.
These tiny birds inhabit forests and spiral their way up tree trunks in their search of bugs in the bark. Their stiff tail helps them balance. To hear their call, here is the link to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brown_Creeper/sounds
Thanks to John for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
Catherine Miller took this evocative photo of storm clouds off the Mendonoma Coast.
Today we have similar skies. It's quite lovely to see.
Thanks to Catherine for allowing me to share her photo with you here.