Don Spear was up early to photograph planets in the night sky. When the sunrise came, he was rewarded with this photo.
Just magnificent! Thanks to Don for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
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A miraculous, huge fogbow!
A big, wet fogbank rolled in two weeks ago, dropped a lot of moisture, and then pulled back. When it pulled back, a beautiful, huge fogbow appeared just north of Fish Rocks. I rushed outside to take a few photos, as I knew it wouldn’t last long.
Fogbows are also called white rainbows, but this one actually had some color to it. Not vibrant like a rainbow, but definitely there was color. At one point it arched all the way across sky, rainbow-like, but I couldn’t capture it all with my camera. But it is stored in my memory.
Here is a photo of the first fogbow I had ever seen. It was much smaller than the one above.
Fogbows are rare, so I was thrilled to see another one.
An American White Pelican about to water ski!
Pelicans, Brown and White, are so graceful in the air, but not always so graceful when then come in for a water landing. Ron LeValley photographed this White Pelican near Bodega Bay. I wonder if the Marbled Godwits in the foreground were worried.
This photo deserves a caption! Thanks to Ron LeValley for allowing me to share it with you. To see much more of Ron's nature photography, here is his website: http://levalleyphoto.com/home/
A big bull Tule Elk has been paying a visit to the Mendonoma Coast.
Just north of Stewarts Point, a bull Tule Elk has been seen on the west side of Highway One with a group of dairy cows. He might just be sharing their feed or he's a little confused during this time of the rut. Craig Tooley got this photo of the rare visitor.
There is a herd at Point Reyes so perhaps this fellow came from there. He hasn't been seen for the past several days, so we'll have to wait and see if this was a one-time visit or if Tule elk are expanding their territory to include the coast.
Here's a photo of the elk appearing to chase the cows. This photo was taken by Ron LeValley.
And finally a photo of the elk bugling, taken by Rozanne Rapozo.
Thanks to Craig, Ron, and Rozanne for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
The blowhole at Hearn Gulch.
Hearn Gulch is one of the newer public access places brought to us in part by the wonderful Redwood Coast Land Conservancy [RCLC]. Rick and I were there recently when the blowhole was going off.
When the blowhole goes off it makes a "whoomp" sound - it's quite exciting to be there when this is happening.
You can learn more about Hearn Gulch and other beautiful beaches and trails at RCLC's website: http://www.rc-lc.org/ Every new public access spot is to be cherished. Thank you, RCLC!