Great Blue Herons are year round residents of the Mendonoma Coast. They hunt for a variety of food, including fish and small rodents. Rob Diefenbach recently photographed one on the hunt for a tasty rodent.
And here is a photo by Rozann Grunig of a Great Blue Heron fishing.
Thanks to Rob and Rozann for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
On June 3rd a magnificent halo appeared around the sun. A friend pointed it out to me when I was in Gualala around noon. Several photographers recorded the event. Here's a photo taken by Shana Becerra.
A halo often is a predictor of rain. Another photo of this phenomenon will appear in the Independent Coast Observer in my Mendonoma Sightings column, which comes out today. It was taken by Paul Brewer and it's quite stunning.
Thanks to Shana for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
The remnants of a hurricane traveled up the Mendonoma Coast. Late in the evening we had thunder and lightning, plus a smattering of rain. Kitty Wolfe captured this scene from her home in Manchester.
A vision of loveliness for you today!
Thanks to Kitty for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
You could hear it before you saw it. Something noisy in the air was headed up the Mendonoma Coast.
I rushed outside with my camera and found this - the Goodyear Blimp.
It is the Spirit of America headed to Arcata, CA. Here's a link to the schedule of this blimp: http://www.goodyearblimp.com/news-and-events/schedule.html The schedule shows it will fly to Portland, Oregon next.
A fun and different sighting for you today!
Dragonflies and damselflies are fascinating insects. Darrell Paige wrote, “It is obvious that spring has arrived with the continual traffic of Dragonflies cycling up and down North Fork Fuller Creek. There are a variety of colors: bright orange, blue, blue/black, stripped, and the yellow/black stripped Pacific Spiketail.
“One Pacific Spiketail decided to take a break and have a little quiet time on Lee Tate’s fingers, which provided me with the opportunity to snap a photo and see the intricate detail of the wings before it decided rest time was over and went back to cycling up and down the creek.”
I have never seen a Dragonfly, a living jewel, rest on someone’s fingers. That’s an amazing sighting. Thanks to Paige for allowing me to share his photo with you here.