Peter Baye has several large tubs that he uses for a wetland nursery. Sierran Treefrogs moved right in. During the wild storms several weeks ago, the males became agitated and started vocalizing, sending out their mating call.
You can see the males' vocal sacs are fully extended.
The next morning there were eggs at the bottom of these tubs. Love was definitely in the air!
Thanks to Peter for allowing me to share his photos with you here.
Martin Steinpress found two of these mushrooms, Hydnellum aurantiacum.
They grow under Pines and other conifers. They do sport "teeth" like Hedgehog mushrooms do, but to quote David Arora, "[They are]unequivocally inedible."
This mushroom is in the same group as the Strawberries and Cream Hydnellum I shared some months ago. Here's the photo Ken Browning took of that one.
Sometimes it seems that Mother Nature has a sense of humor! Thanks to Martin and Ken for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
Oregonian Jeff Austin frequently visits the Mendonoma Coast. He noticed this Brown Pelican trying to get a fish in its pouch.
With the sun shining on the pouch, it's quite an amazing photo! Brown Pelicans plunge dive for fish and it's quite a sight to see them fishing. Here is one of my favorite photos of one plunge diving. It was taken by Patrick Killen.
Thanks to Jeff and Patrick for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
Tom Eckles was out on the public hiking trails recently and got a beautiful photo of Sea Foam.
I learned from the NOAA website that sea foam is often indicative of a productive ocean ecosystem. Seawater has lots of tiny pieces of organic matter, plus salts, dead algae and more. When the ocean is agitated - a washing machine comes to mind – sea foam occurs. But this event was an amazing occurrence. All we need for Tom’s photo is a cherry on top.
Thanks to Tom for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see much more of Tom's photography, here is his website: www.tomeckles.com.
Alfredo Orozco caught magic with his photo from Anchor Bay Beach.
And Robert Scarola, who photographed the amazing sunset from The Sea Ranch, did the same.
Today fog moved in, blanketing the Coast with moist, cool air. After the warm holiday weekend, the moisture is very welcome.
Thanks to Alfredo and Robert for allowing me to share their photos with you here.