Recently Rozanne Rapozo was down near the Gualala River when she saw this female Common Merganser fly by.
Just look at the beautiful reflection in the river. The tips of the wings seem to "touch."
Thanks to Rozanne for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
Today started off cold (42 degrees) but with sun. The wind has picked up over the afternoon and it's supposed to be quite windy tomorrow.
If you are looking for a place to see coastal wildflowers, Salt Point State Park is a great choice. Karen Wilkinson was recently there and photographed this scene.
Scott Chieffo was at Salt Point some days earlier so you can see how far the wildflowers have come in a short time!
And along forest paths, Red Clintonia is nearly at full bloom. What a great time of year!
Thanks to Karen and Scott for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
Foggy on the immediate coast earlier today but it has pulled back out over the ocean this afternoon.Temps in the 60's.
David Fife’s motion detector camera just south of Anchor Bay, showed a large Mountain Lion that had its kill, a large Deer. I can’t tell from the short video if the Deer was a Buck or a Doe. David wrote, “This was taken in my driveway Sunday about one o'clock in the morning. All of my cameras have alarms, which I did hear; but I didn't bother to look because I just thought it was a deer. I was still up at that time, and if you look real close, you'll see my television flickering in one of the windows. That's when the Mountain Lion stops as it looks toward my house.”
This is amazing to see, but hard at the same time. The so-called food chain in action.
Thanks to David for allowing me to share his video and photo with you here.
It's cloudy and cool here today, Saturday. A few raindrops fell while my golden retriever, Honey Bun, and I took a walk.
Craig Tooley noticed this beautiful moth, an Ornate Tiger Moth.
And Carol Escajeda found this Wandering Tiger Moth resting on a window for some hours. When the moth finally left, Carol wondered where it went! I love the antennae on this moth.
Thanks to Craig and Carol for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
There was a high fog this morning, but sunshine rules the afternoon, temps in the mid sixties.
Since Black-tailed Bucks lose their antlers beginning in late December and through the winter, they need to regrow them in the spring. Adrian Adams got a very nice photo showing the new growth.
The antlers are covered in a membrane called velvet. The velvet nourishes the growing bones underneath it. I've read that if you could touch it, you would find it's hot!
Thanks to Adrian for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
It's been a lovely spring day today with temps in the mid sixties.