Author Archives: Jeanne Jackson

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Marla Skibbins watched as a mated pair of Common Ravens preened each other near her home on The Sea Ranch. Then, one Raven took the other Raven's beak in his/her mouth!

I learned this is called a raven’s kiss or beak-fencing. It is a display of affection, pair bonding, and social bonding. This gentle behavior happens between life-long partners.

Marla was watching Raven love...sweet!

Thanks to Marla for allowing me to share her photo with you here.

Wind, wind and more wind. It's sunny but the wind is pretty unrelenting. The ocean looks like a boiling pot of water with all the white caps. It would be nearly impossible to spot whales with this wind.

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Harbor seals continue to be born off the Mendonoma Coast. Sara Bogard watched as this Harbor Seal mother encouraged her pup to climb a pretty steep rock.

I can almost hear the mom saying, "You can do it!"

Thanks to Sara for allowing me to share her photo with you here.

It was foggy this morning, but the afternoon was sunny and breezy. Temps in the low 70's, really a beautiful day!

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Sometimes you can hardly believe your eyes. Greg Talamini photographed this beautiful sight from his home in Gualala!

Thanks to Greg for allowing me to share his photo with you here.

Bonus sighting: Lots of Humpback Whales have been seen swimming north.

Additional bonus sightings can be had at the Gualala Arts Center. Today was opening day for Meadow as Muse, curated by Karen Wilkinson. It's fantastic! Here's a link to learn more about it: https://gualalaarts.org/2026/05/meadow-as-muse/

Absolutely stunning day here today, with a nice breeze.

 

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It was Brad Lovesy that apparently saw the first fawn of this year.

He wrote, “It was Thursday the April 16th in the  afternoon in back of the Sea Ranch center. I manage the offices and storage units. I was working in the back and the fawn came out of the tall grass and ran right up to me.”

Brad stopped to look for the fawn’s mother assuming the newborn was left on its own.  Suddenly she appeared and realized what was happening.  She escorted her fawn away—all the while cautiously eyeing Brad.

Since then two more fawns have been reported to me. This little one could have been earlier than most. We usually see the first fawns around Mother's Day and that's not until this coming Sunday.

Thanks to Brad for allowing me to share his photos with you here. The photo of the little fawn is so darn cute!

We had some wet weather yesterday but only 0.02 inches at Rick's and my place. 49.92 season to date. Today has been cloudy and on the cool side. The sunset could be amazing tonight!

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Harbor seal moms give birth on rocky beaches on the Mendonoma Coast. If you have a long lens on your camera, like Kate Bloch and Rozanne Rapozo, you can safely get some great photos. I love these two of the mother and her newborn bonding. The first photo is by Rozanne.

And the second photo was taken by Kate. In each photo the pup is bonding with his/her mother. They learn each other's scent and vocalizations. It's very sweet to see.

Thanks to Kate and Rozanne for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

It's been mostly cloudy today with temps in the high 50's. Lots of wildflowers appearing now!