Sightings

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Ospreys migrated back up the coast a little early this year, and the females are sitting on eggs while the males hunt for fist. The Osprey that Neil Silverman recently photographed looks quite determined.

I love the whistling sounds of Ospreys - they often call while they are soaring through the sky. You can hear for yourself at this link to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Osprey/sounds#

Thanks to Neil for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see much more of Neil's photography and workshops, here is the link to his website: https://silvermansphotography.com/

Windy today...very windy! Don't bother with a special hairdo as the wind will have its way!

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Early last week Adrian Bennett and Bill Greer saw a Doe having contractions and soon a little Fawn appeared.

Many more to follow in the days and weeks ahead.

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

Tomorrow, May 1st, there is the Mendocino "City Nature Challenge." Friends of Gualala River and the Redwood Coast Land Conservancy volunteers will be out from 10 am to noon at the following spots:

Hearn Gulch

Cooks Beach

Gualala Bluff Trail. I will be at the GBT from 10 to noon with Shari Goforth-Eby and Tree Mercer, with binoculars, a spotting scope and our smart phones. The idea is to photograph nature and then upload your photos to iNaturalist. We'd love to see you! It would be fun to go to each spot tomorrow.

To find directions to the three spots, here is the link to RCLC: https://www.rclc.org/

We have high clouds and mild temps today.

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The Mendocino Land Trust has asked me to do a Zoom presentation tomorrow, April 29th at 7 pm. I will be showing my rarest Sightings photos, and my most beautiful Sightings photos. If you'd like to join in the fun, you need to register at the MLT's site. Here is the link: https://www.mendocinolandtrust.org/about-us/news/mendonoma/

I'll be showing photos such as the white fawn, photographed by Roland Coombs.

The presentation is suitable for all ages and should be fun and informative. I hope you can join in the fun!

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

oh, today is just the most beautiful day. I hiked the north end of Manchester State Park with a friend and saw many, many beautiful wildflowers. More on that, possibly tomorrow.

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Harbor Seal pups are being born on secluded beaches off the Mendonoma Coast. Shari Goforth-Eby, using her long lens, photographed some of the action. The first photo shows the newborn with his/her mom, already in the water.

And in the second photo the young harbor seal rests on the sand. Perhaps the mother has gone into the ocean to feed. Not to worry! She will be back to nurse her sweet pup. Please keep your distance during this important time. If a harbor seal looks up at you, you are too close to the bluff edge.

Here is a link to my most recent Sightings interview with KGUA's Peggy Berryhill on April 15. For the first time it was videotaped live on YouTube, unbeknownst to me until the end! Fast forward the first five minutes or so. https://youtu.be/oWO_8O7UX6E

Thanks to Shari for allowing me to share her photos with you here.

We had a nice rainstorm early this morning. There was .55 inches in our gauge. Any rain is welcome during this drought year! The rain clouds have gone and it's a beautiful afternoon.

 

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Audrey Fields was fortunate to find a beautiful Pink Star Tulip, Calochortus uniflorus. She photographed it so we can enjoy seeing it too.

These rare plants are found in moist meadows. They  have very short stems.

Thanks to Audrey for allowing me to share her photo with us here.

It's a cool, cloudy afternoon on the Mendonoma Coast today. We have a storm coming in tomorrow evening, for which we are very grateful!