Sightings

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The remnants of a storm brought the Mendonoma coast beautiful rainbows. Paul Brewer photographed a double rainbow.

Double Rainbow by Paul Brewer

And the next morning Teresa Denniston captured a lovely sunrise from his deck overlooking the Gualala River and the Pacific Ocean.

Sunday morning's sunrise over the Gualala River by Rick Denniston

A big, wet storm is drenching the coast today. Batten down the hatches!

Thanks to Paul and Rick for allowing me to share their photos with you here. To see much more of Paul's nature photography, here is his website: http://www.capturingnatureswonders.com/

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Michael Alexander recently took this photo of Goat Rock and the Russian River. High surf is pouring over the beach into the river. Dangerous, yet so beautiful.

The mouth of the Russian River with storm-driven waves by Michael Alexander

Here is one of my favorite photos of the village of Jenner, taken by Rozann Grunig at sunset.

Sunset at Jenner on Valentine's Day by Rozann Grunig

Thanks to Michael and Rozann for allowing me to share their photos with you here. To see more of Rozann's photography, here is her website: http://highway1designs.com/

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Mel Smith recently counted 121 Tundra Swans near the Garcia River. He took this photo through his spotting scope. You will see Canada Geese too.

Tundra Swans and Canada Geese by Mel Smith

Martin Steinpress also saw and photographed Tundra Swans recently.

Three Tundra Swans and Mallards by Martin Steinpress Tundra Swans by Martin Steinpress

The past four years, during the drought, only a few Tundra Swans returned to overwinter on the Mendonoma coast. So we're happy to see more than a hundred, though that is still a small number compared to the numbers we used to see.

Here is a close-up look at these beautiful swans in flight, taken by Steve Wilcox.

Tundra Swans by Steve Wilcox

Thanks to Steve, Martin and Mel for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

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Bob Rutemoeller photographed the Gualala River and the Pacific Ocean meeting.

Where the Gualala River and the Pacific Ocean meet by Bob RutemoellerYou can see the Gualala River is muddy from all the storms. The ocean is coming over the sandbar and entering the river at its mouth. It's endlessly fascinating to watch this river and its interplay with the ocean!

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

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Rozann and George Grunig recently visited Hearn Gulch [mile marker 10.0 in Mendocino County]. It was exploding with such force that they were in awe.

The blowhole at Hearn Gulch by Rozann Grunig

This is a beautiful public access point to visit with bluffs, broad ocean views, a sweet pocket beach, a sea tunnel and this blowhole.

Thanks to Rozann for allowing me to share her post with you here.