Clay Yale sent in the first photo of the spring showing a newborn fawn.
The spotted fawn is seeing the resident Quail, perhaps for the first time.
So now is the time to drive slower. If a Doe crosses the road in front of you, pause for a moment or two to see if a fawn...or two...or even three... might be following close behind.
Thanks to Clay for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
Paul Kozal photographed spring flowers and a dramatic sky at The Sea Ranch.
A picture of loveliness for you today!
To see much more of Paul's nature photography, here is his website: http://paulkozal.com/home.html
For several years a Steller's Jay nest has held chicks. The adults built the nest above a light fixture on the outside of our house in Anchor Bay. The nesting female was so quiet, you hardly knew she was on the nest. But when the eggs hatched, the babies could be heard when a parent approached with food.
Last week the chicks had grown and were close to fledging. Here's a look at the three chicks.
One of the chicks was watching me pretty close as I took its picture.
Most of the twigs and small branches are from a Japanese Maple tree in our garden. The three chicks fledged last week.
Here's what two fully grown adults looks like. Siegfried Matull caught these two in flight.
And here is a funny photo of a fledgling that Connie Matz took several years ago. "Feed meeeeeeeeeeeee!"
Thanks to Siegfried and Connie for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
Velvet is the membrane that nourishes the antlers of our local Black-tailed Deer. Christina Chapman photographed two young Bucks recently.
Jeff Watts noticed these two Deer, one a Buck, near Iversen Road, north of Gualala.
If you could touch the velvet you would find it hot to the touch!
Thanks to Christina and Jeff for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
Margaret Lindgren was out on the bluffs when she saw this huge flock of Brown Pelicans winging their way northward.
Here is a closer look at two adult Brown Pelicans with their white heads.
These birds are being impacted by the oil spill off of Santa Barbara. I saw a photo of one of these beautiful birds completely coated in oil. We must find a way to never let this happen again.
Thanks to Margaret and Ken for allowing me to share their photos with you here. To learn about Margaret's amazing hiking tours here on the coast, here is her website: http://www.unbeatenpathtours.com/. And to see much more of Ken's nature photography, here is his website: http://www.seadreams.org/.