Sightings

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Michael Reinhart found two adults and three juvenile White-tailed Kites recently. The first four photos are of an adult. I love the "from behind" view too. The third photo shows the kite hunting.

And here are the three juveniles.

To listen to a White-tailed Kite's call, here is the link to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White-tailed_Kite/sounds  It's described as a whistled yelp.

Thanks to Mike for allowing me to share his photos with you here.

Weather report: sun...no, clouds...no, sun...whoops, a downpour...you get the picture! It's cool today too.

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Eric Zetterholm was out photographing the two Gualala River Bald Eagles when he got this evocative photo of one of the eagles and the waning Moon visible that afternoon.

Isn't it beautiful? Thanks to Eric for allowing me to share it with you here.

Clouds began piling in this afternoon. Yes, rain is on the way!

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Here’s a beautiful time lapse photograph of a Brown Pelican with several Gulls nearby, taken by the talented Phil Lewenthal.

I love how Phil’s photo slows down the waves…just amazing. And the Brown Pelican stayed still for the photo.

Thanks to Phil for allowing me to share his photo with you.

It was a spectacular day on the Mendonoma Coast today!

 

 

 

 

 

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Last night's sunset was simply amazing, jaw-droppingly beautiful. I took this photo from our front deck. Fire in the sky!

Yesterday morning I took a walk on the Gualala Bluff Trail. The Gualala River is nice and full from the recent rains. It is still "closed" to the Pacific Ocean by the big sandbar. But more rain is coming in next week so perhaps the river will breach then. We'll be watching!

It's a spectacular day today, temps in the 70's. If you celebrate Thanksgiving, as I do, then let me wish you Happy Thanksgiving. If you don't celebrate Thanksgiving, then I hope you will give thanks for the beauty of the Mendonoma Coast!

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Our local bookstore in Gualala, the Four-eyed Frog, is a treasure. It's a community owned, independent bookstore. I will be there on Friday, Nov. 24, signing books. Or just come by and say hello! The last two Sunny books about nature, beautifully illustrated by Genny Wilson, have turned out so well. In each season we "hide" something for children of all ages to find. In Autumn it's butterflies. In Winter it's mushrooms. They are coloring pages at the end of each book of the flora and fauna found in each season. And there's a page for a person's own nature sightings. These are books to treasure!

And photographer Craig Tooley,and I are so proud of the success of our 'Mendonoma Sightings Throughout the Year.' The Four-eyed Frog alone has sold over 2,500 copies of our coffee table book, an astounding number. They will also be available for purchase. They've been given as Christmas presents, wedding presents, graduation presents, birthday presents...well, you get the picture. Here's a look at the cover.

Here's a link to the Four-eyed Frog Books: https://www.foureyedfrog.com/

And you can see more about my books at these two links:

http://www.mendonomasightings.com/the-book/

http://sunnylovesnature.com/

Hope to see some of you Friday! You can also call in an order. I'll inscribe it as per your instructions and the Frog will mail it. 707 884-1333.