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Frank Coster was at Jenner with his camera when he noticed a Gray Whale calf and its mother, quite close in. Here is the calf, taking a good look around!

And here is the calf with its mom.

In the last photo you can see how close they were to the crashing waves - that's pretty darn close!

The vast majority of the mother/calf Gray Whale pairs are still making their way out of the birthing lagoons off Baja California. Only a few have made it to the Mendonoma coast, so we have many days and weeks ahead to see them pass by. As for me, it never gets old seeing them. Knowing that they are passing by on their oh-so-long migration northward warms my heart.

Thanks to Frank for allowing me to share his photos with you here. You can find Frank and see his wonderful nature photos on Facebook at this link: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013869702560&fref=search

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John Wall  photographed a nice, big patch of wild Iris, Douglas Iris.

These native wildflowers are booming in abundance on coastal meadows now, and they are lovely to see.

Thanks to John for allowing me to share his photo with you here. If you were looking for a spot to see many wildflowers this month, Salt Point State Park is the perfect place to visit.

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This Bobcat was actually seen in Marin county, but I wanted to share it here because we don't often get looks at juvenile Bobcats.

You can see this young Bobcat is a successful hunter, as he/she has a vole for its dinner. Peter said the Bobcat didn't seem to be wary of him.

Fun Fact: Every Bobcat coat is unique, just like our fingerprints.

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

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Frank Coster has taken some incredible photos of the two Jenner Bald Eagles. I love this one with the eagle about to catch his or her dinner.

To see more of Frank's nature photography, he shares them on his Facebook page at this link: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013869702560&fref=search

And thanks to Frank for allowing me to share this photo with you here. He took some great photos of a Gray Whale and her calf a couple of days ago. I'll be sharing them here soon.

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Anne Mary Schaefer has an eye for beauty. She captured this beautiful sunset at Manchester State Beach recently.

She calls this a "two sunset day," as the sun is reflected in the shallow water on the beach. Just lovely!

Anne Mary is a talented pet photographer. You can see her work at her website: http://www.pawpawrazzipetphotography.com/

I thank her for allowing me to share her photo with you here.