Tag Archives: Craig Tooley

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Craig Tooley has a knack for getting birds to stay still long enough for him to get a great photo. This Gold-crowned Sparrow obliged.

Here on the coast, it is much more likely to see a White-crowned Sparrow.

I love this photo of a White-crowned Sparrow singing. To hear this bird's call, here is a link to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White-crowned_Sparrow/sounds

To compare, here is the link to hear the Gold-crowned Sparrow: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Golden-crowned_Sparrow/sounds

Thanks to Craig for allowing me to share his photos with you here. To see much more of Craig's nature photography, here is the link to his website: www.ruffimage.com

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Craig Tooley captured this beautiful sight, a sunset before a storm.

Thanks to Craig for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see much more of Craig's nature photography, here is his website: www.ruffimage.com

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Craig Tooley photographed the many waterfalls tumbling over the bluffs at The Sea Ranch.

Here's a close-up of one. Most are seasonal creeks that come to life with the blessed winter rains.

During the last series of storms, many trees came down. Craig photographed one of them.

We had four trees come down on our property, several blocking a hiking trail we use every day. The sounds of chainsaws can be heard during this spate of dry weather, as we clean up from the deluge.

The forecast is sunny through the weekend! The southward Gray Whale migration is in full force right now, so this weekend could be a perfect time to see their spouts, a glimpse of their back followed by a tail. I love seeing them.

Thanks to Craig for allowing me to share his photos with you here. To see much more of Craig's nature photography, here is his website: www.ruffimage.com

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Craig Tooley was out on Friday the 13th, photographing the Wolf Moon. I love this first photo of the full moon framed by trees.

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Craig did some research on why the first full  moon in January is called a Wolf Moon. The Farmer's Almanac states: "Amid the cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. Thus, the name for January's full Moon."

Paul Brewer also captured a lovely photo of this moon, but just before it set into a fog bank.

Thanks to Craig and Paul for allowing me to share their photos with you here. To see much more of Craig's nature photography, here is the link to his website: www.ruffimage.com

And to see much more of Paul's nature photography, here is the link to his website: http://www.capturingnatureswonders.com/

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It's our earliest wildflower, the one with the unlovely common  names, Slink Pod and Fetid Adder's Tongue, Scoliopus bigelovii.  I recently found one blooming in our forest. You can see its leaves are just peeking up at the base of the stem.

This is what we look like trying to find one of these tiny wildflowers. This photo was taken by C'Anna Bergman-Hill a few years ago, the very same place I found them last week.

Craig Tooley took this close-up photo, which is in our book, Mendonoma Sightings Throughout the Year. Yes, it's a MUCH better photo than mine! The leaves of this member of the Lily family are distinctively mottled. If you find the leaves, which can grow to 12 inches long, you know where to look for the earlier-blooming flower next winter.

Thanks to C'Anna and Craig for allowing me to share their photos with you here.