Craig Tooley has a old Redwood stump near his property. Inside grows a nice, big Huckleberry bush. He spotted these two juvenile Raccoons planning on how to get them.
Yes, we aren't the only creatures who crave the Mendonoma Coast's wild blueberries! Thanks to Craig for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
If you like to see more of Craig's wildlife photography, here's his website: http://ruffimage.com/
Rick and I occasionally see these cute Brush Rabbits, often affectionately called bunnies. They need bushes for protection so the native manzanitas and huckleberry bushes are important to them.
Brush Rabbits are a species of Cottontail Rabbits. They are vegetarians, nibbling on greens and bark. They do like berries too, so those nicely laden huckleberry bushes will be visited by these cute, little rabbits too. This species is only found on the West Coast from Oregon to Baja California.
Thanks to Craig for allowing me to share his photo with you. To see more of Craig's wonderful wildlife photography, here's his website: http://ruffimage.com/
Craig Tooley came to our home in Anchor Bay to photograph the two baby Ospreys in a nest that we can see through our scope. Conditions weren't that good so he will try again. It is wonderful seeing the two tiny heads and necks of the babies. Now the parents are coming and going, bring fish to their hungry offspring.
Craig did photograph the birdhouse that was enveloped by Paper Wasps. I thought you'd enjoy seeing a close up of their exquisite work. The metal roof is untouched and a tiny portion of the white front still shows.
Below you can see the Paper Wasps coming and going, as they build a nest inside the birdhouse. They covered up at least 90% of the opening to the birdhouse.
Luckily this birdhouse/paper wasp nest is at the bottom of our driveway. Live and let live is the motto here.
If you'd like to see the original post on this rather unique situation, here's the link: http://www.mendonomasightings.com/2012/07/22/the-strangest-thing-one-of-our-birdhouses-was-recently-taken-over-by-paper-wasps/
To see much more of Craig's nature photography, here's the link to his website: http://ruffimage.com/
Craig Tooley photographed this stick-eating monster recently and posited that this might be where mulch comes from.
So, there really are dinosaurs in the forest at The Sea Ranch!
Thanks to Craig for allowing me to share this fun photo with you here. To see much more of Craig's photography, here's his website: http://ruffimage.com/
As promised, here's the photo of a Blue Whale Craig Tooley took from an airplane last year.
And here's another Blue Whale Craig photographed several years ago.
The world's largest creature, Blue Whales are a rare sighting. They have been seen off the Mendonoma Coast this year, which is early. It signifies the abundance of food for these giants of the sea.
Thanks to Craig for allowing me to share these photos here. You can see more whale photography on Craig's web site: http://ruffimage.com/