Tag Archives: Eric Zetterholm

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It turns out there are two juvenile Great Horned Owls at the southern part of The Sea Ranch. Eric Zetterholm wrote, “I saw the two young owls together on the rooftop of what I think are airplane hangers at the TSR airstrip. It's been foggy at sunset for the past week but on a couple nights the owls were extremely kind in landing in shorter trees close to the roadside. One owl flew to a treetop just before us, almost as if to greet us."

"I’m very surprised at how close I have been able to get with Sydney [the dog] on leash walking up the street. The owls seem to favor the Timber Ridge side of the airstrip and most evenings are starting out with calls coming from the trees around the sag pond there. I’m very much enjoying having owls in walking distance from the house.” Eric got a cute photo of the two owls from the back."

Their fluffy feathers show they are juveniles. And their screaming to be fed also is a big clue!

To see the photo of these two owls from the front, check out today's Independent Coast Observer Community News newspaper! To subscribe, here's the website: https://mendonoma.com/subscribe.htm That way you'd also get to read my weekly column, Mendonoma Sightings!

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

It was quite warm here yesterday, but it cooled off nicely today. Fog is coming up from the south, which is a little unusual - it usually comes from the north.

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Eric Zetterholm wrote, "Amy had her daughter Aurora here on the 7th and we all came across Diane Hichwa on a walk to see the sunset. Diane said there was an owl in the area and we followed her a little further down the street to have a look. At the south end of the airstrip at The Sea Ranch, we had a Great Horned Owl land in a tree just above our heads"

This is the owl that hoots. You can hear their call at this link to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Horned_Owl/sounds

There are young Great Horned Owls calling for food now - and it's not the hooting call, it's a screaming call! Young owls have been seen and heard at Stewart's Point and at Sea Ranch.

I love owls! Thanks to Eric for allowing me to share his photo with you here.

A mild day with no wind. White clouds are drifting by and just a wisp of fog over the ocean. Highs in the low 70's. Pretty wonderful.

 

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The largest woodpecker on the Mendonoma Coast is the Pileated Woodpecker and Eric Zetterholm recently had one visit his The Sea Ranch home.  Eric wrote, “The fallen trees around our neighborhood from the January storms have attracted a Pileated Woodpecker to hang around a bit. Most often we can only hear it in the morning along with the Acorn Woodpeckers and Quail that are in greater numbers this spring. I had two chances to get pictures of  the Pileated in the last week during the evening sunset lighting that just gets through the thinned-out trees.”

These big woodpeckers have a very distinctive call. You can hear it at this link to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pileated_Woodpecker/sounds

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

There is a high fog here today, but the temps are mild.

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Eric Zetterholm noticed this kumbaya moment. The Doe was grazing and a Gray Fox was watching her.

Can't we just all get along like this deer and fox? I know...wishful thinking.

Thanks to Eric for allowing me to share his photo with  you here.

We had surprise showers last night, just 0.05 inches here, but it put us at 63 inches season to date. Today is sunny, breezy and cool. Lots of wildflowers appearing...LOTS!

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Sara Bogard was near the Point Arena Lighthouse Peninsula when she saw this Bald Eagle come in for a landing. Some kind of duck is in the water behind the big eagle.

Eric Zetterholm recently photographed a Bald Eagle at the Gualala River.

It's so wonderful that Bald Eagles have returned to the Mendonoma Coast!

Thanks to Sara and Eric for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

Sunny and cool today, with more rain coming in overnight.