Tag Archives: Fish Rocks

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Brown pelicans are so much fun to watch. They ride the wind currents over the bluffs and rocky islands in the ocean. Steve Woolson recently photographed these pelicans headed south.

Jon Shiu photographed many brown pelicans resting on the bluffs and rocks at the Mendocino Headlands.

Through my spotting scope, I can see a hundred of more brown pelicans resting overnight on Fish Rocks off Anchor Bay. And the Gualala River, with its big sandbar, plays host to hundreds every day recently.

They will soon head south to their breeding grounds and I will miss them until they return in the spring.

Thanks to Steve and Jon for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

Yesterday we had a storm rumbled through. 1.18 inches at Rick's and my place. 3.41 inches season to date. Today it is cool - mid 50's - with some showers. The sunset could be amazing!

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Greg Talamini wrote, “Friday sunset colors from Robinson Reef Drive in Gualala. The setting sun cleared a large fogbank just before setting over Fish Rocks.”

Just lovely! Thanks to Greg for allowing me to share his photo with you here.

Today was clear. Quite breezy on the immediate coast, and toasty warm away from the coast.

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The full Moon setting by Fish Rocks presented quite a beautiful picture. As evidence, just take a look at Rozanne Rapozo's photo. Fish Rocks is off Anchor Bay, about five miles north of Gualala.

Thanks to Rozanne for allowing me to share her photo with you here.

Cold fog this morning, cold clouds this afternoon. Rain beginning tomorrow night!

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Bonny Dunn is a licensed drone pilot. After last week's storm, she took these two photos from the Fish Rock area, just north of Anchor Bay.

Aren't they beautiful? I love the perspective these photos display. Another of Bonny's photos will be in tomorrow's Independent Coast Observer. What? You don't have a membership, which gives you the print and the online edition? You can donate here: https://mendonoma.com/memberpay.html

Thanks to Bonny for allowing me to share her photos with you here. To see much more of Bonny's photography, here is the link to her website: https://bonnydunn.com/

We had downpours this morning interspersed with rainbows. This afternoon we have sun mixed with beautiful clouds. What a storm! 4.62 inches, 43.92 season to date at Rick's and my place.

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David Newhouse has watched Fish Rocks for many years. Fish Rocks is off Anchor Bay in Mendocino County. He wrote, "The first picture  taken in the early 60’s is hard to see but there is no opening on the right side although it is hard to see."

"The second photo taken a couple of years ago shows the opening on the right side of the island."

"The last photo taken after the last storm shows where the rock over the opening has collapsed. Shows the force of nature over time."

The pounding storms take their toll, that's for sure. Thanks to David for allowing me to share his photos with  you here.

No pounding ocean today. The drippy fog pulled back early this afternoon, and a sunny afternoon was our gift. Temps in the mid-sixties.