Tag Archives: Gualala River

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The Christmas Bird Count takes place in January here on the Mendonoma coast. During the event, a Red-tailed Hawk nest was seen at The Sea Ranch. The call went out to wildlife photographer Craig Tooley to come and photograph it. Craig got one of the Red-tails perched on the side of the nest as the other flew away. The hawks were working on reinforcing the nest. They use the same nests for some years.

Eric Zetterholm recently photographed a pair of Red-tailed Hawks, the larger female and the smaller male, near the Gualala River.

We don't know if the nest Craig photographed is their nest.

John Wall also photographed a Red-tailed Hawk, perched on a Sea Ranch road sign. John said there was a new traffic cop in town!

Thanks to Craig, Eric and John for allowing me to share their photos with you here. To see much more of Craig's wildlife photograph, here is his website: www.ruffimage.com

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Finally! What many of us have been watching and waiting for has been photographed by Eric Zetterholm. One of the two Bald Eagles seen most days near the Gualala River was spotted flying with a large stick covered in lichen – nesting materials. This photo was featured on page one of last week's edition of the Independent Coast Observer.

Eric wrote, “I’d like to share with you a couple of pictures I took Monday afternoon, Jan. 6, of one of the Gualala Bald Eagles as it flew past Gualala Point Regional Park carrying a large stick – for its nest? I was able to watch the eagle get past a pair of Common Ravens who were interested in its clutch, and fly well up river and south over the treetops.”

Last year we watched as the Bald Eagles mated numerous times; one photo was labeled, “Get a room, Bald Eagles!” But we saw no signs of nest building. Bald Eagles nest quite early in the year, so we have hopes that these two Bald Eagles are building a nest in the watershed of the Gualala River.

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

ooo, we had a pretty darn vigorous storm hit in the night and it rained hard until early this afternoon. The creek that crosses our land is gloriously pumped up now - a joyous sight!

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Eric Zetterholm was out photographed the Bald Eagles when he saw this North American River Otter running across the sand bar.

Eric took this photo a while ago of two River Otters at the river, one looking right at him!

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

We had a nice big, wet storm come through yesterday. We had almost two inches in our rain gauge. Cold air came in behind the storm. We're such wimps here in Northern California that we think 45 degrees is way too cold!

Last night's sunset was quite beautiful. Here's my photo, take from our deck in Anchor Bay. Pretty dramatic, don't you think?!

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Gaily Jackson was up early and she headed for Gualala Point Regional Park. She photographed the Serge, the ceremonial posts carved and dedicated by the wood carvers of the Sakha Republic.

The Serge looks beautiful morning light. You can learn more about these posts at this link: https://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov/Visit/Gualala-Point-Regional-Park/Serge-Posts/

Gaily also photographed the Gualala River, showing the iconic Mill Bend.

And the dawn.

We are very lucky to have this beautiful park here in Gualala, and a wonderful photographer to show its beauty. Thanks to Gaily for allowing me to share her photos with you here. To see much more of her nature photography, here is her website: http://gailyimages.com/

We had some surprise rain this morning, but this afternoon is splashed in sunshine.

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Jim Biller was thrilled to see this special frog - a frog that is federally listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act. Because of that, this frog is protected by law. Meet the California Red-legged Frog.

Jim wrote, “This guy posed for us in the host site at the Gualala Point Campground on Saturday night. I have more photos, different angles, and two witness statements from campers saying they saw me taking pictures of it.” We believe you, Jim! And we're happy to see this special frog.

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

The Pacific Ocean is telling us that our calm, dry weather is coming to an end. The waves were crashing today! We have several days of dry weather, making this weekend a perfect time to head to the Mendonoma coast. Starting next Tuesday, we are expecting the first big storm of the season. Hooray!