Tag Archives: Gualala River

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Eric Zetterholm photographed an encounter between a White-tailed Kite and a Bald Eagle near the Gualala River. The White-tailed Kite seems to want to drive off the much larger eagle.

It sure looks like the Bald Eagle is "yelling" at the Kite in this photo.

And then the Bald Eagle takes flight. He/she sure looks miffed to me!

Thanks to Eric for allowing me to share his photos with you here. They tell quite a story.

ooo, the fog rolled in this morning. It's been so dry with very low humidity, so the moisture of the fog is quite welcome. The fog is only along the immediate coast, but it has cooled things off.

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Gaily Jackson enjoys exploring along the Gualala River. Two weeks ago she photographed a bird that was difficult to identify, until Ron LeValley let us know it was a juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron.

Gaily got several nice photos of this beautiful bird. The first one below shows a larger Great Blue Heron on the left side.

Then late last week, Gaily found an adult and got this photo.

It's nice to see these Night-Herons here.

Thanks to Gaily for allowing me to share her photos with you here. To see much more of her nature photography, here is the link to her website: http://gailyimages.com/

We had a very strange wind event here late yesterday afternoon. Chris McManus, the editor of the Independent Coast Observer, is researching the phenomenon and I hope to tell you more about it later this week. Today is bright sun and cool temps!

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Eric Zetterholm photographed this Gray Whale very close to the surf break at the sandbar by the Gualala River. Two beach walkers had an up-close-and-personal experience that day!

Here's a second look.

Whale expert, Scott Mercer, says this is a subadult Gray Whale. We have a small group of young Gray Whales that did not migrate, and we are know seeing them 12 months of the year.

Yesterday, Scott and Tree Mercer saw two Blue Whales, and I may have seen those Blues later in the afternoon. I saw a super tall spout quite a ways out, and the spout lingered. Sounds like a Blue Whale to me. Closer in there was a pod of at least four whales, perhaps Humpbacks. Lots of wonderful whale sightings lately.

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

Breeze picked up today, making whale spouts almost impossible to see! Warmer weather ahead.

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River Otters thrive on the Mendonoma coast. They can't abide pollution, so it speaks well of the rivers, creeks and ocean. Eric Zetterholm recently spotted a group of six River Otters in the Gualala River. In the first photo it looks like the one River Otter is looking back at Eric!

River Otters, while very cute, are quite feisty. It's best to watch from a distance and to leash your dog if you find one on a beach. River Otters are comfortable in rivers, creeks, the ocean, and on land. Once a River Otter crossed Highway One in Gualala, something that doesn't happen often.

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

It's HOT on the coast today. We melt when it goes above 80 degrees. It's 95 degrees on our deck in Anchor this afternoon. Too hot!

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Several coast residents saw these six Great Egrets fly overhead, one at The Sea Ranch and one north of Gualala. Eric Zetterholm photographed them. For some reason, we don't usually see a large group of Great Egrets flying by.

Earlier Eric found them by the Gualala River. In this next photo he shows the larger Great Egrets with a smaller Snowy Egret between them.

Here's a favorite photo of a Great Egret taken by Bob Rutemoeller.  You can see how much of the bird's wings are feathers!

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

After two small storms (Monday's brought .20 inches and Wednesday's brought .25 inches), we are back to sunny, breezy weather. It was sure nice to get the early rain.