Michael Beattie photographed one of three Gray Fox kits under the deck of the Pacific Community Charter School in Point Arena.
The kits love to play and wrestle with each other. Having a family under a deck or woodshed is guaranteed to give you many hours of fun watching their antics.
Thanks to Michael for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
Sunny and breezy seems to be the name of the weather game these days. The sunrise this morning was spectacular but very fleeting. If someone got a photo of it, I hope to share it here.
The B Bryan Preserve in Point Arena is a private preserve dedicated to the breeding and preservation of African hoof Stock, which includes several species of antelopes, zebras and giraffes. Today I'm happy to show you Teeny, a young Greater Kudu Antelope.
Judy Mello, co-owner of the B Bryan Preserve, wrote, “This is a young Greater Kudu named Teeny. He is small for his age because he was sick. He has been isolated while he gets better. Mary Little, grandmother of our Keeper Genna Little, painted this cute picture of him and they hung it over his barn.”
It’s like seeing double, Teeny under his painting. To learn more about this fabulous Preserve, here is a link to their website: https://www.bbryanpreserve.com/
You can book a tour and even stay in a cute cabin on the preserve, something I'd like to do sometime soon! Thanks to Judy for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
Fog is hugging the coastline today, but brilliant sunshine a bit away from the coast. Happy first day of June!
African animals in Point Arena? You bet! Here's what Judy Mello of the B Bryan Preserve says about their mission: "We are a private preserve actively committed to the breeding and preservation of African hoof Stock. Our various species of zebra, giraffe, and antelope range from critically endangered to endangered, and range in large, open fields on our property in Point Arena, California."
Here is Willie, as cute as he can be. Willie is a newborn Hartmann's Mountain Zebra, photo take by Judy.
Harm Wilkinson was driving by the preserve when he saw this scene - two newborn Sable Antelopes among the adults.
One of the young ones is partially obscured in Harm’s photo. I queried Judy Mello and she wrote, “Those are two girls, Liz and Eva. Also, now Carl has joined them.”
The Preserve has regular visiting hours, and several overnight accomodations. You can learn more at their website: https://www.bbryanpreserve.com/
Thanks to Judy and Harm for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
This year the city of Point Arena hosted their fireworks show last Saturday night. Fortunately the skies were clear. Paul Kozal was on the bluffs photographing the event.
Happy 4th of July!
Thanks to Paul for allowing me to share his photos with you here. To see much more of Paul's nature photography, here is his website: http://www.paulkozal.com/
Our Marine Sanctuaries, protected from oil extraction, are under attack. The current administration has called for a public comment period where YOU can tell our government how and why our National Marine Sanctuaries are important - important to locals, to visitors, to the health of our ocean and all who dwell within it. Here is the link to Save Our Marine Sanctuaries.org
Click on the red "Save our Sanctuaries" button to see a sample letter and the link to NOAA for public comment. If you'd like to go directly to the public comment site, here is the link:
The upwelling that takes place off of Point Arena ignites the whole food chain in the Pacific Ocean. It is a priceless occurrence off our coast that needs and deserves protection. The finite amount of oil that could be extracted isn't worth the disaster that an oil spill would bring.
Please take a moment and post your public comment. There are only a few weeks left to do so.
Here are some reasons why our coastline deserves this protection.
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I thank Beth, Paul, Roger, Allen, Jackie, Amy, Grace and Craig for allowing me to show you ten reasons why this coastline should be protected.
