Tag Archives: Shari Goforth

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Several weeks ago a fabulous pelagic trip was the order of the day on the boat The Kraken of Anchor Charter Boats in Fort Bragg, and Shari Goforth was onboard. They saw three species of dolphins. Today I want to show you two of the Pacific White-sided Dolphins she photographed.

These dolphins like to ride the wake of a boat. That is what the dolphin is doing in the second photo.

Thanks to Shari for allowing me to share her photos with you here.

ah, today is heaven-sent. Warm with little wind - it's just feel so good to be on the Mendonoma Coast!

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This first photo of the Ferruginous Hawk graced page one of the Independent Coast Observer this week. Shari Goforth was on Lighthouse Road in Point Arena when she noticed this large hawk perched on utility pole.

 

We only see these hawks in the wintertime.

To hear their screaming calls, here's a link to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ferruginous_Hawk/sounds

Thanks to Shari for allowing me to share her photos with you here.

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Last week Shari Goforth was at the Point Arena Pier when she took this photo of the impending sunset.

Shari said she loved how the color of the sunset reflected on the cliffs. Me too!

And I took this sunrise photo three days ago, Dec. 20.

I gasped out loud when I saw this. Look at the ocean tinted in pinks and yellows from the fleeting sunrise.

Some beauty for  you today! Thanks to Shari for allowing me to share her photo with you here.

Clear this morning after yesterday's 0.87 inches of rain. Rainy this afternoon!

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Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS  was a treat to see. Many coast residents photographed the sight. Shari Goforth took this photo.

You can see a very faint anti-tail. I read that the anti-tail is sometimes said to be an optical illusion, because it appears in the opposite direction of the comet’s dust tail. But it is a real phenomenon, visible only when Earth is crossing the comet’s orbital plane, which occurred Oct. 13 – 15.

Tim Daley also photographed the comet, from The Sea Ranch.

And Kathleen Chasey photographed it north of Anchor Bay.

Thanks to Shari, Tim and Kathleen for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

We are having a mild autumn day today with just a gentle breeze.

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Shari Goforth noticed this female Anna's Hummingbird feeding in a cloud of nasturtiums.

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

It's a lovely autumn day here on the Mendonoma Coast. The 0.54 inches of rain received on Saturday, Oct. 12, helped fill up the ponds in seasonal creeks. Lots of tree needles down on forest paths, which smell wonderful in the dampness. It's sunny and breezy, with temps in the mid 70's.