Steve Woolson took a photo of a recent sunrise and wrote, "Red sky in morning, sailors take warning!"
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Ruby octopus, Octopus rubescens, video by Ethan Arutunian
Thanks to Steve for allowing me to share his photo and to Ethan for allowing me to share his video with you here.
It has begun to rain. The forecast has a LOT of rain headed our way!
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!
Gualala Point Island is found off the far north end of The Sea Ranch. It is an important rookery for nesting seabirds. So it shouldn't be a surprise that the island gets a covering of white guano.
Steve Woolson took a photo of the island after the January storms, and he found it all washed clean.
Thanks to Steve for allowing me to share his photos with you here.
There is a big, thick fog bank over the ocean today but it pulled back, showing me some of the Pacific Ocean. Then I noticed a black line on the calm ocean. An anomaly on the ocean means a feeding frenzy could be going on. And that was the case. Gulls and Brown Pelicans were diving in what I think was a huge group of Anchovies. At the front of the southward moving line, I saw spouts which could have been dolphins! Hopefully someone closer to the ocean was able to identify them.
Many of us love to watch the sunset and see if there will be a green flash at the moment the sun disappears. Steve Woolson captured just that recently.
I've seen several green flashes this past week, and it always feels like a gift.
Thanks to Steve for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
Sunny, mild weather but perhaps some wet stuff tomorrow, Saturday.
Allen Vinson photographed an Osprey with its catch of the day, a fish! The Osprey looks very intent, don't you agree?
Steve Woolson photographed an Osprey flying near Salal Creek on another sunny day. You can tell it was windy by the white caps on the ocean.
Ospreys usually stay on the Mendonoma Coast until the first of autumn. Then they leave, migrating far to our south. One or two have been known to stay here and overwinter, rather than migrate. We'll have to see if that happens this year.
Thanks to Allen and Steve for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
Foggy coast-side, sunny when you move a bit inland, and quite mild. No smoke smell, but the sunlight has a red tinge to it, so some smoke particles are here.