Tag Archives: The Sea Ranch

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Harbor Seal pups are being born at several locations on the Mendonoma Coast. Kate Bloch was on the bluffs overlooking the rookery off The Sea Ranch when she witnessed an actual birth...and she photographed it for us to see.

Here the pup is being born.

And here the mother is looking to see how it's going! Two Western Gulls stand at the ready to eat the afterbirth.

Here the pup is breaking out of the amniotic sac.

And here is the first bonding of mother and newborn. They touch noses.

Below the pup begins to nurse. And then his/her mom leads the way to the ocean for the first swim.

Many thanks to Kate for allowing me to share these photos with you here.

When Harbor Seals are thriving, the ecosystem is doing well. Live long and prosper, little pup!

Foggy this morning but then brilliant sunshine broke out.

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Rozanne Rapozo sent in this photo and asked if I could see the dog. After looking at it for a while, I did indeed see it. Can you? Now I can't un-see it.

Rozanne took this photo of a sea tunnel off The Sea Ranch.

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

brrrr! Foggy and cold, only mid-50s this afternoon. But late this afternoon the fog has pulled back and I can actually see an ocean out there!

I will be on Peggy's Place tomorrow, Thursday April 16, from 9 to 10 taking nature sightings. The radio station, KGUA 88.3, live streams so if you are so inclined, you could listen in. Here's the link: https://www.kgua.org/  Click on "listen live" on the upper left.

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Here's the Bobcat lurking in the grasses at The Sea Ranch.

Then the Bobcat showed him or herself.

And finally Eric saw it saunter over to a neighbor's house.

Bobcats are often seen hunting for rodents during the daylight hours!

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

Cloudy and drippy here today - light rain. I'll report on rain totals tomorrow.

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Two Coyotes have been spotted, but only one was photographed. Looks like a very healthy Coyote is living lightly on the land at TSR. Here is Mike Petrich's photo.

Adrian Adams saw perhaps the same Coyote outside his home.

We don't see Coyotes too often, but they do wander through now and then.There are lots of gophers and other underground critters in Mendonoma Coast meadows.

Thanks to Mike and Adrian for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

The rain has left us until the middle of next week. The seven-day total of rain at Rick's and my place in Anchor Bay is 8.91 inches. 50.34 season to date. We are having an excellent rainy season. Today is cool with some clouds interspersed by brilliant sunshine. The Gualala River is running strong and muddy! Here's a photo I took this morning behind Trink's.

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They didn't know what the lights in the sky were very early on Friday January 24. The lights were south of the Mendonoma Coast. But Don Krieger soon discovered what they were. He wrote, “Here's a picture in the moonlight of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket putting 23 spacelink satellites into orbit this morning.”

Janet Pierucci also witnessed this event from her Sea Ranch home. She wrote, "Not sure what phenomenon this is but what an incredible sight.” Janet soon wrote back to tell me about the liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Janet got a series of photos, but this was was a few minutes later. Interesting to see!

Thanks to Don and Janet for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

More rain today! We've gone over 8 inches since last Friday and we're closing in on 50 inches season to date. After this storm, it is suppose to be dry until mid-week.