Jon Loveless recently photographed this Tom Turkey displaying his beautiful feathers to a very disinterested Hen.
You can often see this along Highway 1 this time of year, especially in the meadows of The Sea Ranch. I sure hope that female wild turkey gives him an approving look. He is rocking his feathers for her!
Thanks to Jon for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
One sign of spring is the appearance of the first Harbor Seal pups.Here's a photo of a newborn pup. It's important to keep humans and dogs off the beaches where these pups are born. At The Sea Ranch, near Shell Beach, docents are on the bluffs to inform people about their presence.
Here the newborn is nursing. Doesn't the mom look blissful?
And lambs appear at The Sea Ranch flock. Life is good when all you have to do is munch the fresh grasses!
I'll be sharing more photos of spring with you in the days ahead. Thanks to Allen for allowing me to share his photos with you here. To see more of Allen's nature photography, here is his website: http://allenvinson.smugmug.com/
One of the easiest waterfalls to see is the one at Stengel Beach on The Sea Ranch. Amy Ruegg went to check it out on Saturday after the big, juicy storm we just had. It did not disappoint. You can almost hear the waterfall.
Here's a photo Amy took from the bluffs, showing paintbrush in bloom with the waterfall behind it.
Thanks to Amy for allowing me to share her photos with you here.
John Wall photographed a very nice scene indeed. A Great Blue Heron on the bluffs at The Sea Ranch was looking out to see as a Gray Whale spouted.
Today fog covers most of the Pacific Ocean, making whale-watching next to impossible. We have storms predicted for next week, which will clear out the fog. Before the fog, many Gray Whales were seen heading northward, and just a few heading southward. The first mother/calf pair was seen off southern California late this week. They have many miles to swim before we see them off the Mendonoma coast.
Thanks to John for allowing me to share his fun photo with you here.
We continue to observe the two mated Bald Eagles near the mouth of the Gualala River. Several weeks ago a juvenile Bald Eagle was spotted on The Sea Ranch. Bryant Hichwa got this photo of the young eagle, which is also called an immature Bald Eagle.
It's wonderful to see these birds continue to recover from pesticide poisoning and other hardships. They are our national emblem.
Thanks to Bryant for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
We are have another wait-five-minutes kind of day - showers followed by brilliant sunshine with a cloud show to savor!