Before clouds rolled in, the sunrise this morning was amazing. Carolyn André was up early, and she sent along these beautiful photos of the sunrise from The Sea Ranch.
Just lovely!
Thanks to Carolyn for allowing me to share her photos with you here.
This is the end of the mating season of our local Black-tailed Deer. Big Bucks migrate onto the Coast and fight over which Does will be in their harem. Glenn Funk photographed this handsome Buck in Anchor Bay - perhaps he needed a rest after chasing all his Does.
Clay Yale photographed this four-point Buck on The Sea Ranch.
The Bucks look healthy with their beautiful antlers.
Thanks to Glenn and Clay for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
Allen Vinson spotted what he thought were porpoises. Luckily Allen had his camera with him. They turned out to be Bottle-nosed Dolphins and they sure seemed to be enjoying themselves. A group could be seen surfing a wave together, again and again.
Any day you see Dolphins is a good day! Thanks to Allen for allowing me to share his photos with you here.
Craig Tooley was driving down Longmeadow Road when he spotted this Coyote, Canis latrans.
It looks pretty healthy and is probably feeding on the many Sea Ranch Gophers.
Here's another photo Craig took of a Coyote some time ago.
Thanks to Craig for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see much more of Craig's nature photography, here is his website: www.ruffimage.com
John Batchelder saw a pod of what he thought were dolphins or perhaps Killer Whales. They were Risso's Dolphins and many were breaching. Using his long lens, John got these photos. 
Risso's Dolphins prey on Humboldt Squid and their bodies can be marked by the squids' beaks. The more scars, the older the dophin is. Here is a close-up of a Risso's Dolphin taken by Ron LeValley. 
Thanks to John and Ron for allowing me to share their photos with you here. To see much more of Ron's nature photography, his website is: http://www.levalleyphoto.com/home/