The White Fawn was recently spotted by Gerda and Will Randolph. Gerda got this photo of this special fawn with its normal-colored sibling and mom.
This fawn is considered a tow-head and will eventually gain some color. In fact, a little color can already be seen. Seeing this fawn can cause you to doubt your eyes but it is real. If you are fortunate to see it, you might think you are seeing a magical being.
Thanks to Gerda for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
Seeing newborn Fawns always makes me smile. They are the essence of loveliness. Robert Scarola recently photographed twin Fawns near his home on The Sea Ranch.
The mother leaves her newborns hidden in the grass while she feeds. You should never try to "rescue" a fawn. Just back away and the Doe will find her babies.
Thanks to Robert for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
Little Prince's Pine, Chimaphila menziesii, is blooming now on the Mendonoma Coast. They are fairly rare so it's a treat to see one. Ken Browning recently photographed one he found on The Sea Ranch.
One is also blooming on the Gualala Ridge. There are a few on our neighbor's property but they haven't put out a bloom yet. This native wildflower is also called Pipsissewa. It is only about two inches high and the leaves are saw-toothed.
Wildflowers like these are Mother Nature's way of seeing if you are paying attention!
Thanks to Ken for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
Pelagic Cormorants nest on rocky bluff faces. There is a colony at The Sea Ranch and another at the north end of Hearn Gulch. Craig Tooley photographed a nest full of hatchlings off TSR.
Rick and I didn't know Pelagic Cormorants were nesting at Hearn Gulch but when we hiked there recently we saw these black seabirds coming and going. If you look closely you can see two Pelagic Cormorants on the rock face. Other nests were obviously on the bluff facing west as the birds were flying to and fro.
Yes, it's too bad I don't have Craig Tooley's most excellent camera lens! To find Hearn Gulch, a fairly new public access gem, park at mile marker 10.0 just north of Iversen Road in Mendocino County. To learn more about new accesses, visit the Redwood Coast Land Conservancy website at: www.rc-lc.org
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 link: www.ruffimage.com
We should be seeing the first Gray Fox kits soon. In the meantime here is Siegfried Matull's photo of a Gray Fox female that recently climbed on a tree stump on his property on The Sea Ranch.
Gray Foxes are great climbers. Perhaps this fox is looking for lunch or her mate.
Thanks to Siegfried for allowing me to share his photo with you here.