Endlessly fascinating, Bobcats are seen hunting rodents in grassy meadows. It is wonderful that a wild creature such as a Bobcat is free to coexist with us. Rick Wilson photographed one on The Sea Ranch.
Thanks to Rick for sharing his photo with us. To see another great Bobcat photo, this one by Drew Fagan, here's the link: http://www.mendonomasightings.com/2011/06/09/bobcat-caught-in-mid-air-by-drew-fagan-in-gualala/ He photographed the Bobcat leaping in mid-air.
Allen saw a Doe with her Fawn on The Sea Ranch. The Doe kept her eye on Allen while the fawn continued down the path.
Allen couldn't believe it when the little Fawn jumped up in the air, as if impersonating a Jackrabbit.
As the Fawn came down to the earth, the Doe looks like she telling Allen, "The show is over. Move on, Mister."
Thanks to Allen for allowing me to share his photos with you here. To see a photo of a Buck in velvet, here's the link to a previous blog post: http://www.mendonomasightings.com/2012/06/17/bucks-in-velvet-have-appeared-on-the-mendonoma-coast/
Lynda Opperman and Howard Curtis had fortune smile on them when a Gray Fox couple decided to raise a family under their deck on The Sea Ranch.
The mother Fox had just finished nursing so I entitled this first photo, "Dinner's over - let's play!"
You won't believe what the mother Gray Fox did - she climbed up into Lynda's birdbath and took a nice long soak. It probably felt good after nursing six kits.
You can see several other photos in this series on the Independent Coast Observer's web site at: www.mendonoma.com Click on On-Line Features and then Mendonoma Sightings.
Thanks to Lynda for allowing me to share her photos with you.
It's been a while since I shared a sunset photo with you. Allen Vinson recently captured a lovely one, seen from a bluff on The Sea Ranch.
Wouldn't you like to sit on that log and enjoy the Pacific Ocean? The weather is wonderful and the Mendonoma Coast beckons.
You have to look closely at Adrian's photo. The Gray Whale's back looks like a small rock out in the Pacific Ocean.
As you can see from Adrian's photograph, the grasses are lush now, with plenty of feed for our wildlife.
And here's a closer look at two Gray Whales seen off of The Sea Ranch several weeks ago and photographed by John Batchelder.
Thanks to Adrian and John for allowing me to share their photos with you here.