Monarchs Rule!
Monarchs Rule! October 2019 My unscientific, total guesstimate says that the number of overwintering Monarch butterflies this fall is about the same as last year. That's good; at least [...]
Monarchs Rule! October 2019 My unscientific, total guesstimate says that the number of overwintering Monarch butterflies this fall is about the same as last year. That's good; at least [...]
If you followed my blog last year, you saw posts dedicated to the nesting, hatching and growth of a breeding colony of Brandt’s Cormorants in Natural Bridges State Park, [...]
UNEXPECTED ELEPHANT SEALS Photography from Ano Nuevo State Park, CA, Sunday Jan. 27, 2019 On Sunday the weather was splendid and Chris and I decided to go to the [...]
Monarchs Bring Both Beauty and Sadness The over-wintering monarch butterflies this year are split between Natural Bridges and Lighthouse Field State Parks. My favorite spot is Lighthouse Field because [...]
Well, actually, they aren’t everywhere but I sure have seen a lot of them, both great egrets and snowy egrets, while living near the coast in California. Egrets - [...]
July 13, 2018 Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz, CA Here is something really exciting! (Well, maybe.) Videos! Chris has been hounding me to take videos as well as [...]
Because of health issues, I missed much of the June wildflower season. Still I was able to capture a few over the past six weeks on several short walks and [...]
Natural Bridges State Park, West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz 6-28-18 I got back to the Brandt’s cormorant colony today after a three week absence. I wasn't sure how many [...]
West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, May 13 - June 1, 2018 The baby cormorants are exploding in size, seemingly overnight. There are a few small newly hatched chicks [...]
Colonies of Nesting Cormorants April 2018 I've been periodically visiting two nesting colonies of two different species of cormorants: Brandt’s and Pelagic. There is a third species found in [...]