Robuta

https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2012/03/ladies-and-ladies.html?m=1 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Ladies and ladies Bodega Head is generally a difficult place for butterflies — it's often cold and windy. But when the sun is out and the wind is calm, if yo... the natural historybodega headladies https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2016/11/peering-down.html?m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Peering down This morning Lewis mentioned he had seen an adult Bald Eagle near Gaffney Point in Bodega Harbor on the way to work. When I went o... the natural historybodega headpeering https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2017/03/rainy-day.html The Natural History of Bodega Head: Rainy day White-crowned Sparrow taking a bath in the rain today (4 March 2017). the natural historybodega headrainy day https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2012/12/flooded-and-flushed.html?m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Flooded and flushed One of the highest tides of the year led me to the Gaffney Point salt marsh in Bodega Harbor this morning. The tide reached +6.98 feet at 9... the natural historybodega headfloodedflushed https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2017/07/zephyr.html?m=1 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Zephyr A light west wind this afternoon created interesting patterns on the water. (Click on the image for a larger version.) P.S. Did... the natural historybodega headzephyr https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2024/04/birds-of-different-feather.html The Natural History of Bodega Head: Birds of a different feather A few more miscellaneous bird photos from Hawai'i for you... Above, a k ō lea, or Pacific Golden-Plover ( Pluvialis fulva ), all dressed... the natural historybodega headbirdsdifferentfeather https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2022/08/low-in-west.html?m=1 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Low in the west Waxing crescent moon photographed from Cotati on 30 August 2022. the natural historybodega headlowwest https://digital.sonomalibrary.org/Documents/Detail/pge-crews-digging-a-hole-at-bodega-head/66358 PG&E crews digging a hole at Bodega Head - Sonoma County Library Digital Archives --Archivos... sonoma county librarybodega headdigital archivescrewsdigging https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2014/10/chasing-wavebows.html?m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Chasing "wavebows" the natural historybodega headchasing https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2016/02/harboring-mystery.html?showComment=1454519703634 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Harboring a mystery A close-up mystery photo for you: The next image might make it a little easier: I'll provide the answer tomorrow night!... the natural historybodega headharboringmystery https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2022/06/reaching.html?m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Reaching Leather Stars ( Dermasterias imbricata ) haven't been common in our area during the last few years, so it was nice to catch up with a fe... the natural historybodega headreaching Sponsored https://www.camsoda.com/?id=robuta&ad_id=cs_300x250_4.gif Free Live Sex Cams, Cam Girls, Adult Chat, and Pornstar Cams | Camsoda Join Camsoda for the hottest live cam girls! Free HD webcam shows, private sessions, and real-time chat with sexy models. Watch live now and enjoy! https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2024/02/fuzzy.html?m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Fuzzy Eric found this nice juvenile porcelain crab last weekend. Meet the Pubescent Porcelain Crab ( Pachycheles pubescens )! I realized I ha... the natural historybodega headfuzzy https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2019/09/power-surge.html The Natural History of Bodega Head: Power surge I didn't get a chance to finish "pelagic week," so I'll be sharing a few more photos from the boat trip to Bodega Canyon and Cordell ... the natural historybodega headpower surge https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2021/04/now-thats-orange.html?showComment=1617458149603 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Now that's orange! Not sure which lichen species this is, but it sure was dramatic in the gray overcast light this morning (2 April 2021). Many thanks to ... the natural historybodega headnow thatorange https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2020/01/on-way-to-work.html?m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: On the way to work On the way to work this morning (15 January 2020), I felt grateful for a few moments with this Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus ) ... the natural historybodega headwaywork https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2020/06/blues-off-bodega-head.html The Natural History of Bodega Head: Blues off Bodega Head Wonderful views of the Pacific Ocean today (24 June 2020), with Blue Whales as a bonus! Tall spouts were visible approximately 1.5-3 miles ... the natural historybodega headblues https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2019/03/stormwatcher.html?m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Stormwatcher At around 10:30 a.m. this morning (28 March 2019), we could see some serious dark clouds to the northwest: Later, I checked the r... the natural historybodega head https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2013/09/fluttering-down-road.html?showComment=1379427744052&m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Fluttering down the road So I was walking along the side of Westshore Road on Sunday when a large pale green insect came flying or fluttering down the middle of the ... the natural historybodega headflutteringroad https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2015/07/feeding-frenzy.html?m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Feeding frenzy During the last five days or so, some sort of bait fish has been concentrated just offshore of Bodega Head. Joe mentioned there have been l... the natural historybodega headfeeding frenzy https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2019/06/a-farewell-to-arms.html?m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: A farewell to arms We were at a rocky intertidal zone site in northern California this morning and started noticing Six-armed Sea Stars ( Leptasterias sp.) wi... the natural historybodega headfarewellarms https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2025/02/in-shape-of-heart.html The Natural History of Bodega Head: In the shape of a heart These nudibranchs are white with some orange, too They're sending a Valentine's wish directly to you! Mating pair of Cockerell's Dorid ... the natural historybodega headin shapeheart Sponsored https://www.verifiedprofiles.com/enter.php?prg=1&id=robuta&t=best&ad_id=verifiedprofiles_300x250_pg.jpg Verified Profiles - World's Best Personals Tired of fake profiles? Us too. We verify every member before they can chat. https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2015/09/long-but-short.html?m=1 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Long but short Long-tailed Jaeger ( Stercorarius longicaudus ), without its long central tail feathers. Photographed near Cordell Bank on 18 Septe... the natural historybodega headlongshort Sponsored https://www.camsoda.ai/?id=robuta&ad_id=ai_300x250_22 Camsoda AI: AI Girlfriend App for Chatting, Photos, and Voice Camsoda AI is the AI girlfriend app for real-time chat, photos, and voice. Pick from 200+ characters or create your own. Free to start. https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2014/10/elegant-lines.html?m=1 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Elegant lines the natural historybodega headelegantlines Sponsored https://www.sassyseniors.com/enter.php?prg=1&id=robuta&t=best&ad_id=sass_300x250_splitlsbigboobs1.jpg Sassy Seniors - The best passionate personals for 50 plus dating Intimate dating for sexy local seniors. https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2013/09/brace-yourself.html?m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Brace yourself... ...and do it with friends! Black-bellied Plovers (Pluvialis squatarola) and Short-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus) brace t... the natural historybodega headbrace yourself https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2012/06/lets-split.html?m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Let's split Splitting seed pod of Willow Herb Willow herb (Epilobium ciliatum) has loculicidal fruit. The fruit is a long, slender pod that ... the natural historybodega headletsplit https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2016/07/learning-to-hunt.html The Natural History of Bodega Head: Learning to hunt In the early evening, we watched this juvenile Northern Harrier ( Circus cyaneus ) hunting over the grassland on Bodega Head. It was... the natural historybodega headlearninghunt https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2018/08/fish-fish-fish.html?showComment=1533310753892 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Fish, fish, fish! Yesterday's feeding frenzy was impressive. I took a lot of pictures to document the event. I sorted through more of them tonight, but I ha... the natural historybodega headfish https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2018/11/golden-light.html The Natural History of Bodega Head: Golden light American Pipit ( Anthus rubescens ) in the golden light of fall. Photographed on 2 November 2018. P.S. The pipit was walking am... the natural historybodega headgolden light https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2025/07/breathe-in-breathe-out.html The Natural History of Bodega Head: Breathe in, breathe out An unexpected surprise this morning (11 July 2025), a beautiful octopus in the low intertidal zone. I only had a minute or two before i... the natural historybodega headbreathe in https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2019/02/no-stone-left-unturned.html?m=1 The Natural History of Bodega Head: No stone left unturned? It was a dramatic weather day on Bodega Head (15 February 2019). Several intense squalls passed over, with some producing small hail. For ... the natural historybodega headno stoneleftunturned https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2019/01/little-trumpet.html?m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Little trumpet A mystery close-up from 22 January 2019. Can you guess what it is? I'll reveal more about its identity tomorrow night! the natural historybodega headlittletrumpet https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-pop-of-color.html The Natural History of Bodega Head: A pop of color It feels like every time we're out looking at intertidal fish, I'm blown away by the diversity of colors and patterns. Here's another e... the natural historybodega headpopcolor https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2017/05/fawn-brown.html?showComment=1494371876722 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Fawn-duo Twins! Black-tailed Deer ( Odocoileus hemionus ) fawns, photographed 5 May 2017 the natural historybodega headfawnduo https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2019/10/striped-mystery.html?showComment=1571631682437 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Striped mystery I haven't shared a mystery close-up p hoto in a while, so here's one (or two) to ponder. Can you guess what type of organism this is? ... the natural historybodega headstripedmystery https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2014/02/subtle-shades-of-blue.html?m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Subtle shades of blue Eric has been finding some very nice chitons lately. This individual was discovered in a Bull Kelp holdfast and was only ~1 cm long. W... the natural historybodega headsubtleshadesblue https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2024/03/splashes-fins-and-leaps.html?showComment=1711199995422&m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Splashes, fins, and leaps! Okay, here's a fun story. Yesterday (21 March 2024) I was working at my desk, which at the moment has a view of the ocean, and something wh... the natural historybodega headsplashesfinsleaps https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2022/09/an-unusual-ending.html The Natural History of Bodega Head: An unusual ending I took a short walk in Walpole, MA, today (26 September 2022). I ended up at a small pond and started noticing a few interesting animal... the natural historybodega headunusualending https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2015/08/mystery-solved-with-little-help.html The Natural History of Bodega Head: Mystery solved, with a little help I was trimming some branches on a shrub outside of our house, and was surprised to encounter this: Okay, that's an extreme closeup.... the natural historybodega headmystery solvedlittlehelp https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2024/04/re-terning-with-fish.html The Natural History of Bodega Head: Re-terning with fish! Manu-o-Kū, or White Tern ( Gygis alba ) chick, photographed in Honolulu, O’ahu, on 30 March 2024. We watched as a parent came in with a bil... the natural historybodega headterningfish https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2012/01/mussels-mussels-mussels.html The Natural History of Bodega Head: Mussels, mussels, mussels Okay, I'll admit it. There probably aren't too many people in the world with a quest to capture an aesthetically pleasing and meaningful pi... the natural historybodega headmussels https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2025/07/swimming-north-rapidly.html The Natural History of Bodega Head: Swimming north rapidly This was a little unexpected, but as I was watching the Humpback Whales yesterday (26 July 2025), I caught a glimpse of a fin much close... the natural historybodega headswimmingnorthrapidly https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2015/06/looking-out.html The Natural History of Bodega Head: Looking out... ...on the Marin Coast (2 June 2015) the natural historybodega headlooking out https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2022/09/morning-tiger.html The Natural History of Bodega Head: Morning tiger Eric snapped a quick photo of a Painted Tiger Moth ( Arachnis picta ) this morning (1 September 2022). This is one of my favorite local... the natural historybodega headmorningtiger https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2016/11/hide-nor-hare.html?m=1 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Hide nor hare I'm excited to share an update about the identity of last night's mystery object! Here's a reminder of the object that I wasn't sure about:... the natural historybodega headhidehare https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2023/06/cutwater.html?showComment=1686519448248&m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Cutwater Running out of time tonight, but here's a quick photo of a Black Skimmer ( Rynchops niger ) in Bodega Harbor on 10 June 2023. [You can ... the natural historybodega headcutwater https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2023/02/golden-fronted-and-golden-bellied.html?showComment=1676990399362&m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Golden-fronted and golden-bellied I encountered a small flock of Bushtits ( Psaltriparus minimus ) in a willow thicket in the late afternoon today (20 February 2023). Th... the natural historybodega headgoldenfrontedbellied https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2025/01/star-of-show.html?m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Star of the show? A beautiful nudibranch for you -- Colorful Dirona ( Dirona picta ) photographed by Eric a few days ago. I love the green and blue highl... the natural historybodega headstarshow https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2013/01/extending-from-tight-places.html?m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Introducing the introvert Here's an extreme close-up. Do you have any guesses about what type of organism this is? This is hard, but it's one of the animals... the natural historybodega headintroducingintrovert https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2015/02/18.html The Natural History of Bodega Head: 18 18-foot seas, south-southeast winds at 29 knots (33 mph), with steady rain. The marine forecast today said, "The sea ... the natural historybodega head https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2012/08/prepare-for-landing.html?m=1 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Prepare for landing Tubularia sp., a beautiful hydroid found in the low intertidal zone on Bodega Head on 3 August 2012. The flower-like portion of the... the natural historybodega headpreparelanding https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2020/10/wingspan.html?m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Wingspan I've been busy with some indoor projects this week, but here's a nice Caspian Tern photographed back in August. the natural historybodega headwingspan https://geo.btaa.org/resources/stanford-tc897cx2816 Folds: Offshore of Bodega Head, California, 2010 - Big Ten Academic Alliance Geoportal This line shapefile contains geologic folds of the offshore area of Bodega Head in California. Onshore investigations indicate that this section of the San... bodega headbig tenfoldsoffshorecalifornia https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2020/12/a-dip-in-creek.html?showComment=1608776770560&m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: A dip in the creek? I'll reveal more of the story soon, but I couldn't help sharing this photo of an American Dipper ( Cinclus mexicanus ) from Lagunitas Cr... the natural historybodega headdipcreek https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2015/09/straight-outta-santa-barbara.html?showComment=1442254898151 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Straight outta Santa Barbara Wow is right! Here's another view: And another (the branching digestive gland is visible within the cerata cores)... the natural historybodega headsanta barbarastraightoutta https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2017/04/sprinkled-with-pollen.html?m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Sprinkled with pollen This morning Eric and I were watching a Red-backed Jumping Spider ( Phidippus johnsoni ) when it started tracking something above it. Then ... the natural historybodega headsprinkledpollen https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2019/01/lighting-way.html?m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Lighting the way Waning crescent moon and Venus at dawn on 2 January 2019: Purplish light at sunset on 2 January 2019: And sea glass-g... the natural historybodega headlightingway https://www.kacyyu.com/product-page/whale-at-bodega-head Whale at Bodega Head | Kacy Yu Oil on Canvas, 18x24in bodega headwhalekacy https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2024/04/holding-fast.html?m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Holding fast? We were doing surveys during the low tide this morning (27 April 2024) when Eric spotted this unusual interaction. The holdfast of a sm... the natural historybodega headholding fast Sponsored https://www.xlovecam.com/prm03/textlink?id_affilie=26457&p=online&tri=10 Best Live Sex Cam Shows with Free Live Chat | XLoveCam Watch thousands of cam girls get naked on XLoveCam. https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2022/07/hiding-among-mussels.html?showComment=1657704715238 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Hiding among the mussels Quick shot of a Flat Porcelain Crab ( Petrolisthes cinctipes ) in a mussel bed, 12 July 2022. the natural historybodega headhidingamongmussels https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2018/08/little-ones.html?m=1 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Little ones We've recorded over 16 species of chitons in the Bodega Bay area, and I think I've shown ~11-12 of those on the blog so far. There are stil... the natural historybodega headlittle ones https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2019/12/a-bit-of-blur.html?showComment=1577927717522 The Natural History of Bodega Head: A bit of a blur Whoosh! What happened to the last ten years? It's a little hard to believe that it will be 2020 tomorrow. I started the Natura... the natural historybodega headbitblur https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2017/06/sparkling-frilly-edges.html?m=1 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Sparkling, frilly edges This is one of my favorite flowers on Bodega Head. Do you want to guess which species this is? I'll zoom out a bit, so you can s... the natural historybodega headsparklingfrillyedges https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2023/01/rolling-by.html The Natural History of Bodega Head: Rolling by Early this morning we were woken up several times by loud rolling thunder. When I got up to try to record it, I also noticed flashes of lig... the natural historybodega headrolling https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2012/02/type-locality-russian-bodegas.html?m=1 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Type locality: Russian Bodegas...or, History in a clam shell Is anybody else still amazed by the wonders of the Internet? Today I was thinking that it would be fun to post some information about speci... the natural historybodega headtype localityclam shellrussian https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2020/02/from-distance.html?m=1 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Best-laid plans This afternoon I was checking on a few things along the rocky shore when from a distance I noticed something that looked like a bright yello... the natural historybest laid plansbodega head https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2025/05/seascape-at-sunset.html?m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Seascape at sunset Didn't have a chance to take photos this week, so here's one from January 2025 — seascape at sunset along the Sonoma Coast. the natural historybodega headseascapesunset https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2018/05/mmmmkelp.html?m=0 The Natural History of Bodega Head: Mmmm...kelp! We were in Santa Cruz recently, and while we were there I remembered an encounter with a California Ground Squirrel ( Otospermophilus be... the natural historybodega headmmmmkelp