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...
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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...
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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).
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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PG&E crews digging a hole at Bodega Head - Sonoma County Library Digital Archives --Archivos...
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https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2014/10/chasing-wavebows.html?m=0
The Natural History of Bodega Head: Chasing "wavebows"
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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!...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ) ...
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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 ...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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The Natural History of Bodega Head: Elegant lines
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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!
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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...
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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
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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? ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2015/06/looking-out.html
The Natural History of Bodega Head: Looking out...
...on the Marin Coast (2 June 2015)
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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...
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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:...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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)...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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