Best of 2019

Butterflies, Birds, Surfers
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  • High Surf Advisory

    High Surf Advisory

    40 foot waves pounded Rodeo Beach in a spectacular power display.

  • High Surf Advisory

    High Surf Advisory

    40 foot waves pounded Rodeo Beach in a spectacular power display.

  • Riding in the New Year

    Riding in the New Year

    Surf's up Rodeo Beach! Happy New Year everybody!

  • Margined White

    Margined White

    Several of these at Ignacio.

  • California Tortoiseshell

    California Tortoiseshell

    Ignacio Valley Preserve

  • Mylitta Crescent

    Mylitta Crescent

    Ignacio Valley Preserve

  • Mourning Cloak

    Mourning Cloak

    More wind today whistling through Blackstone Canyon. This torn beauty along with a few Ringlets were all to be had.

  • Easter Parade

    Easter Parade

    Mute Swans and their babies out for a spring float at Las Gallinas. Happy Easter to all!

  • Boisduval's Blue

    Boisduval's Blue

    First time I have seen this Blue! Ignacio Valley Preserve.

  • Boisduval's Blue

    Boisduval's Blue

    First time I have seen this Blue! Ignacio Valley Preserve.

  • Pipevine Swallowtail

    Pipevine Swallowtail

    Ignacio Valley Preserve beauty- several of these here but only one stopped across the creek for me.

  • Ninth Street Rookery

    Ninth Street Rookery

    It's been a couple of years since I've been to this wonderful heron rookery in Santa Rosa. It was very lively as the herons were in their nest buildng mode, gathering sticks. An audubon guy who was there said there were over 180 Night Heron nests he had counted!

  • Ninth Street Rookery

    Ninth Street Rookery

    It's been a couple of years since I've been to this wonderful heron rookery in Santa Rosa. It was very lively- an audubon guy who was there said there were over 180 Night Heron nests he had counted!

  • Ninth Street Rookery

    Ninth Street Rookery

    It's been a couple of years since I've been to this wonderful heron rookery in Santa Rosa. It was very lively- an audobon guy who was there said there were over 180 Night Heron nests he had counted!

  • Variable Checkerspot

    Variable Checkerspot

    My first sighting at Ignacio this year- there were 3 of them twirling about.

  • Variable Checkerspot

    Variable Checkerspot

    Always look forward to these Checkerspots appearing (and posing, hopefully!)

  • Spotted Towhee on Estero Trail

    Spotted Towhee on Estero Trail

    Lookout from the pine forest.

  • Northern Checkerspot

    Northern Checkerspot

    At least 4 of these twirling and posing.

  • Greenish Blue(female)

    Greenish Blue(female)

    In a sea of pink at Ignacio Valley.

  • Hooded Oriole

    Hooded Oriole

    Male juvenile. Chut-chutting in the pine next door.

  • California Sister

    California Sister

    1st one of the year for me. They were doing work on power lines on the hill at Ignacio (right fork) with huge drills and saws but did not affect the number of butterflies I saw twirling about.

  • Lorquin's Admiral

    Lorquin's Admiral

    2 or 3 of these at Ignacio Valley today.

  • Dancing Sister

    Dancing Sister

    California Sister at Ignacio Valley

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    Boisduval's Blue
    Boisduval's Blue
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