Local Action: September, 2025
Pacific Ocean
Common orb-weaver spider
Heerman’s Gull
Whimbrel
Holly-leafed cherry
Brown Pelican
Black Oystercatcher
Around and About
September was a stay-at-home month. We enjoyed our wild garden and visited some local places.
Backyard Treasures
Estuary Birds
Brewer’s Blackbirds at the Seaside
Black Oystercatcher - Resident of the Rocky Shoreline
Gulls and Terns by the Shore
Heerman’s Gulls were behaving like Sanderlings. The gulls were foraging for mole crabs that live within the shore’s surf zone. The birds would follow a retreating wave, hastily search for a meal, and then gallop upslope to escape the next incoming wave.
Foothill creatures
Shorebirds on migration after breeding
Riding the wave
Pacific Ocean waves
