A long walk at low tide
Rain is on its way (winter has barely visited this year) and so I took a long walk to enjoy a pre-stormy bay and this week’s daytime low tides. It was cool, and the sky and ocean were… Read More
No news update
Spring has blown into the bay with strong northwest winds (our springtime signature). For more than a week winds have been fairly steady – at up to 30 mph (26 knots or 48 km/hr). It’s been nice for… Read More
Sea lions vs. cormorants
Barking, raucous sea lions have been dominating the Monterey breakwater. It’s a perfect spot for young males (mostly) to rest in the winter sun. But that’s about to change. Yesterday a cormorant carrying a wad of algae and seagrasses… Read More
There’s always the harbor
As I write this, it’s amazing outside: calm, clear, warm — 74° F (23° C) — and February. I don’t often get onto Monterey Bay in February because of rainy, windy weather and large swells. Yet I was… Read More
Discovering surfbirds
I recently discovered surfbirds (Aphriza virgata) with the help of a local birding group. Unless you’re looking for them, or watching rocks and one happens by, they’re hard to spot. I’ve seen them at the surfline on Monterey’s… Read More
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