WordCraft.NatureFocus

Winged winter guests

Monterey Bay’s mild winter weather attracts a variety of migrants and visitors from the north and south. Our winter wonderland provides for great coastal birding. These are winter guests spotted one morning last week from Monterey Waterfront Park and… Read More

Bonaparte’s gulls on the wing

This week I’ve been practicing with my new camera on a lively group of Bonaparte’s gulls (Chroicocephalus philadelphia). They’re great subjects — gliding, banking, dropping to the water, rising with a morsel — doing it all close to… Read More

Delights at a regional park

I love walking the shoreline and taking in what the ocean has to offer each day, but sometimes I find delights elsewhere. Not far from the coast near me is Laguna Grande. It’s a 34.8-acre (14-ha) park with… Read More

New camera, better shorebirds

For my blog photos I’ve been using an Olympus Tough. I love the rugged little waterproof camera for kayaking and long beach walks, but for birding, I was wanting something more. I just picked up a new camera… Read More

Coming of fall & shorebirds

I know it’s still summer (Northern Hemisphere) and we’re getting more sunshine during the day (summer fog nearly gone). But we’re also starting to feel just a nip in the air especially in the evening. Autumn is on… Read More