Point Reyes


Point Reyes, Marin County, California
June 7, 2009









Point Reyes Lighthouse








Mt. St. Helena from Point Reyes








Elephant Seal Colony








Brush Rabbit








Isle of St. James (left) and North Farallon (right)








Young Mule Deer








Western Gull








Common Murre Colony


Visible from the platform at the top of the steps that go down to the lighthouse.








Long-tailed Weasels


These two popped out of the vegetation along the road to the lighthouse with the larger one holding the smaller one's hindneck in its mouth. At first I thought they were an adult and a juvenile, but I think they were more likely an adult male and an adult female. They looked around for several seconds and then the larger one pulled the smaller one into the bush lupines.








Point Reyes Beach








Southeast Farallon








Point Reyes Blue            Plebejus icarioides parapheres


This is a subspecies of Boisduval's Blue (Plebejus icarioides).








Sandhill Skipper            Polites sabuleti






Alan Wight
Sonoma County, California
Email:  shwand@sonic.net

All Photos © 2009 Alan Wight