A Blue-ribbon Fourth of July

This year the creativity of the volunteers from Friends of Fitzgerald Marine Reserve who walked in Half Moon Bay’s holiday parade was rewarded with a FIRST PRIZE BLUE RIBBON for their Marching Unit! Congratulations gang! These photos are courtesy of volunteer Jill Morris, whose dog Jukebox made a huge hit…

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Soaking Up the Sun

Ranger Sarah Lenz reports: This juvenile red tail hawk had just finished a quick bath in San Vicente Creek and was drying its wings on the fence post early one recent morning. On the outer reef the harbor seals are also soaking up the sun in the background.

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Tug-of-War with an Octopus!

Volunteer naturalist Linda Barre reports: The other day, the high school students I was leading on a tidepool tour found a red octopus in a surge channel. It slid under a rock to hide. I gently put the tip of my bamboo chopstick pointer near where the octopus vanished to…

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