Solstice greetings from all of us at Bay Nature! To celebrate the first day of winter, we’ve gathered some of our favorite signs of the season to be found along Bay Area trails, in our parks, and along the coast! We hope it will inspire you to make your own local winter discoveries.
Monarch Butterfly
Favorite of: Contributing Editor Alison Hawkes
Photo: Becky Jaffe
Bufflehead Duck
Favorite of: Office Manager Jenny Stampp
Photo: Marlin Harms

Townsend’s Warbler
Favorite of: Publisher David Loeb
Illustration: John Muir Laws
Pacific Herring
Favorite of: Editorial Director Eric Simons
Photo: Paul Nicklen
Ladybugs
Favorite of: Associate Director Judith Katz
Photo: Davor Desancic

California Sea Otter
Favorite of: Development Associate Katy Yeh
Photo: Sstasi

Rain
Favorite of: IT/Web Development Manager Laurence Tietz
Photo: Garry Hayes
California Newt
Favorite of: Marketing Director Beth Slatkin
Photo: Matt Knoth

Elephant Seal
Favorite of: Editor in Chief Victoria Schlesinger
Photo: Victoria Schlesinger

Great Egret
Favorite of: Advertising Director Ellen Weis
Photo: Richard Blair
