Snapshots of Sonoma County
Enjoy these reader-contributed photographs of our beautiful region!

Petaluma River on a winter’s night. Photo by Scott Hess.

“Sun enhances, but so does rain!”. Photo by Anne-Marie Nordquist.

Christmas Eve sunset in Jenner. Conjured dreams of Sugarplum Fairies. Photo by Kjirsti Smyth Nicolaysen.

Sunset at Ellis Creek Wetlands, photo by Katie Gebhardt.

Sunset and waves at Fort Ross. Photo by Ed Storck.
- Diving enthusiastically for a shrimp? Bodega Bay, by Will Bakx.
- Goat Rock Beach, Sonoma Coast State Park by Guy Miller. Oct 16, 2020 · Jenner, CA· “Went to Goat Rock last night to take advantage of the moonless night to photograph the Milky Way. What I didn’t expect was to see a bioluminescent display in the breaking waves. The glowing blue light is caused by a marine microorganism, a single-celled creature called a dinoflagellate. Through a chemical reaction they glow when disturbed by the breaking waves. It was truly a magical scene.”
- Sunset over vineyards by Jason Baldwin.
- Monarch butterfly in Petaluma by Katie Gebhardt.
- Anna’s Hummingbird by Deb Hartnett.
- Egret at 9th Steet Rookery, Santa Rosa, by Deb Hartnett.
- Landscape Eastside of Petaluma by Ilene Shupnick.
- Swan at Ellis Creek Wetlands by Jason Baldwin