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The first white blooms had formed on our strawberry plants.
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White flowers bloomed near the path in the wildflower garden.
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Our Giant Marsh Marigold plant grew lots of yellow blooms in our pond by the patio.
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Near the end of April, our white hellebore in the front yard, was in full bloom.
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Tiny twigs, and a bit of mulch, littered the concrete outside our side door.
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An orange daisy bloomed at one end of the wildflower garden.
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Two Macaws preening one another. A very intimate, gentle moment in a birds' life.
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A loud, large, parrot looking quite handsome.
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The Green-winged Macaw goes by many names: Greenwing Macaw, Red and Green Macaw and Green Wing Macaw. They are one of the largest and gentlest of all the Macaws.
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This photo shows a sea lion swimming in the late afternoon sunlight beneath the wharf in Santa Cruz. Lovely light on a lovely animal.
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Close up of a male sea lion. According to Wiki, "Zalophus californianus" means "Californian big-head" because a male grows a crest of bone on top of his head that causes a bulging forehead.
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A lone individual popped up out of the water after a dive for food. We suspected he has a clam grasped in his paws. Otters love shellfish.
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Portrait of a large male sea lion sleepily surveying his domain.
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This group shot of harbor seals illustrates their cuteness and wide variations in colors.
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I love the pattern of this seal's fur, but I would never entertain the idea of taking it away from her to use for myself.
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Pelican posed aboard an old fishing boat.
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More of the endless variation of facial expressions you can always find in sea lions.
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Prehistoric looking pelicans sun and preen in the winter sun.
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For an unforgettable wildlife experience, I highly recommend the Elkhorn Slough Safari in Moss Landing. We saw over one hundred sea otters, almost eighty harbor seals and dozens of sea lions very up close and personal.
This photo shows a raft of about eighty sea otters. Raft is the official label for a bunch of otters hanging out together, looking like a raft.
In addition to sea mammals, I also photographed sixteen species of birds. The trip was two hours of wildlife bliss. There were a few . . . |
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To our left as we exited the harbor and entered the slough, we saw an old pier covered with sea lions. We slowly motored past them. It was quite satisfying to be at their level and so close to them. I feel like I ended up with a family portrait instead of a wildlife photo.
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Bette Davis eyes? Bedroom eyes? Puppy dog eyes? They've got nothing on harbor seal eyes!
The little slit behind the eye is the ear which is an easy way to distinguish it from a sea lion with its little external ear.
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King of the mountain and he knows it.
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This photo shows just part of a very large raft of otters we saw in the Elkhorn Slough. The older individuals had light faces, and such cute faces they were.
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A very large male sea lion with a much smaller female.
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A very pregnant Harbor Seal looking quite pleased with herself.
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