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The first white blooms had formed on our strawberry plants.
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Our Giant Marsh Marigold plant grew lots of yellow blooms in our pond by the patio.
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White flowers bloomed near the path in the wildflower garden.
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Near the end of April, our white hellebore in the front yard, was in full bloom.
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An orange daisy bloomed at one end of the wildflower garden.
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Lots of white bearded irises had bloomed in our frontyard.
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The brown Heuchera growing by the first pond, had begun to fade into a lighter tone.
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Our Mint Kenilworth Ivy groundcover grew in the shadow of a raised garden bed.
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A closer view of one of our white bearded iris blooms.
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This photo of a Harbor Seal was taken very near the
Lucy Evans Interpretive Center
at the bird sanctuary. I was very surprised to see it but the ranger verified that they have been known to occasionally appear.
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The Tequila Sunrise bush, in the Snake raised garden, had three blooms.
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This photo was taken late March of this year and many birds were still in just black and white. For courting and breeding the necks and chest acquire a rusty or tan color.
They really seem to enjoy their mud-flats.
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A single bloom was high up on another of the lilac trees.
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At the sanctuary, there is a group of palm trees next to the large pond that provides prime nesting spots. It is fenced off to ensure the breeding birds are not disturbed.
In late March, this was one of many night herons nesting amongst the snowy and great egrets. Its usually yellow legs are pink because it's breeding season.
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Here is a photo of a lion
doing what a lion does best.
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A short purple and yellow iris grew next to the driveway.
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A beautiful Zebra
with gorgeous long lashes. I would love to see Zebras in California fields alongside the horses, sheep and cows. We have Ostriches and Llamas, why not Zebras?
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This female Killdeer is standing over eggs in its "nest." Three eggs are actually present but only one is clearly visible. Even the clearly visible one is very well camouflaged.
It is reputed their call sounds like "kill deer" and thus the name. I don't hear it myself but maybe that's just me.
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What a face. And under all that gorgeous white fur is black skin. All the better to absorb heat and keep the bear warm.
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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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The profile of a warthog is not handsome. Neither is any other view.
They do have their niche in nature, but they just don't look good filling it.
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A red rose in the backyard was ready to bloom my Bennie's window.
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These large egrets are graceful and breathtaking in flight. I watched this bird flying back and forth several times bringing nesting material back to it's mate.
There was only one pair that I saw amongst dozens of the smaller Snowy Egrets.
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Of course England has it's fair share of "flying rats". For some reason this one in Hyde Park seemed more like an actual bird to me than just
feathered vermin.
I'm sure if I was there long enough they would become just as annoying as pigeons are here at home.
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Taken late March, this bird is probably a year or two old and has the yellow legs you see on both juveniles and non breeding adults. They get their full adult plumage in the third year.
If you look at this shot and the thumbnail below it, you can see they are roughly the same size and shape. Nice of them to pose for their comparison shots.
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