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Harbor seals are close to the top of the cute list, right up there next to sea otters.
We saw close to eighty harbor seals that day, most of them lying on shore watching us watching them.
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Two Harbor Seal were of quite different fur colors but all the whiskers were blonde.
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I was able to get nice close-ups of the harbor seals because I used a telephoto lens. If the boat had come this close they would have been disturbed and swum away.
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A very pregnant Harbor Seal looking quite pleased with herself.
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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, old Leopard Tortoise sunned itself that afternoon.
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I know they are wild animals with big teeth and claws but jeez, don't they look cuddly?!
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This group shot of harbor seals illustrates their cuteness and wide variations in colors.
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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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Here is a view of a pelican you don't usually see. A head on view of its enormous bill.
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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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The Harbor Seal was very curious about us as we motored past, but not curious enough to actually move.
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The lion demonstrated camouflage.
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This Capybara needs a good brushing.
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Pelican posed aboard an old fishing boat.
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Catching the afternoon sun, the master of the grasses rests in its domain.
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A very large tortoise with an imposing look.
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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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A capybara peeking coyly from behind its giant palm frond.
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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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A male mallard posed on a large tree limb that extended out over the water. The sunlight made his iridescent colors show well.
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Four turtles sunned themselves just across the pond in the weak afternoon sunshine.
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A row of Forster Terns perched on the partial remains of a sunken ship.
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A male American Goldfinch coming into breeding plumage.
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Western Pond Turtles sunned themselves on a log in Jewel Lake. The leading turtle on the log however was a Red Slider. Perhaps a pet released after the owners became bored with it or the turtle became too big to remain cute.
Red-eared Sliders are an invasive species native to the Southern US. After they became common household pets they started showing up in Western states as well. Released in the wild they were "able to hybridize with native turtles damaging the integrity of the native speci . . . |
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