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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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Two Macaws preening one another. A very intimate, gentle moment in a birds' life.
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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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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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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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A great egret at the edge of the bay looking for food. It is a very graceful bird whether walking or flying.
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The larger Great Egret was stalked by the smaller Snowy Egret.
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A very young sea lion was sleepily curious about his observers.
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Prehistoric looking pelicans sun and preen in the winter sun.
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Sea Lions swam in and out of sunlight and shade beneath the wharf in Santa Cruz.
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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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The Spectacled Bear is the only bear that comes from South America. I hope this unique and beautiful endangered bear survives.
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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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The pelican glides effortlessly over the surface of the sea.
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Portrait of a large male sea lion sleepily surveying his domain.
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More of the endless variation of facial expressions you can always find in sea lions.
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This is a close-up of the same Pelican I posted yesterday,
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Pelican posed aboard an old fishing boat.
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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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King of the mountain and he knows it.
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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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A very pregnant Harbor Seal looking quite pleased with herself.
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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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This group shot of harbor seals illustrates their cuteness and wide variations in colors.
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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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