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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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A very large, old Leopard Tortoise sunned itself that afternoon.
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More of the endless variation of facial expressions you can always find in sea lions.
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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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Prehistoric looking pelicans sun and preen in the winter sun.
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A very large male sea lion with a much smaller female.
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It surprises me that a big bird like a Pelican can fly so effortlessly.
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A large group of pelicans were perched on the fish processing equipment.
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This was the second killdeer nest I'd found. The first one was on gravel and this one on flowerbed mulch. Both times the nests were easily overlooked and the eggs hard to spot.
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Sea Lions swam in and out of sunlight and shade beneath the wharf in Santa Cruz.
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The otter balanced his "plate" on his stomach while enjoying that last little morsel.
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Pelican posed aboard an old fishing boat.
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Portrait of a large male sea lion sleepily surveying his domain.
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This is one otter trying to persuade another otter to share its meal. It wasn't very successful.
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Two Harbor Seal were of quite different fur colors but all the whiskers were blonde.
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This is a close-up of the same Pelican I posted yesterday,
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These two pelicans were one pair of dozens loitering around the marina, all waiting for a fishy opportunity. The one on the left was an immature bird which had not grown into its adult plumage.
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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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The lion demonstrated camouflage.
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The fisherman hadn't noticed that a pelican had just landed next to him on the pier.
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A very young sea lion was sleepily curious about his observers.
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A female sea lion tried to appear very demure.
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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 very large tortoise with an imposing look.
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