|
|
|
|
|
top 25 items viewed per day
Week reset Sunday, Month reset the 1st, Year reset 1/1 |
|
(179 views)
The entrance to Safari Village was opposite the large parking lot.
|
|
(138 views)
The Spectacled Bear is the only bear that comes from South America. I hope this unique and beautiful endangered bear survives.
|
|
(136 views)
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.
|
|
(136 views)
Two Macaws preening one another. A very intimate, gentle moment in a birds' life.
|
|
(135 views)
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.
|
|
(134 views)
The fisherman hadn't noticed that a pelican had just landed next to him on the pier.
|
|
(134 views)
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.
|
|
(134 views)
Two Harbor Seal were of quite different fur colors but all the whiskers were blonde.
|
|
(134 views)
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.
|
|
(134 views)
A loud, large, parrot looking quite handsome.
|
|
(133 views)
A great egret at the edge of the bay looking for food. It is a very graceful bird whether walking or flying.
|
|
(133 views)
A very pregnant Harbor Seal looking quite pleased with herself.
|
|
(133 views)
The larger Great Egret was stalked by the smaller Snowy Egret.
|
|
(133 views)
The Harbor Seal was very curious about us as we motored past, but not curious enough to actually move.
|
|
(133 views)
I know they are wild animals with big teeth and claws but jeez, don't they look cuddly?!
|
|
(133 views)
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.
|
|
(132 views)
We saw many of these Marbled Godwits that day on the slough. This one is just about to take flight.
|
|
(132 views)
The Island Fox is only found on the Santa Barbara Channel Islands. Each of those six islands has its own subspecies of this little fox. Very Galapagos of them.
|
|
(132 views)
Bewick is pronounced Buick, like the car. This wren is thriving in the nation's parklands and adds its voice to nature's concert.
|
|
(122 views)
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 . . . |
|
(121 views)
This is one otter trying to persuade another otter to share its meal. It wasn't very successful.
|
|
(121 views)
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.
|
|
(120 views)
Here is an older otter, recognized by the light colored fur on its face. It is grooming itself after eating. Otters must have one of the cutest faces in the animal kingdom
|
|
(120 views)
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.
|
|
(120 views)
This killdeer tried to lure me away from her nest and eggs fluttering her wings as if injured. Ironically, the only reason I knew her nest was nearby was because of the mother killdeer's behavior. She faked being hurt and then looked back to see if I was buying it.
|
 |
| home • contact • topic guide • top 25 • photos • video • writing • blogs • upload • terms • privacy |