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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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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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A very young sea lion was sleepily curious about his observers.
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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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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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A female sea lion tried to appear very demure.
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A very large male sea lion with a much smaller female.
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This Capybara needs a good brushing.
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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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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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A capybara peeking coyly from behind its giant palm frond.
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Portrait of a large male sea lion sleepily surveying his domain.
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A very pregnant Harbor Seal looking quite pleased with herself.
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Two Harbor Seal were of quite different fur colors but all the whiskers were blonde.
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Pelican posed aboard an old fishing boat.
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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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Catching the afternoon sun, the master of the grasses rests in its domain.
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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.
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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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This group shot of harbor seals illustrates their cuteness and wide variations in colors.
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An adult night heron in full breeding plumage showing off its pink legs which are yellow the rest of the year.
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