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An arch, at the Castro Street Fair, was decorated with the Day Of The Dead design.
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The sign for the Mr. Pickle\'s Sandwich Shop had Mr. Pickles in its middle, wearing a cowboy hat and holding his thumb up.
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This mural was titled, "Girls!," and was painted on one of the doors of the AC Hotel in downtown San Jose, California.
It depicted three girls standing in front of a brick wall.
The girls appeared to be friends.
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It was beautiful day in Santa Cruz and I had been photographing the sea lions when this pelican landed a few feet away on the pier railing.
If there was ever a compelling visual argument for birds being the modern descendants of dinosaurs, it's the pelican. I could easily imagine them flying just out of reach above the snapping jaws of some aquatic sea monster.
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Pelican posed aboard an old fishing boat.
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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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The pelican glides effortlessly over the surface of the sea.
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A large group of pelicans were perched on the fish processing equipment.
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There was this one lone white pelican at the nature center that day. It was probably an injured bird being nursed back to health, or it just knew a good hand-out when it saw one.
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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 flock of pelicans flying in typical formation with Anacapa island in the background.
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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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Prehistoric looking pelicans sun and preen in the winter sun.
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This is a close-up of the same Pelican I posted yesterday,
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It surprises me that a big bird like a Pelican can fly so effortlessly.
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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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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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A very young sea lion was sleepily curious about his observers.
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(203 views) This bird is resting on an urn placed next to a reflecting pool inside the Stuttgart Zoo. It isn't caged and flew in on its own. I witnessed many herons, storks and cormorants fly into various enclosures to take advantage of the plentiful food supply.
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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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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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Portrait of a large male sea lion sleepily surveying his domain.
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This juvenile Heermann's gull exhibits its main identifying marks clearly: black feet, red bill and dusky body. As an adult, its head will become pure white.
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The larger Great Egret was stalked by the smaller Snowy Egret.
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