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The first foxglove of the season, was just beginning to bloom.
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The orange geum, in our Snake raised garden bed, was in full bloom.
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A closer view of the white rose bushes in full bloom behind the motocycle tent.
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Several white rose bushes were in full bloom behind the motocycle tent.
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Another duck rested on a floating platform in one of the ponds in Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon.
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A duck swam across one of the ponds in the Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon.
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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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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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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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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.
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A female sea lion tried to appear very demure.
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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 Spectacled Bear is the only bear that comes from South America. I hope this unique and beautiful endangered bear survives.
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Prehistoric looking pelicans sun and preen in the winter sun.
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Two Macaws preening one another. A very intimate, gentle moment in a birds' life.
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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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A very large male sea lion with a much smaller female.
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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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A bunny had settled into a shallow hole in our monster raised garden bed in the front yard.
This was a collection of several video segments captured with a critter camera.
The bunny was wary and exited the hole several times.
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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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Sea Otters appeared to spend a great deal of their time grooming themselves. They use their bodies as tables, so have to keep food scraps washed off. While they clean, they also push and sometimes blow air bubbles into their fur. The extra air trapped in their fur contributes to their buoyancy and increases insulation.
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This is a close-up of the same Pelican I posted yesterday,
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The pelican glides effortlessly over the surface of the sea.
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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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