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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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A very large male sea lion with a much smaller female.
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A very young sea lion was sleepily curious about his observers.
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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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More of the endless variation of facial expressions you can always find in sea lions.
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A female sea lion tried to appear very demure.
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Sea Lions swam in and out of sunlight and shade beneath the wharf in Santa Cruz.
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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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Portrait of a large male sea lion sleepily surveying his domain.
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King of the mountain and he knows it.
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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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Two Macaws preening one another. A very intimate, gentle moment in a birds' life.
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This bedraggled juvenile black-crowned night heron was perched on the dock near the boat we were going to use. I hoped it wasn't a harbinger of how our trip would turn out.
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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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A great egret at the edge of the bay looking for food. It is a very graceful bird whether walking or flying.
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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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The pelican glides effortlessly over the surface of the sea.
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This group shot of harbor seals illustrates their cuteness and wide variations in colors.
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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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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.
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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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The King of the Jungle appeared regal that day.
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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
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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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