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Our Liatris Spicata (Purple Spike) flowers grew next to the driveway.
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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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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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Pelican posed aboard an old fishing boat.
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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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Two Macaws preening one another. A very intimate, gentle moment in a birds' life.
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Two Harbor Seal were of quite different fur colors but all the whiskers were blonde.
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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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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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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 flock of pelicans flying in typical formation with Anacapa island in the background.
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It surprises me that a big bird like a Pelican can fly so effortlessly.
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This is a close-up of the same Pelican I posted yesterday,
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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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The Harbor Seal was very curious about us as we motored past, but not curious enough to actually move.
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Prehistoric looking pelicans sun and preen in the winter sun.
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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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