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This is a photo of what appears to be a male Monarch butterfly. Male because it has two extra dots on its back wings that produce pheromones. Another obscure fact I learned from Wikipedia.
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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 larger Great Egret was stalked by the smaller Snowy Egret.
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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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Two Macaws preening one another. A very intimate, gentle moment in a birds' life.
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This is a close-up of the same Pelican I posted yesterday,
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A large group of pelicans were perched on the fish processing equipment.
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The lion demonstrated camouflage.
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A very large, old Leopard Tortoise sunned itself that afternoon.
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This is a juvenile Yellow-headed Caracara. Like most juvenile birds it has lots of streaking to give it more camouflage than the adult.
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A loud, large, parrot looking quite handsome.
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No, that's not its trunk. It's the tail of an Asian Elephant.
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The white plumes that appear during the breeding season are easily seen in this photo of the Brandt's cormorant.
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This group shot of harbor seals illustrates their cuteness and wide variations in colors.
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A sparrow on a bare November day.
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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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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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The Harbor Seal was very curious about us as we motored past, but not curious enough to actually move.
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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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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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A cliff of cormorants. |
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Here is the lesser flamingo which hung out near the cormorants in the Elkhorn Slough. I hope the flamingo is still there and thriving.
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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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Pelican posed aboard an old fishing boat.
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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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