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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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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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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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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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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 large group of pelicans were perched on the fish processing equipment.
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This was the second killdeer nest I'd found. The first one was on gravel and this one on flowerbed mulch. Both times the nests were easily overlooked and the eggs hard to spot.
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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 male Anna's hummingbird perches on Neptunes' trident. I was surprised to see a hummingbird stay still for so long.
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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 flock of pelicans flying in typical formation with Anacapa island in the background.
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King of the mountain and he knows it.
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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 loud, large, parrot looking quite handsome.
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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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A very young sea lion was sleepily curious about his observers.
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The larger Great Egret was stalked by the smaller Snowy Egret.
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A female sea lion tried to appear very demure.
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The Green-winged Macaw goes by many names: Greenwing Macaw, Red and Green Macaw and Green Wing Macaw. They are one of the largest and gentlest of all the Macaws.
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Two Macaws preening one another. A very intimate, gentle moment in a birds' life.
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Prehistoric looking pelicans sun and preen in the winter sun.
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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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