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One of our first daffodils to bloom was a modest one growing next to our Driveway.
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Dirt has been prepared into three parallel rows for the future planting of corn and tomatoes.
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Leaves were just beginning to appear among last year's dead leaves.
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Short grass is growing between the stones that form the path around the Monster raised bed in our frontyard.
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Benny in conversation with another in Eugene, Oregon.
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A few rain drops hung off a tree in our back yard.
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The blooms on the hellebore, growing in the back corner of our yard, were edged in lavender.
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The Winter Plum hellebore flowers bloomed in the back corner of our backyard.
It bloomed despite being covered with fall leaves.
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The rosemary bush in our Monster raised garden bed, in the frontyard, grew wild.
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The first snowdrop flowers bloomed under our backyard Tulip Tree.
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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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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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The fisherman hadn't noticed that a pelican had just landed next to him on the pier.
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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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A female Anna's Hummingbird sat quite still on a dried twig. For a moment.
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Pelican posed aboard an old fishing boat.
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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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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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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 flock of pelicans flying in typical formation with Anacapa island in the background.
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This is a close-up of the same Pelican I posted yesterday,
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Prehistoric looking pelicans sun and preen in the winter sun.
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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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