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Odd Fish

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by Bryan Costales external link

A odd fish with three eyes, a spiked head and a striped body, graced an alley wall in Springfield, Oregon. The artist's signature was in two places, the top right, and below the art.

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Unhappy

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by Bryan Costales external link

An unhappy shop owner stood with arms folded next to an open window.

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Green Caps

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by Bryan Costales external link

A white fire hydrant had green caps covering its water outputs.

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Plants Growing Up

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by Bryan Costales external link

A drain in the sidewalk had plants growing up through it.

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Stack Of Pipes

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by Bryan Costales external link

A stack of new sewer pipes formed several circles. The stack was on one of San Francisco's streets.

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Tanker On Blocks

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by Bryan Costales external link

An old tanker car was supported by concrete blocks. Next to the Amtrak tracks, this old tanker was covered in graffiti.

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Sticker On The Floor

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by Bryan Costales external link

A sticker, on the floor of the Salesforce Transit Center, showed what the lowest level train box would look like with California High Speed Rail and Caltrain trains stopped inside it.

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Cartoon Fish

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by Bryan Costales external link

A metal statue of a cartoon fish was suspended from a metal bar at the 2024 Burning Man Decompression.

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Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

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by Terry Costales

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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Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

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by Terry Costales

I know they are wild animals with big teeth and claws but jeez, don't they look cuddly?!

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Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

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by Terry Costales

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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Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

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by Terry Costales

Two Harbor Seal were of quite different fur colors but all the whiskers were blonde.

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Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

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by Terry Costales

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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Killdeer eggs

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by Terry Costales

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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Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)

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by Terry Costales

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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Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

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by Terry Costales

I love the pattern of this seal's fur, but I would never entertain the idea of taking it away from her to use for myself.

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California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)

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by Terry Costales

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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Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

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by Terry Costales

This group shot of harbor seals illustrates their cuteness and wide variations in colors.

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Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

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by Terry Costales

A very pregnant Harbor Seal looking quite pleased with herself.

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Raft of Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)

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by Terry Costales

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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Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

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by Terry Costales

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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Raft of Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)

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by Terry Costales

This photo shows just part of a very large raft of otters we saw in the Elkhorn Slough. The older individuals had light faces, and such cute faces they were.

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Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

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by Terry Costales

Prehistoric looking pelicans sun and preen in the winter sun.

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Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

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by Terry Costales

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 Otter (Enhydra lutris)

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by Terry Costales

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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