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Two Macaws preening one another. A very intimate, gentle moment in a birds' life.
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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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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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The larger Great Egret was stalked by the smaller Snowy Egret.
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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 Spectacled Bear is the only bear that comes from South America. I hope this unique and beautiful endangered bear survives.
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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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The lion demonstrated camouflage.
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Here is another otter grooming or maybe he is thinking "oh, not another boatload of paparazzi!"
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This is one otter trying to persuade another otter to share its meal. It wasn't very successful.
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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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A flock of pelicans flying in typical formation with Anacapa island in the background.
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Two Harbor Seal were of quite different fur colors but all the whiskers were blonde.
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The King of the Jungle appeared regal that day.
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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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This group shot of harbor seals illustrates their cuteness and wide variations in colors.
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The King contemplated freedom.
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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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Prehistoric looking pelicans sun and preen in the winter sun.
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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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Pelican posed aboard an old fishing boat.
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King of the mountain and he knows it.
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A very large, old Leopard Tortoise sunned itself that afternoon.
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A very large male sea lion with a much smaller female.
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