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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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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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A very large male sea lion with a much smaller female.
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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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A very young sea lion was sleepily curious about his observers.
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Portrait of a large male sea lion sleepily surveying his domain.
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A very large tortoise with an imposing look.
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King of the mountain and he knows it.
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A female sea lion tried to appear very demure.
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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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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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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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Two Macaws preening one another. A very intimate, gentle moment in a birds' life.
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A very large, old Leopard Tortoise sunned itself that afternoon.
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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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The fisherman hadn't noticed that a pelican had just landed next to him on the pier.
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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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This Red-tailed hawk was being trained that afternoon. He flew down to gobble a tossed tidbit and then contemplated his flight back up to the keepers arm.
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A very pregnant Harbor Seal looking quite pleased with herself.
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The sandpipers illustrate the adage that "birds of a feather flock together" and the whimbrel shows that, yes, we all can just get along.
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A Red-tailed hawk perched on the keeper's arm.
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More of the endless variation of facial expressions you can always find in sea lions.
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Sea Lions swam in and out of sunlight and shade beneath the wharf in Santa Cruz.
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I saw many lizards that day. This one was recharging his "solar batteries". When I was a kid we called this type of lizard a blue-belly.
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It surprises me that a big bird like a Pelican can fly so effortlessly.
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