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A "Do Not Enter" sign also read, "Authorized Vehicles Only," on JFK Promenade.
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A flock of pelicans flying in typical formation with Anacapa island in the background.
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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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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 large group of pelicans were perched on the fish processing equipment.
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It surprises me that a big bird like a Pelican can fly so effortlessly.
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The pelican glides effortlessly over the surface of the sea.
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Prehistoric looking pelicans sun and preen in the winter sun.
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This is a close-up of the same Pelican I posted yesterday,
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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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This is one otter trying to persuade another otter to share its meal. It wasn't very successful.
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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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The fisherman hadn't noticed that a pelican had just landed next to him on the pier.
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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 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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Pelican posed aboard an old fishing boat.
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The larger Great Egret was stalked by the smaller Snowy Egret.
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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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Two Macaws preening one another. A very intimate, gentle moment in a birds' life.
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I know they are wild animals with big teeth and claws but jeez, don't they look cuddly?!
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Sea Lions swam in and out of sunlight and shade beneath the wharf in Santa Cruz.
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More of the endless variation of facial expressions you can always find in sea lions.
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A very large male sea lion with a much smaller female.
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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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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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