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Metal pieces had been placed on the outside of this concrete sidewalk
decoration. But skateboards had used the inside and, over the years,
had darkened the inside, and knocked two of the metal pieces off the
outside.
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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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The King contemplated freedom.
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Two Macaws preening one another. A very intimate, gentle moment in a birds' life.
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Pelican posed aboard an old fishing boat.
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This group shot of harbor seals illustrates their cuteness and wide variations in colors.
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More of the endless variation of facial expressions you can always find in sea lions.
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A female sea lion tried to appear very demure.
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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 Harbor Seal were of quite different fur colors but all the whiskers were blonde.
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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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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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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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A very pregnant Harbor Seal looking quite pleased with herself.
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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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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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The lion demonstrated camouflage.
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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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The Harbor Seal was very curious about us as we motored past, but not curious enough to actually move.
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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 King of the Jungle appeared regal that day.
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A very young sea lion was sleepily curious about his observers.
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King of the mountain and he knows it.
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A very large male sea lion with a much smaller female.
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Portrait of a large male sea lion sleepily surveying his domain.
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