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Among Iris

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by Bryan Costales external link

Our few white tulips grew among iris plants in the front yard.

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Twigs

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by Bryan Costales external link

Tiny twigs, and a bit of mulch, littered the concrete outside our side door.

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By Leaf Compost

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by Bryan Costales external link

Weeds grew alongside our leaf compost bin.

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A Cluster

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by Bryan Costales external link

A cluster of red tulips grew between the Monster raised garden bed and the Dogwood tree.

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Grew Next To

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by Bryan Costales external link

Our brown Heuchera (Croal Bells) plant grew next to our first pond.

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Base Blooms

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by Bryan Costales external link

Some of the dogwood tree's blooms occurred at its base on short runners there.

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In The Shadow

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by Bryan Costales external link

Our Mint Kenilworth Ivy groundcover grew in the shadow of a raised garden bed.

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Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus)

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by Terry Costales

A large group of pelicans were perched on the fish processing equipment.

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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

It surprises me that a big bird like a Pelican can fly so effortlessly.

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Macaws

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by Terry Costales

Two Macaws preening one another. A very intimate, gentle moment in a birds' life.

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California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)

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by Terry Costales

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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Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

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by Terry Costales

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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Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

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by Terry Costales

This Capybara needs a good brushing.

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Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

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by Terry Costales

An adult night heron in full breeding plumage showing off its pink legs which are yellow the rest of the year.

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Great Egret (Ardea alba)

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by Terry Costales

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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Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis )

(102 views)
by Terry Costales

The fisherman hadn't noticed that a pelican had just landed next to him on the pier.

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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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American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)

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by Terry Costales

A female avocet sits on her eggs. When the tide comes in this nest will barely be above the water.

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Snowy Egret and Great Egret

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by Terry Costales

The larger Great Egret was stalked by the smaller Snowy Egret.

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In Bloom

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by Bryan Costales external link

Our front yard hedge was in bloom between the neighbor's storage box and our Monster raised garden bed.

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Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)

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by Terry Costales

The Harbor Seal was very curious about us as we motored past, but not curious enough to actually move.

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Black-crowned Night Heron

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by Terry Costales

This bedraggled juvenile black-crowned night heron was perched on the dock near the boat we were going to use. I hoped it wasn't a harbinger of how our trip would turn out.

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Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)

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by Terry Costales

Sea Lions swam in and out of sunlight and shade beneath the wharf in Santa Cruz.

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Pile Of Twigs

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by Bryan Costales external link

A pile of twigs was being slowly reduced to create new mulch.

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