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The otter balanced his "plate" on his stomach while enjoying that last little morsel.
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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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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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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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A flock of pelicans flying in typical formation with Anacapa island in the background.
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A very young sea lion was sleepily curious about his observers.
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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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A lone individual popped up out of the water after a dive for food. We suspected he has a clam grasped in his paws. Otters love shellfish.
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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 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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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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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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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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The improbable flamingo pondering its place in natural history.
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The King of the Jungle appeared regal that day.
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The lion demonstrated camouflage.
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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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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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Sea Lions swam in and out of sunlight and shade beneath the wharf in Santa Cruz.
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The larger Great Egret was stalked by the smaller Snowy Egret.
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A female Anna's Hummingbird sat quite still on a dried twig. For a moment.
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A crayfish was unexpectedly sighted in the Botanical Gardens. When I was a kid we called it a crawdad.
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This Stellar's Jay held down a butterfly and pulled off it's wing's. Naughty bird.
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This photo of a Whimbrel flying illustrates the unique shape of its bill.
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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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