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A pair of spiked shoes were exibited in a San francisco store window.
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A painting of a hand pointed at the entrance to the Comstock Saloon in Northbeach in San Francisco.
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The Ferry Building as viewed through the Embarcadero Center.
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Two cobs of corn were growing low on our corn plants.
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More murals were painted on the front of a closed store on Powel Street.
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Many cars were parked in the Oregon Country Fair parking lot on dirt.
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A bunch of California Poppies bloomed alongside the front door path.
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A US Flag flew over a firehouse on the Embarcadero in San Francisco.
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Murals were painted on the front of a closed store on Powel Street.
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A California Flag was hung inside Book Passage at the Ferry Building.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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This group shot of harbor seals illustrates their cuteness and wide variations in colors.
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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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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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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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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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Sea Otters appeared to spend a great deal of their time grooming themselves. They use their bodies as tables, so have to keep food scraps washed off. While they clean, they also push and sometimes blow air bubbles into their fur. The extra air trapped in their fur contributes to their buoyancy and increases insulation.
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