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Animals, In Kerby Park, Elkhorn Slough

Spotted Tussock Moth Caterpillar
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A strikingly vivid Spotted Tussock Moth Caterpillar was found on a leaf alongside the path. Its vivid colors warned predators away from wrongly trying to ingest its apparently spiked exterior.

Animals Found Inside The Park   •  Kerby Park, Moss Landing Harbor, Elkhorn Slough   •  Moss Landing, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 9 June 2012)   •  (Photo taken 10:19:42 Friday 22 October 2010)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_2645
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Mallard Ducks
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Many mallard ducks were spotted occupying a patch of water alongside the trail.

Animals Found Inside The Park   •  Kerby Park, Moss Landing Harbor, Elkhorn Slough   •  Moss Landing, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 9 June 2012)   •  (Photo taken 10:40:22 Friday 22 October 2010)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_2671
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A Spent Nest
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A spent nest found wired up against a tree about 9 feet (about 3 meters) above the ground. Too bad the nesting season had already ended.

Animals Found Inside The Park   •  Kerby Park, Moss Landing Harbor, Elkhorn Slough   •  Moss Landing, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 9 June 2012)   •  (Photo taken 10:40:46 Friday 22 October 2010)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_2672
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Tiny Crab
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Old beams floated in the water alongside the path just past a bridge. Our footsteps flushed a crab into view, just barely visible along the inner midpoint of the floating beam.

Animals Found Inside The Park   •  Kerby Park, Moss Landing Harbor, Elkhorn Slough   •  Moss Landing, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 9 June 2012)   •  (Photo taken 11:44:17 Friday 22 October 2010)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_2726
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Jellyfish
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A jellyfish that looked somewhat like a Sea Nettle internal link floated just under the water's surface and among submerged grass.

Animals Found Inside The Park   •  Kerby Park, Moss Landing Harbor, Elkhorn Slough   •  Moss Landing, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 9 June 2012)   •  (Photo taken 11:53:36 Friday 22 October 2010)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCY_2746
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