California

These pictures were taken in northern California during a 10-day trip in November 2003.   All the areas visited were within 100 miles of San Francisco.

Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco View across San Francisco from the Coit Tower
San Francisco View across San Francisco from the Coit Tower
Night Heron Night Heron near the San Francisco water front
Western Gull Western Gull 1CY, Monterey
Western Gull Western Gull, San Francisco
Western Gull Western Gull yawning, San Francisco
HeermannsGull Heermann's Gull, San Francisco
Risso's Dolphin Risso's Dolpins from Monterey pelagic
Humpback Whale Humpback Whale from Monterey pelagic
Monarch Monarch at Pacific Grove
Monarch Roost Monarch roost in eucalyptus trees at Pacific Grove
Point Lobos California Cypress at Point Lobos
Big Sur Coast Big Sur coast
Big Sur Coast Big Sur coast
Snow Geese Snow Geese at Sacramento National Wildfowl Refuge.   There are almost certainly some Ross's Geese in the flock too!
Tule Elk Tule Elk at Point Reyes
Drakes Beach Drakes Beach, Point Reyes
Heermann's Gulls Heermann's Gulls at Drake's Beach, Point Reyes
California Gull California Gull at Drake's Beach, Point Reyes
Glaucous-winged Gull Glaucous-winged Gull at Drake's Beach, Point Reyes
Thayer's Gull (probably!) Probable Thayer's Gull at Drake's Beach, Point Reyes, although it could be a Western x Herring Gull hybrid.   The upper and lower surfaces of the wing tip were not seen.   Any comments welcome.
Grey Squirrel Grey Squirrel at Lake Merritt, Oakland
Brewer's Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird
Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge.

It looks red to me!


Postcard from California 2003

Back to Foreign Trips Menu