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.
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Golden Gate Bridge |
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View across San Francisco from the Coit Tower |
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View across San Francisco from the Coit Tower |
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Night Heron near the San Francisco water front |
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Western Gull 1CY, Monterey |
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Western Gull, San Francisco |
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Western Gull yawning, San Francisco |
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Heermann's Gull, San Francisco |
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Risso's Dolpins from Monterey pelagic |
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Humpback Whale from Monterey pelagic |
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Monarch at Pacific Grove |
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Monarch roost in eucalyptus trees at Pacific Grove |
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California Cypress at Point Lobos |
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Big Sur coast |
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Big Sur coast |
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Snow Geese at Sacramento National Wildfowl Refuge. There are almost certainly some Ross's Geese in the flock too! |
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Tule Elk at Point Reyes |
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Drakes Beach, Point Reyes |
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Heermann's Gulls at Drake's Beach, Point Reyes |
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California Gull at Drake's Beach, Point Reyes |
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Glaucous-winged Gull at Drake's Beach, Point Reyes |
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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. |
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Grey Squirrel at Lake Merritt, Oakland |
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Brewer's Blackbird |
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Golden Gate Bridge. It looks red to me! |