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Heermann's Gull

One of at least three sea otters I saw during a few minutes…

One of at least three sea otters I saw during a few minutes walking along the shoreline of Monterey Bay near Old Fisherman’s Wharf last weekend.

#animals #nature #otters #ocean #Monterey #California

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Sea Otter

One of at least three sea otters I saw during a few minutes walking along the shoreline of Monterey Bay.

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Moth (caterpillar)

Cucullia

During the 2017 “superbloom.”

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evening primroses, sundrops, and beeblossoms

During the 2017 “superbloom.”

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White-lined Sphinx (caterpillar)

White-lined Sphinx

During the 2017 “superbloom.”

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Angry Geese -> Twitter Banner

I decided to make this shot of two #geese in a local city park, one shouting while the other tries to tune it out, my new Twitter profile banner. It seemed appropriate.

#birds #goose #nature

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Wait, *is* that a trail? There are a lot of branching trails in #HahnPark, and I took one that was steeper than the others because I wanted to make sure I had as much time as possible on top of the ridge before sunset. But after a while I started to wonder. By the time I got here, footing was tricky, and there was one point where I needed to use a hand to brace myself.

It wasn't a problem going uphill in daylight, but when I came back down after sunset, I made sure to take the shallower switchback trails instead!

#hiking #trail #steep #nature #hillside #California #LosAngeles

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In the shade of the peppertree.

In the shade of the peppertree. #trees #shade #nature #hiking

In the shade of the peppertree.

#trees #shade #nature #hiking

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One of the (many) weird things about Los Angeles is that there are fragments of wilderness …

One of the (many) weird things about #LosAngeles is that there are fragments of wilderness scattered throughout the suburbs. (Mostly where it was a pain to build, or someone owned a lot of land & decided to donate it.)

I had two photos of this #trail junction and #fence. I liked the colors in one, the composition in the other, and I just couldn’t get the balance right on the second. On a whim I desaturated it. Turns out it looks better in #blackandwhite anyway!

#nature #hiking #photo

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Flowering Jade. In November.

Flowering #Jade. In November.

It was a pretty big one, too, probably 3-4 feet tall and maybe 7-8 feet across. Definitely bigger than you usually see it as a houseplant

Usually.

I’ve seen some pretty big jade plants in gardens, too!

#nature #plants #photo

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Tree Squirrels

I heard a child shout, “Squirrel!” off somewhere behind me, and then this squirrel came running across the lawn and then up a tree.

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Mallard (male at Hahn Park)

Mallard

At the Japanese Garden section of the park.

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Sliders

At the Japanese Garden section of the park. There is a sign warning about not taking the animals, including the koi (which are deliberately stocked, I’m sure) and the turtles, though it’s possible the turtles may have been simply released here as former pets rather than deliberately stocked.

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