The elegant terns are back. For the past couple of weeks I’ve spotted them resting in the Monterey Harbor and feeding in the waters off Fisherman’s Wharf #2 and Del Monte Beach. They’re migrants, visiting us after nesting in Southern California… Read More
I love when I download a set of shots from camera to computer and find surprises — pictures I didn’t know I had. It’s what keeps me going as I delete hundreds of bad shots. This set of three shots is a perfect example. Just to practice… Read More
Now is the time of year that I start visiting the Coast Guard breakwater in Monterey Harbor to watch the sea lions and cormorants battle for dominance of the rocks. The Brandt’s cormorants typically win and nest on… Read More
I haven’t posted much lately, and I’m going to blame the sunshine. This is the first rainstorm that we’ve had this year, and only the second of our winter rainy season. It’s just been too nice outside to… Read More
On a recent beach walk I spotted pelicans, terns, gulls and sea lions feeding in the shallows just beyond the surfline. For a while I was entertained by a tern as it actively dodged a pursuing gull. The gull did… Read More
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