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Patrick Mueller
Photo Date:
01/02/2014
Great blue heron in McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park.
Patrick Mueller
Photo Date:
01/02/2014
A great blue heron catches a trout below Burney falls.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
02/16/2016
Pelican at Elkhorn Slough.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
02/16/2016
Curious otters at Elkhorn Slough.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
02/16/2016
Harbor seals dozing at Elkhorn Slough.
Patrick Mueller
Photo Date:
12/23/2014
A raptor flies over Lassen Volcanic National Park.
John Cody
Photo Date:
05/28/2014
Sunset at Rio Del Mar State Beach.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
01/01/2017
Watch your step in the Monarch Butterfly sanctuary.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
01/01/2017
At first, clusters of monarch with closed wings may blend in with the eucalyptus leaves above.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
01/01/2017
Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
03/10/2016
Sea lion mother and pup hanging out in the harbor at Morro Bay.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
02/15/2017
The Ellwood Butterfly Grove.
John Cody
Photo Date:
10/22/2014
A curious seal takes a look at things near Cowell Beach.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
07/15/2014
Roosevelt Elk in the Prairie Creek Redwood State Park.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
07/15/2014
Seven-point Roosevelt elk in the Prairie Creek Redwood State Park.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
10/13/2014
A marmot finds some shade along the Five Lakes Trail near Tahoe.
Anzelina Coodey
Photo Date:
01/17/2015
Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) at Dana Point.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
08/24/2016
Inside the visitor center in the Channel Islands.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
09/02/2009
Male western fence lizard near Vogelsang Lake in Yosemite.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
09/05/2015
Not a bad spot to graze in Yosemite.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
09/26/2014
Coyote footprints in the caked mud, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.