Groupings of three often make for good composition. I wanted to capture the pelicans against the wave, but I didn’t see how many there were until I reviewed my images later.
Birds
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Mar 12
Waves and Birds –Pelicans In Flight
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Mar 12
Waves and Birds — Watching
These birds seem to be watching the crashing wave. I think they just happened to be looking in the same direction. I didn’t notice any other behavior that indicated they were aware of the unusually large waves.
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Mar 12
Waves and Birds — Wave and Pelican
A moment frozen in time. Shutter speed was 1/800th of a second. Asilomar beach, January, 2012.
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Mar 12
Waves and Birds–Two Sea Gulls
Large mountains of water crashing into the shore. Pacific Grove, 2012.
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Feb 12
Waves and Birds — Crying Sea Gull
Although there have been few winter storms in California this year, occasionally high surf is generated by winds far out to sea. Several weeks ago I saw a high surf advisory and traveled to Asilomar beach, an area south of Pacific Grove, to try and capture some waves. There seemed to be as many interesting birds as waves, so I will post a few pictures over the next several days.
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Feb 12
Moss Landing Wildlife–Pelicans
A pair of pelicans resting on a building on the fish dock at Moss landing, California.
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Feb 12
Moss Landing Wildlife–Seagull 2
Another shot with the 80-400mm zoom lens. Moss Landing, California.
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Feb 12
Moss Landing Wildlife–Sunset 2
This shot has five layers from the dark shore through the top sky. The stillness of the bird silhouettes contrasts with the implied motion of the waves. December 15, 2011.
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Feb 12
Moss Landing Wildlife–Sunset
The shadows were deepening and the sky briefly filled with warm yellows and oranges as the sun set. I liked the silhouette of the lone bird against the sky. December 15, 2011.
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Feb 12
Moss Landing Wildlife–Water Bird
I had been shooting sea otters near the Moss Landing visitor’s dock when this bird swam into the scene. I captured a single shot and paid no more attention to it. It was only later, as I reviewed the day’s images that I noticed the unusual orange-red colored eye.