Today was Pacific Coast Highway Day, maybe not a national holiday but I think that this drive up route 1 along California's coastline could garner such a recognition. The idea was to drive close to San Francisco from Santa Barbara and we made it even with taking a few longer stops along the way.
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| Julia Pfeiffer State Park |
While the views can speak for themselves the birds can not and neither can my pictures. I didn't have a great bird day but I did manage to add a few species to my life list.
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| Chestnut-backed Chickadee |
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| Steller's Jay- Pacific variety |
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| Western Bluebird- female |
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| Black Turnstone |
And of course there was a mammal or two around as well. Besides the crazy ground squirrels eating out of peoples laps, litterally. We also saw harbor seal, elephant seal, california sea lion, and sea otter!
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| Juvenile Elephant Seals |
A black turnstone? who even knew about black turnstones... it's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a successful trip. Thanks for sharing the pictures. I build an Eastern Bluebird house. You can see it at http://www.myadirondakchair.com
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