Memories of Morro Bay
42 Photos
Sea Otter(Enhydra lutris) |
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Description: These juvenile Sea Otters were playing rough house in the harbor at Morrow Bay on the Central California coast. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:17 17:45 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X1718-SeaOtter |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Sea Otter(Enhydra lutris) |
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Description: These juvenile Sea Otters were playing rough house in the harbor at Morrow Bay on the Central California coast. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:17 17:48 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X1744-SeaOtter |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sea Otter(Enhydra lutris) |
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Description: These juvenile Sea Otters were playing rough house in the harbor at Morrow Bay on the Central California coast. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:17 17:48 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X1745-SeaOtter |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sea Otter(Enhydra lutris) |
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Description: These juvenile Sea Otters were playing rough house in the harbor at Morrow Bay on the Central California coast. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:17 17:48 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X1749-SeaOtter |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sea Otter(Enhydra lutris) |
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Description: These juvenile Sea Otters were playing rough house in the harbor at Morrow Bay on the Central California coast. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:17 17:49 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X1760-SeaOtter |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sea Otter(Enhydra lutris) |
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Description: These juvenile Sea Otters were playing rough house in the harbor at Morrow Bay on the Central California coast. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:17 17:49 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X1773-SeaOtter |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Snowy Egret(Egretta thula) |
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Description: In the harbor at Morrow Bay on the Central California coast. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:17 17:57 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X1826-SnowyEgret |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Bewick's Wren(Thryomanes bewickii) |
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Description: A bird at home in a variety of brushy habitats. Morro Bay on the Central California Coast. |
Date Taken: 2019:07:29 11:00 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: BewicksWren_D5X9793-MorroBay |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Canyon Wren(Catherpes mexicanus) |
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Description: The steep rocky face of Morro Rock is ideally suited to this bird. Morro Bay on the Central California Coast. |
Date Taken: 2019:07:29 10:43 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: CanyonWren_D5X9756-MorroBay |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great Blue Heron(Ardea herodias) |
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Description: The channel entering Morro Bay is a great place to meet Sea Otters and many birds. San Juis Obisbo County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:17 9:17 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: GreatBlueHeron_D5X4183-MorroBay |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Heermann's Gull(Larus heermanni) |
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Description: The channel entering Morro Bay is a great place to meet Sea Otters and many birds. San Juis Obisbo County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:17 14:09 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: HeermannsGull_D5X4319-MorroBay |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sea Otter(Enhydra lutris) |
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Description: Regular visitor to the harbor entry at Morrow Bay, Central California Coast. |
Date Taken: 2003:12:02 15:36 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD_4093SeaOtter |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Long-Billed Curlew(Numenius americanus) |
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Description: The channel entering Morro Bay is a great place to meet Sea Otters and many birds. San Juis Obisbo County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:17 8:51 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: LongBilledCurlew_D5X4033-MorroBay |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Marbled Godwit(Limosa fedoa) |
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Description: The channel entering Morro Bay is a great place to meet Sea Otters and many birds. San Juis Obisbo County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:17 9:02 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: MarbledGodwit_D5X4154-MorroBay |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Peregrine Falcon(Falco peregrinus) |
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Description: The channel entering Morro Bay is a great place to meet Sea Otters and many birds. San Juis Obisbo County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:17 14:29 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: PeregrineFalcon_D5X4331-MorroBay |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Morro Rock(Scenery) |
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Description: Morro Rock stands guard at the head of Morro Bay. It is a landmark dividing Central and Southern California. San Luis Obisbo County. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:17 10:15 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: XT1575, 4.67 mm, f/2.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: Scenery-JcD_20170917_101500_Phone-MorroBay |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Sea Otter(Enhydra lutris) |
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Description: Dining on mollusks in the channel entering Morro Bay is a great place to meet Sea Otters and many birds. San Juis Obisbo County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:17 8:25 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: SeaOtter_D5X3801-MorroBay |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Sea Otter(Enhydra lutris) |
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Description: Youngster complaining about his buddies catching food while he had none. The channel entering Morro Bay is a great place to meet Sea Otters and many birds. San Juis Obisbo County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:17 8:26 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: SeaOtter_D5X3818-MorroBay |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Sea Otter(Enhydra lutris) |
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Description: Mother and pup in the channel entering Morro Bay is a great place to meet Sea Otters and many birds. San Juis Obisbo County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:17 15:22 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: SeaOtter_D5X4488-MorroBay |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: This adult gull found a prize. The channel entering Morro Bay is a great place to meet Sea Otters and many birds. San Juis Obisbo County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:17 9:28 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: WesternGull_D5X4204-MorroBay |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
White-Crowned Sparrow(Zonotrichia leucophrys) |
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Description: The song of these birds at Morro Bay was distictly different from the "gambelli" subspecies I've encountered in San Diego and Alaska. The channel entering Morro Bay is a great place to meet Sea Otters and many birds. San Juis Obisbo County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:17 9:05 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: WhiteCrownedSparrow_D5X4171-MorroBay |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
White-Crowned Sparrow(Zonotrichia leucophrys) |
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Description: The song of these birds at Morro Bay was distictly different from the "gambelli" subspecies I've encountered in San Diego and Alaska. The channel entering Morro Bay is a great place to meet Sea Otters and many birds. San Juis Obisbo County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:17 14:59 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: WhiteCrownedSparrow_D5X4403-MorroBay |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
White-Crowned Sparrow(Zonotrichia leucophrys) |
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Description: This juvenile bird at Morro Bay on the Central California Coast has not yet earned its First Winter head stripes. |
Date Taken: 2019:07:29 10:58 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: WhiteCrownedSparrow_D5X9788-MorroBay |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
White-Crowned Sparrow(Zonotrichia leucophrys) |
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Description: The White-Crowned Sparrows living along California’s central coast belong to the subspecies Z. l. Nuttalli, and are non-migratory. One of my favorite regions to explore is California’s central coast. Always a favorite stop for me in Morro Bay, is the inlet at the north end of the bay. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:01 14:05 |
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Location:
Morro Rock |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: WhiteCrownedSparrow_8501734-MorroBay |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Townsend's Warbler(Setophaga townsendi) |
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Description: This Townsend’s Warbler looked a mess with his face caked with sap, nectar, or other sticky substance. It took place at the southern reaches of Morro Bay. One of my favorite regions to explore is California’s central coast. During past visits to this lovely town, I’ve wandered the grounds of the Natural History Museum and found it both peaceful and birdy. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:01 10:15 |
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Location:
Museum of Natural History |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: TownsendsWarbler_8501204-MorroBay |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Steller's Jay(Cyanocitta stelleri) |
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Description: This meeting took place in Morro Bay State Park, at the southern reaches of Morro Bay. One of my favorite regions to explore is California’s central coast. During past visits to this lovely town, I’ve wandered the grounds of the Natural History Museum and found it both peaceful and birdy. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:01 8:50 |
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Location:
Morro Bay State Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: StellersJay_8500810-MorroBay |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Western Gulls are ever-present over most of the west coast of the USA. One of my favorite regions to explore is California’s central coast. Always a favorite stop for me in Morro Bay, is the inlet at the north end of the bay. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:01 16:04 |
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Location:
Morro Rock |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: WesternGull_8501976-MorroBay |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pelagic Cormorant(Urile pelagicus) |
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Description: Pelagic Cormorants, when in the right light, are very colorful. One of my favorite regions to explore is California’s central coast. Always a favorite stop for me in Morro Bay, is the inlet at the north end of the bay, where Morro Rock imposes its presence on the coastline. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:01 14:06 |
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Location:
Morro Rock |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: PelagicCormorant_8501749-MorroBay |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Greater Scaup(Aythya marila) |
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Description: This meeting took place at the southern reaches of Morro Bay. One of my favorite regions to explore is California’s central coast. Bufflehead and Scaup (Greater, I believe) congregated near the shore. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:01 9:07 |
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Location:
Morro Bay Water Access |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: GreaterScaup_8500885-MorroBay |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Chestnut-Backed Chickadee(Poecile rufescens) |
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Description: This was my first meeting with this species. It took place at the southern reaches of Morro Bay. One of my favorite regions to explore is California’s central coast. During past visits to this lovely town, I’ve wandered the grounds of the Natural History Museum and found it both peaceful and birdy. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:01 9:40 |
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Location:
Museum of Natural History |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: ChestNutBackedChickadee_8500953-MorroBay |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Chestnut-Backed Chickadee(Poecile rufescens) |
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Description: This was my first meeting with this species. It took place at the southern reaches of Morro Bay. One of my favorite regions to explore is California’s central coast. During past visits to this lovely town, I’ve wandered the grounds of the Natural History Museum and found it both peaceful and birdy. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:01 9:39 |
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Location:
Museum of Natural History |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: ChestNutBackedChickadee_8500943-MorroBay |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Chestnut-Backed Chickadee(Poecile rufescens) |
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Description: This was my first meeting with this species. It took place at the southern reaches of Morro Bay. One of my favorite regions to explore is California’s central coast. During past visits to this lovely town, I’ve wandered the grounds of the Natural History Museum and found it both peaceful and birdy. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:01 9:41 |
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Location:
Museum of Natural History |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: ChestNutBackedChickadee_8500999-MorroBay |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
California Scrub-Jay(Aphelocoma californica) |
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Description: This meeting took place in Morro Bay State Park, at the southern reaches of Morro Bay. One of my favorite regions to explore is California’s central coast. During past visits to this lovely town, I’ve wandered the grounds of the Natural History Museum and found it both peaceful and birdy. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:01 8:49 |
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Location:
Morro Bay State Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CaliforniaScrubJay_8500802-MorroBay |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
California Towhee(Melozone crissalis) |
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Description: This meeting took place at the southern reaches of Morro Bay. One of my favorite regions to explore is California’s central coast. During past visits to this lovely town, I’ve wandered the grounds of the Natural History Museum and found it both peaceful and birdy. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:01 10:11 |
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Location:
Museum of Natural History |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: CaliforniaTowhee_8501131-MorroBay |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bufflehead(Bucephala albeola) |
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Description: This meeting took place at the southern reaches of Morro Bay. One of my favorite regions to explore is California’s central coast. Bufflehead and Scaup (Greater, I believe) congregated near the shore. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:01 9:04 |
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Location:
Morro Bay Water Access |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BuffleHead_8500829-MorroBay |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black Oystercatcher(Haematopus bachmani) |
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Description: One of my favorite regions to explore is California’s central coast. Always a favorite stop for me in Morro Bay, is the inlet at the north end of the bay, where this day graced me with a close encounter with Black Oystercatchers. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:01 12:40 |
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Location:
Morro Rock |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BlackOysterCatcher_8501465-MorroBay |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black Oystercatcher(Haematopus bachmani) |
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Description: One of my favorite regions to explore is California’s central coast. Always a favorite stop for me in Morro Bay, is the inlet at the north end of the bay, where this day graced me with a close encounter with Black Oystercatchers. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:01 12:39 |
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Location:
Morro Rock |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BlackOysterCatcher_8501440-MorroBay |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black Oystercatcher(Haematopus bachmani) |
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Description: One of my favorite regions to explore is California’s central coast. Always a favorite stop for me in Morro Bay, is the inlet at the north end of the bay, where this day graced me with a close encounter with Black Oystercatchers. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:01 12:34 |
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Location:
Morro Rock |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BlackOysterCatcher_8501268-MorroBay |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Anna's Hummingbird(Calypte anna) |
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Description: This meeting took place at the southern reaches of Morro Bay. One of my favorite regions to explore is California’s central coast. During past visits to this lovely town, I’ve wandered the grounds of the Natural History Museum and found it both peaceful and birdy. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:01 9:36 |
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Location:
Museum of Natural History |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: AnnasHummingbird_8500915-MorroBay |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sea Otter(Enhydra lutris) |
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Description: Morro Bay on the Central California Coast is a great place to meet Sea Otters. |
Date Taken: 2019:07:29 9:51 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: SeaOtter_D5X9722-MorroBay |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pelagic Cormorant(Phalacrocorax pelagicus) |
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Description: The channel entering Morro Bay is a great place to meet Sea Otters and many birds. San Juis Obisbo County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:17 14:55 |
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Location:
Morro Bay |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: PelagicCormorant_D5X4380-MorroBay |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Long-Billed Curlew(Numenius americanus) |
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Description: The channel entering Morro Bay is a great place to meet Sea Otters and many birds. San Luis Obisbo County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:17 9:02 |
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Location:
Morro Rock |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: LongBilledCurlew_D5X4138-MorroBay |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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