Memories of the Nacimiento-Ferguson Road

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Scenery - Nacimiento-Fergusson Road — **Scenery**
*(Nacimiento-Fergusson Road)*

**Description:**
View of Sami from the westward slopes on the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road down to the Coast Highway and Big Sur coastline in Central California.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:17 13:04

**Location:**

Gorda
Big Sur, California
United States
1227.09 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D2X, 12 mm, f/8.0, 1/640

**File Name:** D2X1161-Scenery-NacimientoFergussonRoad

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **Scenery**
*(Nacimiento-Fergusson Road)*

**Description:**
View of Sami from the westward slopes on the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road down to the Coast Highway and Big Sur coastline in Central California.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:17 13:04

**Location:**

Gorda
Big Sur, California
United States
1227.09 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D2X, 12 mm, f/8.0, 1/640

**File Name:** D2X1161-Scenery-NacimientoFergussonRoad

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Northern Elephant Seal - Mirounga angustirostris — **Northern Elephant Seal**
*(Mirounga angustirostris)*

**Description:**
Elephant Seals, mostly females and immature males loafing on the beach at Piedras Blancas, north of San Simeon California.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:17 14:57

**Location:**

Piedras Blancas
San Simeon, California
United States
22.97 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D2X, 12 mm, f/8.0, 1/640

**File Name:** D2X1174-NorthernElephantSeal

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Mule Deer - Odocoileus hemionus — **Mule Deer**
*(Odocoileus hemionus)*

**Description:**
This boy has lost one of his antlers. Pine Canyon Road southwest of King City California.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:17 9:49

**Location:**

Pine Canyon
King City, California
United States
580.74 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/2000

**File Name:** D3X1125-MuleDeer

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Yellow-Billed Magpie - Pica nuttalli — **Yellow-Billed Magpie**
*(Pica nuttalli)*

**Description:**
These birds were part of a large nesting group of birds. Along Jolan Road on the way the the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road south west of King City California.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:17 10:22

**Location:**

Jolan Road
King City, California
United States
492.15 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/4000

**File Name:** D3X1202-YellowBilledMagpie

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Bullock's Oriole - Icterus bullockii — **Bullock's Oriole**
*(Icterus bullockii)*

**Description:**
This bird was probably nesting in the same grove as were the Yellow-Billed Magpies. Along Jolan Road on the way the the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road south west of King City California.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:17 10:34

**Location:**

Jolan Road
King City, California
United States
492.15 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/1250

**File Name:** D3X1253-BullocksOriole

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Hutton's Vireo - Vireo huttoni — **Hutton's Vireo**
*(Vireo huttoni)*

**Description:**
Along the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road at the base of the climb over the San Lucia Mountains on the way to Big Sur California.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:17 12:02

**Location:**

Nacimiento-Fergusson Road
Big Sur, California
United States
1433.80 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/800

**File Name:** D3X1394-HuttonsVireo

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Ash-Throated Flycatcher - Myiarchus cinerascens — **Ash-Throated Flycatcher**
*(Myiarchus cinerascens)*

**Description:**
Along the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road at the base of the climb over the San Lucia Mountains on the way to Big Sur California.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:17 12:09

**Location:**

Nacimiento-Fergusson Road
Big Sur, California
United States
1433.80 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/1250

**File Name:** D3X1442-AshThroatedFlyCatcher

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pacific-Slope Flycatcher - Empidonax difficilis — **Pacific-Slope Flycatcher**
*(Empidonax difficilis)*

**Description:**
Along the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road at the base of the climb over the San Lucia Mountains on the way to Big Sur California.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:17 12:15

**Location:**

Nacimiento-Fergusson Road
Big Sur, California
United States
1433.80 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/1250

**File Name:** D3X1463-PacificSlopeFlyCatcher

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Warbling Vireo - Vireo gilvus — **Warbling Vireo**
*(Vireo gilvus)*

**Description:**
Along the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road at the base of the climb over the San Lucia Mountains on the way to Big Sur California.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:17 12:25

**Location:**

Nacimiento-Fergusson Road
Big Sur, California
United States
1433.80 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/400

**File Name:** D3X1488-WarblingVireo

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Lawrence's Goldfinch - Carduelis lawrencei — **Lawrence's Goldfinch**
*(Carduelis lawrencei)*

**Description:**
Along the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road at the base of the climb over the San Lucia Mountains on the way to Big Sur California.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:17 12:56

**Location:**

Nacimiento-Fergusson Road
Big Sur, California
United States
1433.80 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250

**File Name:** D3X1564-LawrencesGoldFinch

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Dark-Eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis — **Dark-Eyed Junco**
*(Junco hyemalis)*

**Description:**
Along the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road at the base of the climb over the San Lucia Mountains on the way to Big Sur California.
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**Date Taken:** 2015:06:17 13:01

**Location:**

Nacimiento-Fergusson Road
Big Sur, California
United States
1433.80 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000

**File Name:** D3X1582-DarkEyedJunco

© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura — **Turkey Vulture**
*(Cathartes aura)*

**Description:**
Southern Big Sur, Central California Coast.
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**Date Taken:** 2005:07:27 15:35

**Location:**

Sans (historical)
Big Sur, California
United States
1515.82 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/350

**File Name:** JCD0443TurkeyVulture

© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Cassin's Vireo - Vireo cassinii — **Cassin's Vireo**
*(Vireo cassinii)*

**Description:**
Nacimiento-Ferguson Road. Central Valley to Southern Big Sur, Central California
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**Date Taken:** 2005:07:27 13:15

**Location:**

Sans (historical)
Big Sur, California
United States
1515.82 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/100

**File Name:** JCD0432CassinsVireo

© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Scenery

Nacimiento-Fergusson Road

View of Sami from the westward slopes on the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road down to the Coast Highway and Big Sur coastline in Central California.

Northern Elephant Seal

Mirounga angustirostris

Elephant Seals, mostly females and immature males loafing on the beach at Piedras Blancas, north of San Simeon California.

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

This boy has lost one of his antlers. Pine Canyon Road southwest of King City California.

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

This boy has lost one of his antlers. Pine Canyon Road southwest of King City California.

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

The male that lost one of his antlers was leading two yearling deer. Pine Canyon Road southwest of King City California.

Yellow-Billed Magpie

Pica nuttalli

These birds were part of a large nesting group of birds. Along Jolan Road on the way the the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road south west of King City California.

Yellow-Billed Magpie

Pica nuttalli

These birds were part of a large nesting group of birds. Along Jolan Road on the way the the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road south west of King City California.

Yellow-Billed Magpie

Pica nuttalli

These birds were part of a large nesting group of birds. Along Jolan Road on the way the the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road south west of King City California.

Bullock's Oriole

Icterus bullockii

This bird was probably nesting in the same grove as were the Yellow-Billed Magpies. Along Jolan Road on the way the the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road south west of King City California.

Bullock's Oriole

Icterus bullockii

This bird was probably nesting in the same grove as were the Yellow-Billed Magpies. Along Jolan Road on the way the the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road south west of King City California.

Yellow-Billed Magpie

Pica nuttalli

These birds were part of a large nesting group of birds. Along Jolan Road on the way the the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road south west of King City California.

Yellow-Billed Magpie

Pica nuttalli

These birds were part of a large nesting group of birds. Along Jolan Road on the way the the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road south west of King City California.

Yellow-Billed Magpie

Pica nuttalli

These birds were part of a large nesting group of birds. Along Jolan Road on the way the the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road south west of King City California.