Category: Photos

Monterey, California – Sea Otters

Dave

Took a trip to Monterey, California because I wanted to see some sea otters and take some photos of them. Here are some of the photos I took.

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Here is a short video of one of the otters eating breakfast.

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Monterey’s Flower Burglar

Dave

This morning I was driving to the ocean in Monterey, California in hopes to take some photos of some sea otters when I noticed a movement out of the corner of my eye.  When I looked over there was a young deer walking along the side of a house.  I stopped my car and watched to see what the deer was going to do.  He decided to snack on some vegetation in a flower bed. I’m sure the owner will appreciate that.

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All of a sudden my windshield wipers went off because they were on a timer from it lightly misting rain this morning.  

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The noise startled the deer and it started looking around.

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The deer spotted me and I decided that I didn’t want to see the deer get spooked and try running away, so I slowly drove my vehicle away and left it alone. What a pleasant experience.

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Bixby Bridge – Big Sur, California

Dave

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As I drove up the California Highway 1 today, I decided to stop and take some photos of the Bixby Bridge. The Bixby creek bridge was opened in 1932. It is one of the tallest single-span concrete arch bridges in the world. It is located in Monterey County and is part of the California State Highway System. There are nice views both of the bridge and of the area because of it’s location on the Pacific Coast Highway.

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Elephant Seals Near San Simeon

Dave

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As I drove up California Highway 1, I stopped off at a beach near San Simeon to check out some elephant seals. Being that I’ve never seen elephant seals before, I didn’t know what to expect. First off they are very dramatic. They are always making noise and getting into fights where it looks like they are trying to either bite or get the higher ground on their competition. Second, they are not very graceful on land. They move along and look like a slug. It’s funny because you can see all of their fat jiggle when they move. Third, I guess they get the name “elephant seal” because of the funny shaped nose they have that kind of resembles a trunk. Here are my photos from this interesting experience.

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