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Lompoc, Santa Barbara County
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Cruising through North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming, here are some impressions of alive, beauty, and still standing.
Prairie Dogs being happy and alive
Looking over beautiful badlands in North Dakota
Albeit having lost live, leaves, and grounding soil, the tree is still standing
I was watching this Harrier sitting on top of a little Coot, a duck like black bird with a white beak. After the Harrier noticed that I was nearby, it took off into the air, starring with a dramatic look towards me.
The summers are getting hotter and hotter. To help the wildlife along, I typically put up two baby pools full of water. One day, a stag came to visit and agreed to be the model for the day.
In recent months, I have been several times to this beach that has a wonderful hiking trail (Boucher Trail), a lighthouse (Piedras Blancas Light Station), and the well known Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rockery.
Just a bit out in the ocean, not far from the lighthouse is an island called Haystack Rock. I used a 500mm lens with my Nikon D500 (750mm) to get the picture. It harbors a great number of birds and seals. Just great to look at closely.
Many different birds can be seen close by and at distance. Here just a pair of pelicans that I watched for a while. They were flying close together, swimming together, and hanging out at the beach together. I guess, they must be a couple.
Seals and the fairly large elephant seals (I guess that’s why they have their name) are enjoying themselves in the water, before coming on shore, to hang around lazily.
More … another time. In the meanwhile enjoy the photos and maybe even drive there. I think, the beaches are still open in California.