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An immature Western Gull, Larus occidentalis, with an octopus, stollen from a Brandt's Cormorant, Monterey, CA.
An homage to Georgia, Western Gull, Larus occidentalis, Monterey, CA.
An adult Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus bachmani, Coast Guard Breakwater, Monterey, CA.
An adult Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus bachmani, Coast Guard Breakwater, Monterey, CA.
An adult Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus bachmani, Coast Guard Breakwater, Monterey, CA.
An adult Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus bachmani, Coast Guard Breakwater, Monterey, CA.
An adult Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus bachmani, San Carlos Beach, Monterey, CA.
An adult Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus bachmani, San Carlos Beach, Monterey, CA.
An adult Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus bachmani, San Carlos Beach, Monterey, CA.
An adult Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus bachmani, San Carlos Beach, Monterey, CA.
An adult Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus bachmani, San Carlos Beach, Monterey, CA.
An adult Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus bachmani, bathing in a tidepool, Pacific Grove, CA.
A Western Gull, Larus occidentalis, foraging in a surf grass bed, Monterey, CA.
A Western Gull, Larus occidentalis, foraging in a surf grass bed, Monterey, CA.
An illegally parked, Western Gull, Larus occidentalis, Monterey, CA.
Two adult Western Gulls, Larus occidentalis, in a pitched battle, Monterey, CA.
Two adult Western Gulls, Larus occidentalis, in a pitched battle, Monterey, CA.
Two adult Western Gulls, Larus occidentalis, in a pitched battle, Monterey, CA.
A Western Gull, Larus occidentalis, "chick" crying for attention from an adult, Monterey, CA.
An adult Western Gull, Larus occidentalis, regurgitating undigestible urchin test, Monterey, CA.
An adult Western Gull, Larus occidentalis, regurgitating
undigestible urchin test and crab carapace, Monterey, CA.
An adult Western Gull, Larus occidentalis, drinking from a rain puddle, Monterey, CA.
An adult Western Gull, Larus occidentalis, drinking from a rain puddle, Monterey, CA.
An adult Western Gull, Larus occidentalis, trying to swallow a sea star, Pisaster giganteus, Monterey, CA.
Two adult Western Gulls, Larus occidentalis, with a flounder stolen from a Brandt's Cormorant, Monterey, CA.
An adult Western Gull, Larus occidentalis, with a flounder stolen from a Brandt's Cormorant, Monterey, CA.
An adult Western Gull, Larus occidentalis, with a flounder stolen from a Brandt's Cormorant, Monterey, CA.
An adult Western Gull, Larus occidentalis, with a flounder stolen from a Brandt's Cormorant, Monterey, CA.
Juvenile and adult Western Gulls, Larus occidentalis, after a rain squall, Monterey, CA.
Juvenile and adult Western Gulls, Larus occidentalis, after a rain squall, Monterey, CA.
An adult Heermann's Gull, Larus heermanni, in breeding plumage, Coast Guard Breakwater, Monterey, CA.
A flock of adult non-breeding Willets, Tringa semipalmata, resting in the pickleweed, Elkhorn Slough, Moss Landing, CA.
An adult Surfbird, Aphriza virgata, molting to breeding plumage, resting near the Coast Guard Breakwater, Monterey, CA.
A displaying Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus , in pickleweed, Elkhorn Slough, Moss Landing, CA.
An adult Surfbird, Aphriza virgata, in non-breeding plumage, foraging near the Coast Guard Breakwater, Monterey, CA.
A juvenile Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularius, next to a golf ball, Crespi Pond, Pacific Grove, CA.
A Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus, feeding on invertebrates in the mudflats of the Palo Alto Baylands, CA.
A pair of Long-billed Dowitchers, feeding on invertebrates in the mudflats of the Palo Alto Baylands, Palo Alto, CA.
A Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus, feeding on invertebrates in the mudflats of the Palo Alto Baylands, CA.
A Western Sandpiper, Calidris mauri, on a mudflat of the Palo Alto Baylands, Palo Alto, CA.
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