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on Carphephorus corymbosus

So much cormorant drama over a fish.

seen with 4 chicks (one pictured)

I think this enough to ID this bird!

Juvenile

(GG) on Gilia tricolor

A female Varied Thrush in a snowy tree; a male was not far away.

On Hermosa Beach. Small scallop. Less than 3/4” wide. Very thin/fragile shell. Asymmetrical anterior.

Flowering plant growing on the sand along the Strand in Manhattan Beach. Violet flowers with 4 petals each. Stems look almost like a succulent.

Beautiful bird

Growing in duff of Cupressus macrocarpa