A trip to the coast, mostly to photograph birds with the new 400 mm lens, yielded some nice invert images also.
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| Bat star, W. side of Vacation Isle at low tide |
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| Odd purple sponges, to be determined. W. side of Vacation Isle. |
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| Californiconus californicus. One of many, cruising the shallows at Ventura Cove. |
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| Portunus xantusii, Swimming Crab. This one seemed almost dead, exposed at the low tide. Ventura Cove. |
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| Little Blue Heron, strutting about at the San Diego River mouth. |
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| Snowy Egret, partaking of the tiny minnows, San Diego River mouth. |
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| Whimbrel, fishing with the rest. San Diego River mouth. |