Category — Flora & Fauna

Well I wouldn’t ordinarily find a mollusk this interesting, but after a hard rain in California this little critter showed up on my front sidewalk.  I got as close as I could while still being able to focus. 

My wife and I took a trip to Monterrey one summer to see the whales, and boy was it COOOOOOLD.  But I got some fun pictures (alas, not too many whale pics).  As we were heading out of the bay, I snapped these birds.  It was an overcast day hence the low contrast.

I was about 40 yards from this guy in Yosemite when I took this.