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Birds, flowers and wildlife

This gallery contains some of my best shots of wild animals, birds and florals taken in various parts of the world.
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  • Black-tailed deer in the Big Basin State Park of California.

    Black-tailed deer in the Big Basin State Park of California.

  • Fiddleneck (Amsinckia mensiesii var. intermedia) in the Henry W. Coe State Park, California.

    Fiddleneck (Amsinckia mensiesii var. intermedia) in the Henry W. Coe State Park, California.

  • Eastern Tiger swallowtail, Central Texas.

    Eastern Tiger swallowtail, Central Texas.

  • Pied-Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps, Grèbe à bec bigarré, Bindentaucher) displayed here harbors breeding-season colors.

    Pied-Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps, Grèbe à bec bigarré, Bindentaucher) displayed here harbors breeding-season colors.

  • Clover in bloom in the Redwood Forest, Big Basin Redwood State Park, California.

    Clover in bloom in the Redwood Forest, Big Basin Redwood State Park, California.

  • Wild Bobcat (Lynx rufus, Lynx roux, Rotluchs) observed in the wild at the Wilder Ranch State Park (California) during the winter months.

    Wild Bobcat (Lynx rufus, Lynx roux, Rotluchs) observed in the wild at the Wilder Ranch State Park (California) during the winter months.

  • Small mushrooms growing on a decaying redwood log at the Big Basin State Park, California.

    Small mushrooms growing on a decaying redwood log at the Big Basin State Park, California.

  • Scrub Jay on a rock, Santa Cruz, California.

    Scrub Jay on a rock, Santa Cruz, California.

  • Lorquin's Admiral  (Basilarchia lorquini), Santa Cruz, California.

    Lorquin's Admiral (Basilarchia lorquini), Santa Cruz, California.

  • Harbour seals in Point Lobos, California.

    Harbour seals in Point Lobos, California.

  • Wild flowers on a rocky beach of Point Lobos, California.

    Wild flowers on a rocky beach of Point Lobos, California.

  • Monarch butterfly feeding on a eucaliptus flower, Santa Cruz, California.

    Monarch butterfly feeding on a eucaliptus flower, Santa Cruz, California.

  • California poppy flower growing in the Wilder Ranch State Park, California.

    California poppy flower growing in the Wilder Ranch State Park, California.

  • Snowy Egret (Egretta thula, Aigrette neigeuse, Schmuckreiher) resting in the estuary of Scott's Creek, California.

    Snowy Egret (Egretta thula, Aigrette neigeuse, Schmuckreiher) resting in the estuary of Scott's Creek, California.

  • Black-tailed deer, Santa Cruz, California

    Black-tailed deer, Santa Cruz, California

  • Ground iris (Iris macrosiphon) in a shadded meadow of the Henry W. Coe State Park, California.

    Ground iris (Iris macrosiphon) in a shadded meadow of the Henry W. Coe State Park, California.

  • Great Egret (aka Common Egret, Ardea albas, Grande Aigrette, Silberreiher) in the Wilder Ranch State park, California.

    Great Egret (aka Common Egret, Ardea albas, Grande Aigrette, Silberreiher) in the Wilder Ranch State park, California.

  • Dandelions on a spring days in the meadows of the Swiss Jura mountains.

    Dandelions on a spring days in the meadows of the Swiss Jura mountains.

  • Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans, Moucherolle noir, Schwarzkopfphoebe) at the Neary Lagoon, California.

    Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans, Moucherolle noir, Schwarzkopfphoebe) at the Neary Lagoon, California.

  • Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias, Grand Héron, Kanadareiher) in Santa Cruz, California.

    Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias, Grand Héron, Kanadareiher) in Santa Cruz, California.

  • Sand Piper.

    Sand Piper.

  • Young white swan  on the Leman Lake, Switzerland.

    Young white swan on the Leman Lake, Switzerland.

  • Brandt's Cormoran (Phalacrocorax penicillatus, Cormoran de Brandt, Pinselscharbe) climbing a rock, California.

    Brandt's Cormoran (Phalacrocorax penicillatus, Cormoran de Brandt, Pinselscharbe) climbing a rock, California.

  • Blister beetle eating a flower, Wilder Ranch State Park, California.

    Blister beetle eating a flower, Wilder Ranch State Park, California.

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    Scrub Jay on a rock, Santa Cruz, California.
    Lorquin's Admiral  (Basilarchia lorquini), Santa Cruz, California.
    Harbour seals in Point Lobos, California.