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Pied-Billed Grebe
 The Pied-Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps, Grèbe à bec bigarré, Bindentaucher) displayed here harbors breeding-season colors. Taken in winter at Neary Lagoon.
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Greater White-fronted Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons, Oie rieuse, Bläßgans) photographed at Neary lagoon in fall. This goose belongs to the order of the anseriformes and the family of the anatidae. The larger individual is a male, the smaller a female. 

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Wood Duck
What duck could be more colorful than this Wood Duck (Aix sponsa, Canard branchu, Brautente)?
Taken at the Neary Lagoon. 
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Western Gull on a cliff
 Western Gull (Larus occidentalis, Goéland d'Audubon, Westmöwe) resting on top of a cliff. 
This gull, photographed in winter at the Wilder Ranch State parkm belongs to the order of the Charadriiformes , family of the Laridae. 
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Three gulls waiting for Godo
Taken at the Scotts Creek State Beach, during the winter months.
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 > Snowy Plover
The Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus, Pluvier à collier interrompu, Eurasiatischer Seeregenpfeifer) is an endangered specie belonging to the order of the Charadriiformes  and the family of the Charadriidae. This one-legged individual was photographed early in the morning at the Scotts Creek State Beach.
 > Brown pelicans and surf
Two brown pelicans at Scotts Creek State Beach. The brown pelican is an endangered specie.
 > Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Female Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Dendroica Coronata, Paruline à croupion jaune, Kronwaldsänger) photographed at the Neary Lagoon, Santa Cruz county.
 > Birds on a rock
Different seabirds on a rock. Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus, far left. Cormoran à aigrettes, Ohrenscharbe.), two specimen of Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis, Pélican Brun, Brauner Pelikan), two Western Gulls (Larus occidentalis, background left, Goéland d'Audubon, Westmöwe), and three Heermann's Gulls (Larus heermanni, behind standing pelican, Goéland de Heerman, Heermann-Möwe).


Pied-Billed Grebe


The Pied-Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps, Grèbe à bec bigarré, Bindentaucher) displayed here harbors breeding-season colors. Taken in winter at Neary Lagoon.
(Click on picture to enlarge)
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Pied-Billed Grebe
 The Pied-Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps, Grèbe à bec bigarré, Bindentaucher) displayed here harbors breeding-season colors. Taken in winter at Neary Lagoon.
(Click on picture to enlarge)


Pied-Billed Grebe


The Pied-Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps, Grèbe à bec bigarré, Bindentaucher) displayed here harbors breeding-season colors. Taken in winter at Neary Lagoon.
(Click on picture to enlarge)
Photo by: Pristine-light • see photo in gallery

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