Elephant seal, Piedras Blancas Rookery, San Simeon

California ground squirrel, Piedras Blancas Rookery, San Simeon

Elephant seal, Piedras Blancas Rookery, San Simeon

Elephant seals, Piedras Blancas Rookery, San Simeon

Elephant seals, Piedras Blancas Rookery, San Simeon

Elephant seals, Piedras Blancas Rookery, San Simeon

Elephant seals, Piedras Blancas Rookery, San Simeon

Morro rock, Morro Bay

California ground squirrel, Morro Bay

Brown creepers, Point Lobos State Reserve, Carmel

California blackberry, Point Lobos State Reserve, Carmel

Seaside daisy, Point Lobos State Reserve, Carmel

Point Lobos State Reserve, Carmel

Western gray squirrel, Point Lobos State Reserve, Carmel

Douglas iris, Point Lobos State Reserve, Carmel

Elkhorn Slough Reserve, Monterey

Anna’s hummingbird, Elkhorn Slough Reserve, Monterey

Elkhorn Slough Reserve, Monterey

Elkhorn Slough Reserve, Monterey

Striped shore crabs, Elkhorn Slough Reserve, Monterey

Sea otter, Moss Landing

Sea otter, Moss Landing

Sea otter, Moss Landing

Harbor seal with pup, Point Lobos State Reserve, Carmel

Harbor seal with pup, Point Lobos State Reserve, Carmel

Harbor seal with pup, Point Lobos State Reserve, Carmel

Brandt’s cormorants, Point Lobos State Reserve, Carmel

Brown pelicans, Point Lobos State Reserve, Carmel

Black-crowned night heron, Point Lobos State Reserve, Carmel

Turkey vulture, Point Lobos State Reserve, Carmel

Flower fields, Lompoc

Flower fields, Lompoc