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There are two Ravens at the Point Reyes Lighthouse. And apparently they’re celebrities among the park staff (who are very nice & full of knowledge!). I hope all furloughed National Park staff are okay. These photos are from just before the US Government shutdown. #Ravens #Birds #BirdPhotography #PointReyesNationalSeashore #Fujifilm #SOoC

Two Ravens on a linear concrete structure that runs along Point Reyes Conglomerate. The Raven on the left has their feathers puffed out. Both are looking to the left. The blue sky peaks out a bit above the outcropping.A Raven walks along an inclined roof, with some shiny black feathers being lifted by wind. Its beak is just open and it is looking to the left. The background and the roof are completely blurred out.

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I am not yet furloughed so I’m thankful for that. So here is a stack of snickerdoodles.

Two stacked cooling racks with well baked, cinnamon covered round & flat browned snickerdoodle cookies. It’s all placed on a wooden cutting board.
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Here’s a proud scrub jay with a tasty treat in its beak #WesternScrubJay #Birds #PointReyesNationalSeashore #Fujifilm #SOoC

A Western Scrubjay, with a white underbelly, and a blue upper body with a gray cape, is perched on the top of a weathered wooden post. It has some sort of insect in its beak, maybe a wasp or a hornet. It is in full profile view, though its face is shaded out.

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MADE IN CANADA

A new unweathered pallet stenciled on the side, in red, “MADE IN CANADA”. It is on the top of other old pallets and is in front of a storage container.

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The White Crowns are back! #WhiteCrown #Birds

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Here are a few more photos of the Point Reyes Lighthouse from a few days ago #PointReyesNationalSeashore #Fujifilm #SOoC

The lighthouse frames the right side of the photo, where the sky is slowly being revealed by passing low clouds or fog. The sea is calm.

A view of the iconic red fog horn house on the right and the lighthouse on the left. The fog is clearing with a view port of blue sky on the right. The sun illuminates the scene.

The iconic red fog horn house with a hazy calm ocean behind it. The house is rustic and is in need of a fresh coat of paint. It has a modern electric foghorn and LED beacon setup on the peak of its roof. The building cast a stark shadow to its right (north).

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#GreatBlueHeron #Birds #PointReyesNationalSeashore #Fujifilm #SOoC

A Great Blue Heron, wings spread out, appears to be aggressively stumbling through water, making a small splash with its right foot. It looks very awkward.

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Yesterday, Point Reyes was mostly overcast. Today the clouds burned off by 10am.

Point Reyes Lighthouse, South Beach, and Abbotts Lagoon #PointReyesNationalSeashore

A lighthouse and two utility buildings, capped with red roofs, are lit up by sunlight on their left side. Seas beyond are calm and the sky is clear.

A Long Beach strand faded into the horizon. The surf breaks in white seafoam along the shore. The day is clear, if a bit hazy.

A trail leads to a bridge that’s just before Abbotts Lagoon. An egret can be spotted flying past the bridge. The area is bounded by shallow dunes.

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At Point Reyes National Seashore this morning, we wandered along the Tomales Bay trail. After lunch, we followed the Estero Trail to Schooner bay. Great weather & very relaxing day. We’ll visit the beach & lagoon environments tomorrow. Wildlife photos will come later #PointReyesNationalSeashore

A human, wearing a backpack and a hat, pointing toward a copse of trees in a swale of dried out grass. It’s a bit overcast with some sky showing through.

The Estero at Point Reyes National Seashore. The calm estuary has two fingers of ridges reaching into it, before vanishing under the water. It’s overcast. There’s a beat up wooden hand rail of a foot bridge framing the bottom of the photo.

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At Redwood National and State Parks, last July, this bat was probably sick. It’s sad to see a disoriented bat out in the open daylight and not at its roost or hibernaculum. My telephoto lens let me get a good look without disturbing it. #Myotis #Bat #Skypuppy #NorCalCoast2025 #Fujifilm #SOoCThe backside of a bat, climbing down lap siding. It is nice and fuzzy. You can see its skin lined tail connected to its feet.A brown mouse-eared bat is climbing down the lap siding of a building. Its mouth is open, as it looks down.