White-Tailed Kite A white-tailed kite eats dinner (a large rodent) atop a tree at sunset. It picked at its food for a while and later swallowed it whole. Shoreline Park Mountain View, California 19-MAR-2010
Elephant Seal Weaner A sleepy "weaner" elephant seal takes a break from napping to take a look around. The pup recently molted and lost its dark baby fur. The pup is about 6 weeks old. The moms leave the pups after 4 weeks of nursing. The weaners are left to learn how to swim before they go out to sea (a long swim to Alaskan waters). These northern elephant seals grow to be as long as 16 ft. and as heavy as 5,000 pounds. 03-APR-2010
Return to the Nest A male great blue heron returns back to the treetop nest. Its sunset chores include collecting branches for nest construction. Pt. Lobos State Reserve Carmel, California 20-MAR-2010
