Palace of fine arts, San Francisco CA

The palace of fine arts, photo from Dreamstime.

Tule Elk

Some tule elk found in Point Reyes National Seashore, a day trip from San Francisco.

A ladybug seen on a walk

The angle could be better, but I like the light.

Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge with a bunch of birds camped out.

The ducks

A mess of ducks at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA.

Pier 39 sea lions

Golden Gate Bridge

Sealions at pier 39

They're always there hanging out.

Candlesticks in the bay.

A group of candlestick birds work the mud flat of the San Francisco Bay at low tide on a cold, dreary, winter day. Candlestick point (the park is now Monster Park) is named after the birds, also called Long Billed Curlew which are all over the bay. The 49ers are most likely leaving the candlestick point area and not everyone is sad to see them go. Yeah, its slow lately, but sometimes it gets foggy and rainy here in the winter.

Brown pelican flying.

Of the many types of birds that live around the San Francisco bay, I think the pelican is the most interesting.

Banana slugs of Alcatraz island.

Streamlined for speed, don't be fooled by the pieces of bark on its back. (PhotoFriday entry: Fast)

Bklasky has more on the slugs.

San Francisco, Pier 39.

I posted previously on Pier 39 here.

SF Zoo, saddest elephant ever.

The San Francisco Zoo is not a known for being a great zoo for good reason. Its out of the way and something you can see in every other semi-major city. I would skip it and all other bay area zoos unless you're a big zoo buff. Rich Burridge's Blog has a lot more information and a bit more at Master of 500 Hats.

Pier 39 sea lions and tourists.