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Wildlife

  • stinkbug
  • bumblebee in the brush
  • ladybird on lupine
  • rabbit in the brush
  • blue heron on golf course
  • black tail deer
  • black tail deer
  • black tail deer
  • black tail deer
  • Canada geese
  • Canada geese
  • pocket gopher, juvenile
  • red shoulder hawk
  • red shoulder hawk
  • red shoulder hawk
  • hummingbird on her nest
  • California thrasher
  • monarch butterfly on the great migration
  • pine moth caterpillar, very destructive
  • invasive sparrow originally from England
  • termite nest recycling dead wood
  • turkey vultures doing cleanup duty
  • whale spout near whale watching boat
  • Wildlife at Point Pinos Lighthouse

    Gone are the days of grizzly bears, wolves and coyotes, but a lot can still be seen, from the ever present deer and birds to insects and whales just off shore.

    monarch butterfly


From hawks to hummingbirds, the local wildlife loves PPLH as well.
Did you know that great blue herons love to eat gophers?