Friday Night Photos Ocean Edition

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 5:00pm

Welcome to Friday Night Photos everyone. Your once a week break from the daily madness of the crazy world we live in. Post any photos, memes, music, or whatever else you find of interest that helps you escape the madness.

I went to La Jolla Cove last Sunday morning to check out all the usual suspects that hang out there. It's a little early in the breeding season for the Brown Pelicans so their numbers were down and I didn't see any in full breeding colors, but the Brandt's Cormorants breeding season is in full swing with a lot of blue throat patch's on display and nests covering the cliff sides.

Brandt's Cormorant
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Brown Pelican
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"Gather around children and I'll tell you a tale" Pacific Sea lions
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Elegant Tern nonbreeding
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"Catching Some Rays" Harbor Seal
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Hooded Black Surfbird
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Black Turnstone nonbreeding
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"I hate when my fur doesn't dry evenly"
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Black Oystercatcher
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Common Black Surfbird
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Submitted by earthling1 on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 6:29pm
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The seals are cool and the birds are colorful.
Heading down into the high 20s tonight but clear and dry.
Tomorrow night having a bowling party with the whole family. Had to reserve 3 lanes for all of us (about 20).
Should be a lot o' fun.
Thanks for the tunes too.

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Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 7:18pm
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@earthling1
It's been in the low 30's here the last few mornings. Daytime high has been in the low 60's.
Your family bowling party sounds like a lot of fun. I haven't been bowling in a few years. I love the game. I need to go again soon.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 7:13pm
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The colouring of the Brandt’s Cormorant couldn’t be in more perfect harmony with the ocean's colours. The Tern above the last surfer looks like the epitome of surfing style ; ).

Thank you for all the beautiful photos, they are truly a pleasure to see.

I like how the female voice in the Zeppelin song compliments his music.

Have a wonderful weekend.

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Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 7:37pm
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@janis b
I'm pretty sure there's no female vocal on that song, but with Robert Plants high pitched voice I can see where one might confuse it with a female voice.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 7:41pm
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@Socialprogressive

I'll listen again with different ears ; )

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Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 8:29pm
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@janis b

to the best of my knowledge, this is the only song that led zeppelin ever recorded with a female voice on it. they chose well, it was sandy denny.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 8:39pm
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That was a fantastic collaboration in sound! I am off to listen to some more Sandy Denny.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 8:43pm
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Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 7:36pm
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86 foot wave and it was the record in 2022 that was broken by a 90 foot wave.

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/5/sebastian-steudtner-sur...

Yee Haw!

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 7:47pm
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Thank you for the beautiful, and mysterious, and amazing surfing video!

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Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 8:43pm
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@janis b

My first trip to camp at the ocean I woke up because of the crashing of the waves and dragged my 2 dawgs down to the beach to watch them. At 2am.
I can watch waves for hours.

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Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 8:00pm
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Yee Haw! is right. That will get your heart pumping.
Thanks for posting the video and link. Give Sam a belly rub for me.

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Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 8:45pm
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I’ve watched this numerous times and focus on how the wave breaks at the top and makes rivers in it.

The ocean cleans my soul every time I see it.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 7:53pm
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"30 Inspiring Black and White Street Photos to Awaken Your Creativity"

https://121clicks.com/inspirations/black-and-white-street-photos-to-awak...

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Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 8:20pm
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That's a really nice selection of B&W photos they put together. Thanks for the link.

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Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 8:47pm
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I love b&w photos. I’m thinking of putting a darkroom in my basement and getting back into it.

Gosh. This pulled a memory of when I was first learning about photography in college and the assignment was b&w from around town. We have huge grain storage buildings that I took photos of.

These 2 are my favorite.

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The look on the dawg’s face is priceless.

“Did a paint truck just run over me?”

Smile

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 8:49pm
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but couldn't. The two you chose are among my favourite 30! If I had to, I might have also chosen your first selection.

I was also transported back to the days of b&w photography and the darkroom. I felt very nostalgic with such pleasant memories.

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Submitted by QMS on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 8:41pm
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Amazing how they can just rest on their bellies
when out of the water.

A half tourist.

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A local bird. Crested Caracaras (southern).

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Thanks for the Friday photos!

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Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 8:54pm
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@QMS

for some reason.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 9:00pm
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Please watch, everybody!

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Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 9:43pm
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@janis b

I wish I had that talent.

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Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 10:01pm
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@snoopydawg
I can't even draw a respectable looking stick figure.

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Submitted by snoopydawg on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 10:24pm
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I can’t either. I have a drawing app and got a step by step tutorial to draw a dawg house. How hard is it to draw one line and then another and draw one? Apparently for my brain it’s very hard. Something in the spatial aspect?

Doing math and reading poetry is very uncomfortable for my brain. Dunno if it’s my head injury or just my brain.

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Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 9:56pm
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@QMS
Beautiful birds.
I wonder what the inspiration was for the half tourist?

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Submitted by QMS on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 9:18pm
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A local botanical garden.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 9:39pm
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Now, you really have me questioning ; ).

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Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 10:07pm
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Some very creative horticulture.

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Submitted by dystopian on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 10:51pm
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hI ALL, hEY sp!

tHANKS FOR THE ot, AND OUTSTANDING BIRD PHOTOS! gREAT WORK MAN!

I would say however the Terns are both Royal Tern. Thill is deep, broad and robust at the base. It is a stout tern bill. Elegant is a long thin fine tern bill. The gonydal angle which is that sharp angle along the lower edge of the lower mandible (bill) . This angle is far out the bill, about two-thirds of the way. And the bill is sout, tapering quickly after that point. On Elegant due to the long thin bill has the gonydal angle near the half-way point of the bill. With a long fairly even not strongly tapering anterior portion of bill. On the top first pic a more square on profile would be better to judge from, however the bill is simply too robust at the base to be an Elegant tern. Coupled with the distal gonydal angle, I am confident these are Royal Tern. As mysdys says, terns are hard.

I gotta fly so not sure if I can find a pic...

Thanks agin for all the great bird photos!

happy trails all

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Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 11:30pm
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@dystopian
Thanks for the finer points on the difference between the Elegant and Royal Terns. I concur with mysdys, terns are hard.
Hope you're able to get back later with a pic or two.

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