#anacapa

[ultimatepad]

Valley Estate, Santa Barbara, United States,

ANACAPA Architecture & Interior Design

[captured-in-nature]

1 - California scrub jay (Aphelocoma californica)

2 & 3 - yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata)

4 & 5 - brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

6 - Genus Larus (sp. Unknown)

7 - western gull (Larus occidentalis)

[archisnacks]

Architect: Anacapa Architecture

Project: Vista House

Source: anacapaarchitecture.com

[noaasanctuaries]

You may have seen these colors in your garden at home, but the deep-sea "gardens" of coral in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary can be just as vibrant! What creatures can you spot?

(Photo: Adam Obaza. Image description: Purple hydrocoral on a rocky outcropping.)

[laurastudarus]

It is a cliché-evoking, warm Southern California day, and I am precariously perched in a kayak off the coast of Santa Cruz Island, letting out a series of unholy high-pitched shrieks. A spotted seal has just jumped onto the rock next to me and to say I’m delighted by the visitor would be an understatement. He pauses a moment to take me in and then, unperturbed by my Harry Styles-fan cosplay, slips back into the dark blue water and disappears. While I also swooned at a passing bald eagle, and loved seeing a densely populated colony of nesting California Brown Pelicans (even though they smelled exactly like you’d expect), the brief seal encounter might be my favorite. It’s also one of the many reasons why Channel Islands National Park is the latest selection for our twice-a-month series on underrated destinations, It’s Still a Big World.

[lies]

Sometimes when I’m birdwatching

[moodboardmix]

Off-Grid Guest House, Santa Barbara, By Anacapa,

Photography: Erin Feinblatt

[enchantedtigress]

garibaldiJuvSept30-16 by divindk Via Flickr: I still like shooting these juvenile garibaldi with their colorful spots.