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title: Northern Gannet, Great Blue Heron, California Brown Pelican
link: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/25/sighting-403293902/
source: simonwillison-net
published: 2026-09-25T02:07:04Z
updated: 2026-09-25T02:07:04Z
first_seen: 2026-09-25T18:30:37.122772579Z
labels:
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- wildlife
summary: 'Northern Gannet, Great Blue Heron, California Brown Pelican, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA New 200-800mm Canon EF lens got me my best photo of Morris yet. They really like hanging out under that sign in the harbor! Tags: photography, wildlife'
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[Sighting](https://simonwillison.net/elsewhere/sighting/) 7:07 PM – 7:27 PM — Northern Gannet, Great Blue Heron, California Brown Pelican, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA

[![Northern Gannet](https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/740453177/large.jpg)](https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/740453177/original.jpg)\
[Northern Gannet](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/403293902 "View observation on iNaturalist")

[![Great Blue Heron](https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/740453341/large.jpg)](https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/740453341/original.jpg)\
[Great Blue Heron](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/403294028 "View observation on iNaturalist")

[![California Brown Pelican](https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/740454506/large.jpg)](https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/740454506/original.jpg)\
[California Brown Pelican](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/403294272 "View observation on iNaturalist")

New 200-800mm Canon EF lens got me my best photo of [Morris](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/15/sighting-391300422/) yet. They really like hanging out under that sign in the harbor!