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<feed xml:lang="en-us" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><title>Simon Willison's Weblog: Sightings</title><link href="http://feeds.simonwillison.net/" rel="alternate"/><link href="http://feeds.simonwillison.net/atom/beats/sighting/" rel="self"/><id>http://feeds.simonwillison.net/</id><updated>2026-07-11T02:42:45+00:00</updated><author><name>Simon Willison</name></author><entry><title>Black-crowned Night Heron, California Brown Pelican, Pacific Harbor Seal, Great Blue Heron</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/11/sighting-380201038/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-07-11T02:42:45+00:00</published><updated>2026-07-11T02:42:45+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/11/sighting-380201038/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/695554988/large.jpg" alt="Black-crowned Night Heron"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/695555129/large.jpg" alt="Black-crowned Night Heron"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/695580726/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/695581106/large.jpg" alt="Pacific Harbor Seal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/695581289/large.jpg" alt="Great Blue Heron"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Black-crowned Night Heron, California Brown Pelican, Pacific Harbor Seal, Great Blue Heron, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>California Towhee</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/9/sighting-379840979/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-07-09T23:16:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-07-09T23:16:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/9/sighting-379840979/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/694847235/large.jpg" alt="California Towhee"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/694887878/large.jpg" alt="California Towhee"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;California Towhee, in San Mateo County, CA, US&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Anna's Hummingbird</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/9/sighting-379840635/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-07-09T17:20:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-07-09T17:20:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/9/sighting-379840635/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/694846338/large.jpg" alt="Anna&amp;#x27;s Hummingbird"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/694846403/large.jpg" alt="Anna&amp;#x27;s Hummingbird"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anna&amp;#x27;s Hummingbird, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>California Brown Pelican</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/5/sighting-378674232/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-07-05T23:55:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-07-05T23:55:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/5/sighting-378674232/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/692595850/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/692595917/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/692595941/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;California Brown Pelican, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>California Brown Pelican</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/5/sighting-378280788/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-07-05T03:34:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-07-05T03:34:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/5/sighting-378280788/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/691837138/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;California Brown Pelican, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>California Brown Pelican</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/4/sighting-378079698/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-07-04T03:26:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-07-04T03:26:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/4/sighting-378079698/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/691447473/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/691448395/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;California Brown Pelican, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Pacific Harbor Seal, California Brown Pelican, Willet</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/1/sighting-377043228/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-07-01T02:49:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-07-01T02:49:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/1/sighting-377043228/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/689451940/large.jpg" alt="Pacific Harbor Seal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/689451731/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/689451773/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/689451820/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/689449174/large.jpg" alt="Willet"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/689449217/large.jpg" alt="Willet"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pacific Harbor Seal, California Brown Pelican, Willet, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>White-crowned Sparrow, Northern Elephant Seal, Turkey Vulture</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/25/sighting-375361939/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-25T21:24:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-25T21:24:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/25/sighting-375361939/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/686193079/large.jpg" alt="White-crowned Sparrow"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/686193098/large.jpg" alt="White-crowned Sparrow"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/686193845/large.jpg" alt="Northern Elephant Seal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/686193322/large.jpg" alt="Turkey Vulture"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/686193359/large.jpg" alt="Turkey Vulture"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;White-crowned Sparrow, Northern Elephant Seal, Turkey Vulture, in San Mateo County, CA, US&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Pacific Harbor Seal, California Brown Pelican</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/25/sighting-375113782/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-25T02:34:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-25T02:34:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/25/sighting-375113782/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/685709696/large.jpg" alt="Pacific Harbor Seal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/685709794/large.jpg" alt="Pacific Harbor Seal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/685709219/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/685709348/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pacific Harbor Seal, California Brown Pelican, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Common Raven</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/23/sighting-374647896/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-23T16:39:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-23T16:39:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/23/sighting-374647896/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/684806278/large.jpg" alt="Common Raven"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/684806339/large.jpg" alt="Common Raven"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/684806397/large.jpg" alt="Common Raven"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/684806452/large.jpg" alt="Common Raven"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Common Raven, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>California Brown Pelican, Common Loon, Pacific Harbor Seal</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/22/sighting-374388584/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-22T00:30:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-22T00:30:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/22/sighting-374388584/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/684304330/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/684340648/large.jpg" alt="Common Loon"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/684321483/large.jpg" alt="Pacific Harbor Seal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;California Brown Pelican, Common Loon, Pacific Harbor Seal, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>California Brown Pelican, Great Blue Heron</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/21/sighting-374398241/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-21T02:48:41+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-21T02:48:41+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/21/sighting-374398241/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/684321564/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/684385273/large.jpg" alt="Great Blue Heron"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/684351436/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;California Brown Pelican, Great Blue Heron, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>California Brown Pelican, Pacific Harbor Seal</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/19/sighting-373150556/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-19T01:55:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-19T01:55:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/19/sighting-373150556/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/681926968/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/681926905/large.jpg" alt="Pacific Harbor Seal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;California Brown Pelican, Pacific Harbor Seal, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>California Brown Pelican, Botta's Pocket Gopher, Great Blue Heron, California Sea Lion, Pacific Harbor Seal</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/17/sighting-372492466/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-17T01:38:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-17T01:38:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/17/sighting-372492466/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/680671385/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/680669743/large.jpg" alt="Botta&amp;#x27;s Pocket Gopher"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/680669944/large.jpg" alt="Great Blue Heron"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/680670246/large.jpg" alt="California Sea Lion"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/680670686/large.jpg" alt="Pacific Harbor Seal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/680671087/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;California Brown Pelican, Botta&amp;#x27;s Pocket Gopher, Great Blue Heron, California Sea Lion, Pacific Harbor Seal, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Pacific Harbor Seal</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/16/sighting-372171967/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-06-16T01:56:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-06-16T01:56:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/16/sighting-372171967/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/680057714/large.jpg" alt="Pacific Harbor Seal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/680057775/large.jpg" alt="Pacific Harbor Seal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/680057840/large.jpg" alt="Pacific Harbor Seal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/680057916/large.jpg" alt="Pacific Harbor Seal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pacific Harbor Seal, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry></feed>