A beautiful glassy wave with an orange peel texture is photographed at dawn with Catalina Island in the background.
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A flock of brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis), Catalina Island and a glassy wave -- dawn at Zuma Beach.
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Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) ride a glassy wave that reflects the first sunlight that peeks over the mountains.
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Dawn - tube.
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The first light of the sun creates a magical pattern of reflection on a blue, glassy morning wave.
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A student hand model holds a small specimen of the planktonic salp Pyrosoma atlanticum found on the beach.
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A small flock of marbled godwits (Limosa fedoa) is captured at the edge of the wet sand with the first sunlight of the day.
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A marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) is photographed in flight as the morning light illuminates its feathers.
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Sometimes the student marine bird count gets challenging.
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One of a two-person team of engineers gathering beach profile data similar to our own student data but using more expensive instruments.
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