POINT PINOS LIGHTHOUSE

Point Pinos Lighthouse - Wildlife

  • stinkbug
  • bumblebee in the brush
  • ladybird on lupine
  • rabbit in the brush
  • blue heron on golf course
  • black tail deer
  • black tail deer
  • black tail deer
  • black tail deer
  • Canada geese
  • Canada geese
  • pocket gopher, juvenile
  • red shoulder hawk
  • red shoulder hawk
  • red shoulder hawk
  • hummingbird on her nest
  • California thrasher
  • monarch butterfly on the great migration
  • pine moth caterpillar, very destructive
  • invasive sparrow originally from England
  • termite nest recycling dead wood
  • turkey vultures doing cleanup duty
  • whale spout near whale watching boat

  • Wildlife at Point Pinos Lighthouse

    Gone are the days of grizzly bears, wolves and coyotes, but a lot can still be seen, from the ever present deer and birds to insects and whales just off shore.

    monarch butterfly