Northern Gannet, Great Blue Heron, California Brown Pelican

Blog · Watch/Read · (gathered 2026-09-26)

• Simon Willison’s post serves as a detailed log of a specific wildlife sighting, documenting particular bird species observed at a precise location and time.
• The entry records the sighting of Northern Gannet, Great Blue Heron, and California Brown Pelican in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary on September 25, 2026, between 7:07 PM and 7:27 PM.
• Willison notes the successful use of a new 200-800mm Canon EF lens, which enabled him to capture his “best photo yet” of a recurring subject named “Morris.”
• The post includes a behavioral observation that the birds “really like hanging out under that sign in the harbor.”