Floris van Breugel / Sunset over coast of Montana de Oro State Park in California, USA December.

Sean Crane / Bat Star (Asterina miniata) trio at low tide, Montana De Oro State Park, Los Osos, California

Kirkendall-Spring / Long exposure of surging tide on the beach at Spooner's Cove, Montana De Oro State Park, California, USA

Kirkendall-Spring / Long exposure of the view across Spooner's Cove in the mist, Montana De Oro State Park, California, USA

Sean Crane / Bat Star (Asterina miniata) at low tide, Montana De Oro State Park, Los Osos, California

Sean Crane / Monterey Formation of silica-rich rock along Pacific coastline at sunset, Montana De Oro State Park, Los Osos, California

Marie Read / California Quail (Callipepla californica), adult male, Montana De Oro State Park, California, USA, July.

Marie Read / Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba), pair outside their nest burrow in a cliff face, Montana De Oro State Park, California, USA, July.

Marie Read / California Quail (Callipepla californica), adult male perched on bush, acting as sentinel, Montana De Oro State Park, California, USA, July.

Marie Read / Pigeon Guillemots (Cepphus columba), group in breeding plumage on a rock over the ocean, Montana De Oro State Park, California, USA, July.

Marie Read / California Quail (Callipepla californica), adult male walking on the ground, Montana De Oro State Park, California, USA, July.

Marie Read / Pigeon Guillemots (Cepphus columba), group interacting on a rock over the ocean, Montana De Oro State Park, California, USA, July. (Digitally retouched image - bird at far left, head added from previo...