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At Farallon National Wildlife Refuge, all creatures small and smaller

Eric Risberg of the Associated Press did a nice job photographing The Farallon National Wildlife Refuge  in California. This chain of small rock islands that jut sharply out of the Pacific Ocean 7 miles west of San Francisco is known as “California's Galapagos” for its abundance of squawking seabirds, barking sea lions and great white sharks.
By Animal Tracks
A Burrowing Owl.
A Burrowing Owl.Eric Risberg / AP
A brown house mouse at the Farallon National Wildlife Refuge in California.
A brown house mouse at the Farallon National Wildlife Refuge in California.Eric Risberg / AP
An Ashy Storm Petrel chick. The seabird species is endangered.
An Ashy Storm Petrel chick. The seabird species is endangered.Eric Risberg / AP
A Farallon arboreal salamander. They are the only vertebrates who inhabit the South Farallon Islands year-round.
A Farallon arboreal salamander. They are the only vertebrates who inhabit the South Farallon Islands year-round.Eric Risberg / AP

Eric Risberg of the Associated Press did a nice job photographing The Farallon National Wildlife Refuge  in California. This chain of small rock islands that jut sharply out of the Pacific Ocean 7 miles west of San Francisco is known as “California's Galapagos” for its abundance of squawking seabirds, barking sea lions and great white sharks.