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Swimming with dolphins

10,000 Birds

People ascribe near mythic status to the members of the family Delphinidae (and other related families). I had my first swim with Inshore Bottlenose Dolphins in Northland’s Bay of Islands back in 2000, and it was a tripy experience. Which has always mystified me slightly. It wasn’t long before we saw them, either.

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Greater White-fronted Goose in Queens

10,000 Birds

I searched the entire northern end of the park, including the golf course, the reflecting pool, the open water by Porpoise Bridge, and every open grassy spot I could find. After all, birding under a highway is not exactly my idea of a pleasant experience. What a marvelous sight my seventh goose (and 313th species) for Queens was!