10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Galápagos: A Natural History, Second Edition by John Kricher and Kevin Loughlin gives the traveling naturalist the tools needed to fully appreciate and experience the Galápagos Islands. I wish I had read this book. They complement Kricher’s text., The 11th chapter is on research and conservation challenges.

2006 279

2006 Tortoises Sea Lions Porpoises 279

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JULY 7, 2015

The two main chapters cover Marine Mammals (Orca; Whales; Dolphins and Porpoises; Sea Lions, Fur Seals, and Elephant Seal; Rarer Marine Mammals) and Seabirds (Albatrosses, Shearwaters and Fulmar, Strom-Petrels, Phalaropes, Alcids, Red-billed Tropicbird, Brown Booby, South Polar Skua, Jaegers, Gulls and Terns, Rarer Seabirds).

Dolphins 162

Dolphins Porpoises Whaling Whales 162

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MAY 1, 2013

I had my first swim with Inshore Bottlenose Dolphins in Northland’s Bay of Islands back in 2000, and it was a tripy experience. This is one of the smallest dolphin species in the world, not much bigger than the common Harbour Porpoise Americans might be familiar with. Akaroa Harbour. Well, I say we. South Banks Peninsula.

Dolphins 204

Dolphins Sharks New Zealand Albatross 204

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FEBRUARY 22, 2016

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. I searched Meadow Lake. I searched the grassy areas all around Meadow Lake.

Puerto Rico 176

Puerto Rico Geese Canada Porpoises 176

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APRIL 2, 2012

This may be the most awesome pelagic you’ll ever experience… For me it was the publication in 1984 of Peter Harrison’s ground-breaking identification guide to ‘ Seabirds ’ that opened up the off-shore world of pelagic birding right on Cape Town’s door step.

Albatross 241

Albatross Penguins Dolphins Whaling 241

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Visiting this area for the first time after seeing it for month was a crazy experience. California Sea Lions porpoised through the clear water. It’s a liberating feeling on a tiny island. A view from the West End, an area completely closed even to the biologists during the summer. And there where whales.

Whales 157

Whales Whaling Sharks Bats 157