10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2024

Back when I was a kid growing up in California’s San Mateo County in the 60s and 70s, my family would occasionally drive 45 minutes west and south to Bean Hollow State Beach. Little did I imagine that someday I would live much of my life in that same Spanish language. and my first member of the auk/puffin family.

California 246

California Sea Lions Marine Life Puffins 246

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2018

It spends its life flying or floating on ocean water, sometimes staying up to ten years between landfalls; earning it the additional moniker “Wideawake Tern.” Perhaps it’s fitting that Sooty should choose to nest with all its family on one of the most inaccessible national parks (for humans) in the world. Sooty Tern.

Florida 187

Florida Marine Life Turtles Humane 187

Critter News

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Five orcas were listed as the plaintiffs. PETA filed the lawsuit in the U.S.

PETA 100

PETA San Diego Ethical Treatment Whales 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2012

Truth is, coming in to this year I found myself with some time off after the sale of a business, but I was tied to New York and not really able to travel extensively for family reasons. I started birding locally because I had the time, and started keeping the year list to keep things interesting in the absence of any possible life birds.

New York 233

New York Stray Vermont Marine Life 233