Monterey, California - 10/11/07 - 10/15/07
Wendy and I went to Monterey, California for a few days of birding in the Monterey Bay area. The highlight of the trip was two Pelagic trips with Debra Shearwater Journeys. I came home with nine Lifers and Wendy brought back fifteen.
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Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 10/13/07 |
Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 101/13/07 |
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Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 10/13/07 |
Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 10/14/07 |
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Pink-footed Shearwater Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 10/13/07 10/14/07 |
Pink-footed Shearwater Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 10/13/07 10/14/07 |
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Pink-footed Shearwater Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 10/14/07 |
Flesh-footed Shearwater - Upper Right Hand Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 10/14/07 |
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Flesh-footed Shearwater Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 10/14/07 |
Flesh-footed Shearwater Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 10/14/07 |
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Buller's Shearwater Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 10/14/07 |
Buller's Shearwater Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 10/14/07 |
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Buller's Shearwater Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 10/14/07 |
Sooty Shearwater Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 10/14/07 |
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Brandt's Cormorant Monterey Bay Harbor 10/14/07 |
Harlequin Duck Monterey Bay Harbor 10/13/07 |
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Black Turnstone Monterey Bay Harbor Jetties 10/14/07 |
South Polar Skua Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 10/14/07 |
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Red Phalarope Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 10/14/07 |
Pomarine Jaeger Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 10/14/07 |
 Common Murre Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 10/14/07 |
 Heermann's Gull Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 10/14/07 |
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Heermann's Gull Monterey Bay Harbor 10/14/07 |
California Gull - Need Verification. Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 10/14/07
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Sabine's Gull Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 10/14/07 |
 Western Gull Munching on a starfish. Monterey Bay Harbor 10/14/07 |
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Western Gull Munching on a sea urchin. Monterey Bay Harbor 10/14/07 |
Monterey Bay Coast 10/13/07 |
 Harbor Seals Monterey Bay Coast 10/13/07 |
 Hump-backed Whale Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 10/14/07 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphin Shearwater Journeys Monterey Bay, California 10/14/07 |
Sea Lion Monterey Bay Harbor 10/12/07
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 Sea Lions Monterey Bay Harbor 10/12/07 |
 California Ground Squirrel Monterey Bay Harbor Area 10/12/07 |
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Sunfish: 10/14/07: The Ocean Sunfish (Mola Mola) is the heaviest bony fish in
the world, with an average weight of 1000 kilograms (2204 Pounds). The species is
native to tropical and temperate waters around the globe. It resembles a
fish head without a tail, and its main body is flattened laterally.
Sunfish can be as tall as they are long, when their dorsal and anal fins
are extended. Sunfish live on a diet that consist mainly of jellyfish.
As this diet is nutritionally poor, they consume large amounts in order
to develop and maintain their great bulk. Adult sunfish are vulnerable
to few predators, but sea lions, orcas and sharks will consume them. |
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