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Sea Otter - unlike a River Otter these beauties are much bigger at 1.2 metres in length - this was one of a handful found early morning in the harbour in Monterey.
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Columbian Black Tailed Deer
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Sea Lions - lots of smelly Sea Lions - Monterey harbour, many more than at the famous Sea Lion haunt at Pier 39, San Fransisco
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Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel - not a chipmunk - thanks Ryan for the info
Stunning photography martin.
ReplyDeleteSaw your albatross on Surfbirds. I think your "chipmunk" is in fact a Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel. Note in particular the lack of obvious stripes on the face.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ryan for the squirrel info. The albatross was my no 1 bird target for the trip from the UK so I was well pleased with that. In fact the whale watching as a whole was a fantastic experience.
ReplyDeleteI did the same trip a couple of months ago, and the albatross was my favorite as well:
ReplyDeletehttp://200birds.blogspot.com/2010/06/monterey-bay-pelagic.html
I'll be happy to take a crack at some mystery birds.
I'll check out your site - cheers
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