Monday, 9 August 2010

California - more pics

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.

Columbian Black Tailed Deer

Sea Lions - lots of smelly Sea Lions - Monterey harbour, many more than at the famous Sea Lion haunt at Pier 39, San Fransisco

Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel - not a chipmunk - thanks Ryan for the info
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5 comments:

  1. Shaun harvey9 August 2010 at 13:51

    Stunning photography martin.

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  2. Ryan O'Donnell9 August 2010 at 14:13

    Saw 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.

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  3. Martin Blow (martin.blow@rocketmail.com)10 August 2010 at 05:46

    Thanks 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.

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  4. Ryan O'Donnell10 August 2010 at 09:28

    I did the same trip a couple of months ago, and the albatross was my favorite as well:
    http://200birds.blogspot.com/2010/06/monterey-bay-pelagic.html
    I'll be happy to take a crack at some mystery birds.

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  5. Martin Blow (martin.blow@rocketmail.com)11 August 2010 at 00:38

    I'll check out your site - cheers

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