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Sabine's


Northern Fulmar


Black-footed albatross fighting over food

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Common murres


Three albatross around a northern fulmar


One of three glimpses of jaegers during the trip. This is a long-tailed jaegar.

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Cassin's auklet


Laysan


Sabine's

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Fork-tailed storm petrel


Arctic tern


Pink-footed shearwater about to dive onto the water

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Yesterday four of us got on a boat, out of Bodega Bay, for a day of seabird (and other wildlife) viewing. It was an amazing trip, lead by Rich Stallcup, lasting from about 7am to 4pm. These birds were all new to the others and me, so it was incredible to watch Rich identify and call out birds from hundreds of yards away, as we worked to get our sea legs. Bird ID aside, taking pictures of flying birds from a boat was just as difficult as I expected but so fun, as they are out in the open and often getting quite close.

Black-footed albatross




Sabine's gull


Pink-footed shearwater

Laysan

More to come, but a quick look at a highlight from yesterday's pelagic trip with Rich Stallcup out of Bodega Bay

Laysan Albatross