World Oceans Day 2013
Saturday, June 8, is World Oceans Day. This global event honors our blue planet and celebrates all that it means to us. The idea of a worldwide ocean day began in 1992, and in 2008, the United Nations General… Read More
June gloom fog
Yesterday, the sky was bright blue and the breezes gentle. It was a warm spring day. But that was yesterday. Today, sadly, June gloom arrived — that gray blanket of wet summer fog. Although this may not sound like… Read More
Cormorant hatchlings
Update: June 15, 2013: Wow, triplets in a nest! Update: June 11, 2013: More hatchlings and growing families this week. Update: June 5, 2013: Hatchlings are growing rapidly. I started… Read More
Hungry sea lion pup
I haven’t seen this too often in Monterey — a nursing sea lion pup. This afternoon while checking on the Brandt’s cormorants nesting on the breakwater, I heard a wailing plea. On the ocean side of the rocks… Read More
Cormorants rule
The cormorants have taken the breakwater (mostly) from the sea lions. In this photo of a Brandt’s cormorant, you can see the algae at the bird’s feet — the beginnings of a nest. All along the waterfront, cormorants… Read More
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