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Monterey Bay Walk #2

Yesterday was a lovely Monterey Bay day. It was also the second leg of my walk with 25 other local walkers guided by historian Sandy Lydon. We started at Zmudowski State Beach north of Moss Landing (about mid-point on the… Read More

Monterey Bay Walk #1

There are many great ways to experience Monterey Bay — kayaking, diving, whale watching, fishing, sailing. This year, and last, my favorite has been to walk it — the entire shoreline. Walking the length is very different from visiting… Read More

Feeding time

Imagine feeding your child this way — yikes! Cormorant hatchlings are growing fast and parents are very busy 24/7 keeping their hungry offspring fed. Great show this week along the Monterey Harbor breakwater.

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

Cormorants on nests

The winds have been wild and ocean rough this month, but the Brandt’s cormorants have managed to build nests on the Monterey Harbor breakwater anyway. The colony was lively this morning — males landing with algae-seagrass wads and… Read More