10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 16, 2016
Like most Kiwis I was shocked by the pair of earthquakes that laid Christchurch low in 2010 and 2011. Thanks to it’s marine canyon it’s the place to see Sperm Whales, swim with Dusky Dolphins and New Zealand Fur-seals, and watch albatrosses, shearwaters and petrels. Sperm Whales are a huge draw, literally!
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Reading over my email from that period, I can’t believe I ended up there at all–I was working on a chaotic project at work, the economy was in crisis (well, the economy is always in crisis, but this was the summer of 2011, as in Black Monday crisis), and the tour itself was not confirmed till two months before the start date.
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4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 17, 2011
Elephants, whales, hippopotamuses, giraffes, and alligators use low-frequency sounds to communicate over long distances, often miles; and bats, dolphins, whales, frogs, and various rodents use high-frequency sounds to find food, communicate with others, and navigate. A Grateful Whale. the Spring 2011 issue of YES!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2011
Dale studied scarlet macaws, and worked in their conservation, for three years in southern Costa Rica, followed by a year in the Caribbean working on Whale Sharks. He also blogs for birdingblogs.com 19 Responses to “Polygynandry and the Alpine Accentor&# Corey Mar 15th, 2011 at 1:49 pm Nobody tell Daisy, OK? Oh… Sharon?
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 3, 2017
A Garganey showed up in Ohio in 2011 and I had a chance to chase it and I didn’t. I tested the waters before my California pelagic, with a brief Atlantic Ocean voyage, a whale watching trip from Montauk, N.Y. I did bring home an unintentional souvenir, a leech in my sock. 6) Garganey. The decision haunted me. But, I saw the bird!
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 30, 2013
3 July 2010 31 October 2010 11 April 2011 15 May 2012. Cory’s Shearwater – 06 Oct 2013 – Going on a whale-watching trip with my family really paid off. White Ibis - Since two juveniles were spotted in 2011 there haven’t been any to see.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
It is acceptable to point out other sea creatures–dolphins or whales or dragonflies–but the main goal is the observation and identification of the birds. This, I am told, is seawatching , a birding activity in which one stands in one place, sometimes for hours, and watches for birds of the sea and lake and river.
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