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California’s Autumn Seas

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I have no idea what kind of wagtail, there are several it could be, and I am not particularly familiar with the wagtails of Eastern Asia and Alaska. It was the start of the shark season, which meant I saw my first Great White Shark attacks on Northern Elephant Seals , but it was also the best season for whales. A Humpback Whale.

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Birding Protection Island, Washington

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The first obstacle was getting to the general range of the species, which is the west coast from northern California to Alaska and across to Russia.* There was no pretending this was a whale-watching trip, a ruse that is growing stale anyway. Read on, dear reader, and you will be sure to find out! And quite a view it was!