Albatross Family Sharks Whales 
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 3, 2014
The list kinds crystalized during my first big trip, on which I knocked off my two big targets (the manta ray and whale shark) but since then beyond seeing an antelope (and then many other different kinds), it hasn’t budged much at all. A beaked whale. Any beaked whale. Hammerhead shark.
10,000 Birds
MAY 1, 2013
People ascribe near mythic status to the members of the family Delphinidae (and other related families). Dolphins are basically just smart sharks that breath air. But I like sharks too, in fact given the choice of swimming with a shark or a dolphin I’d take either, but secretly I’d want the shark.
10,000 Birds
JULY 30, 2014
In Hawaii I stood on a beach as albatrosses fledged and Tiger Sharks prowled for the less successful ones. In California I smelt the breath a Blue Whale as it passed feet beneath my boat. Ugandan Mangabeys were part of my family once. This Laysan Albatross died from ingested plastic. I still have that marker.
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