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Kaikoura in the Autumn

10,000 Birds

Two hours after getting off the boat after checking out Sperm Whales we were off again out to find some albatross. This Short-tailed Shearwater is a passage visitor from Australia, on its way up to see America! A New Zealand Fur-seal. It certainly helped my year list! You really can’t go wrong with Kaikoura!

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Offshore Sea Life ID Guide: West Coast–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Offshore Sea Life ID Guide: West Coast is designed to be a quick, handy resource for use on whale watching and one-day pelagic trips. It does not include near-shore, coastal species, like Brown Pelican, Elegant Tern, and Harbor Seal. We saw two Blue Whales on our trip, quickly identified by the boat’s crew.

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A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia: A Book Review by a Penguin Groupie

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The descriptions of the territory’s birds, seals, whales, introduced mammals, invertebrates, and plants are written within the framework of the conversationist, so it is more than a field guide, it is a record of endangered wildlife and the efforts being made to protect it. Who can resist penguins and whales?

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