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Nest Cam Welcomes Arctic Tern Babies to the World

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Perhaps because of threats to the ecosystems of the many places the Arctic Tern visits (Europe, Africa, South America, and North America), it may be on the decline. And that’s just the birds–you can spy on everything from panda bear cubs to beluga whales. (You can learn more about their incredible journeys here.) .

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

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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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Kaikoura in the Autumn

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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! So another season, another great haul of pelagic birds.

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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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