10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2015

The two main chapters cover Marine Mammals (Orca; Whales; Dolphins and Porpoises; Sea Lions, Fur Seals, and Elephant Seal; Rarer Marine Mammals) and Seabirds (Albatrosses, Shearwaters and Fulmar, Strom-Petrels, Phalaropes, Alcids, Red-billed Tropicbird, Brown Booby, South Polar Skua, Jaegers, Gulls and Terns, Rarer Seabirds).

Dolphins 162

Dolphins Whales Whaling Porpoises 162

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. Dog and Fish: Improbable Friends. Photos courtesy of iStock.

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Then we inexplicably left our chum slick and behind for good and made our way over to some fishing boats to see what was following them. From the fishing boats we spotted lots of water in the air, both from a whale breaching and blowing. Being out on the water is great, even when the birds are only so-so.

Whales 173

Whales Whaling New York Dolphins 173

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2017

In the light of the moon I did see a bat and I was also surprised to see a firefly, which seemed really odd considering it is already October. They came up to the platform a couple at a time to check out the view and we shared our optics and showed them dolphins offshore, an Osprey eating a fish, and variety of other cool sights.

Birds 109

Birds Dolphins Canada Sparrows 109