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Flock to Marion

10,000 Birds

Finally in 1799, the first visitors on this volcanic land were a group of French seal hunters who were after the fur seals that can be found hauled out on the beaches for fur and oil, which almost wiped out the local population of the species. We arose each morning at 4:30am to find out that we were late to the game.