10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2024

There are beautiful beaches, a plethora of amazing food and drinks, a multitude of family fun locations, a world-renowned zoo, and one of the biggest birding festivals in the US. My family visited San Diego every year as part of a Disneyland-SoCal Road trip to escape the rainy Christmases at home near Portland, Oregon.

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San Diego Sea Lions Lions Birds 230

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In August, we took a family trip to beautiful San Diego, seeing SeaWorld , LegoLand , and the San Diego Zoo. I’ve taken tours out of Monterey Bay (with pelagic legend Debi Shearwater , now retired) and Half Moon Bay, California ; Newport, Oregon ; and Hatteras, North Carolina.

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San Diego Los Angeles Cooking North Carolina 147

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 17, 2011

Chimpanzees and elephants grieve the loss of family and friends, and gorillas hold wakes for the dead. Donna Fernandes, president of the Buffalo Zoo, witnessed a wake for a female gorilla, Babs, who had died of cancer at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo. Paul says, “He would lick my face, or cry gently, or bark even.

Emotional 100

Emotional Animal Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 17, 2019

Of course, I’ve seen live penguins in zoos before, but these were real, honest-to-goodness (and countable!) members of the family Spheniscidae. Photo by the author – and not taken at a zoo. is Outta Line, a West Coast India pale ale from Rogue Ales & Spirits of Newport, Oregon.

India 113

India Penguins San Diego Peru 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? Little Cultus Lake Road, Oregon. Oregon Plains Rd. Oregon Plains Rd. Oregon Plains Rd. Oregon Plains Rd. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Bravo if you have.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100