The year 2014 has come and gone and soon the year of the horse will come to a close as the Chinese New Year ushers in the year of the sheep on February 19. For me, I’m just hoping the year of the injured bird is over. One of my 2014 New Year’s resolutions was… [read more]
Northern elephant seals heading home
What better way to start the week than by watching a heart warming video of two northern elephant seals heading back to the ocean. The two stars of this video were rescued as pups by the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach, rehabilitated and just released on the beach. One of the seals is… [read more]
Hummingbird is Superbird
The last thing I expected to see while walking into my yoga class was a hummingbird. Even though hummingbirds are so tiny, she stuck out like a sore thumb perched on a bright-yellow pipe running along an equally bright yellow-brick wall. It was thrilling to see a hummingbird so close, but terrible as soon as… [read more]
Bottlenose Dolphin: the fin you want to see
Finally, you left the security of your beach towel to take a dip in the ocean and now you’re swimming and wondering why you wasted so much time on the sand. But wait, is that a fin? Trying to remain calm, you pray you didn’t see anything. There it is again, the fin is closer,… [read more]