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Point Dume wildlife bonanza

February 6, 2013 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

Spending Sunday morning at Point Dume turned into a wildlife bonanza with ocean views and sunny skies. In less than one hour I had the chance to see: A gray whale milling about right near shore! California sea lions porpoising and hanging out on the rocks. California brown pelicans watching the waves. Western gulls relaxing… [read more]

Filed Under: Animal encounters, Birds, Seals, sea lions, Whales Tagged With: bird, California brown pelican, cetacean, gray whale, sanderling, sea lion, western gull, whale watching

Saving Super Bowl seats is for the birds

February 3, 2013 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

This morning I went for a hike at Point Dume in Malibu and came across this group of birds just hanging out. The waves rolled in and they would just watch. Sometimes when the waves came too close for comfort they would scoot back a bit and resume doing nothing. It seemed like they were… [read more]

Filed Under: Birds Tagged With: bird, California brown pelican, sanderling, western gull

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