birds
For the past few weeks, Monterey Bay has played host to one of nature’s great spectacles: the summer migration of sooty shearwaters. These seabirds are typically only seen over open ocean, but at certain times of year can be seen from land in staggering numbers.
Read MoreA "Big Day" is a common exercise in the birding community, in which a birder attempts to see as many distinct species as possible in one 24 hour period. On May 2nd, 2018, I executed a Big Day in several locations around Monterey Bay and came up with 85 species from sunup to sundown, including this Barn Owl chick!
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