Monterey Bay

Having visited Monterey Bay dozens of times, I was blessed to encounter many new taxa, along with re-acquaintance with numerous familiar plants, birds and marine mammals. Of note were sightings of thirty one Southern Sea Otters, some great lichens adapted to marine salty air, and a variety of kelp species. Even though i have had the earlier opportunity to conduct scientific research in the dunes area, this trip offered my first visit to the Fort Ord Dunes State Park; that visit surprised me with the massive surfside ongoing dunes erosion, which left the coastal zone virtually depauperate of plantlife. Access to the native area atop the dunes was severely limited at the time of my visit. It nevertheless gave me a time data point into the state of dunes here. The native vegetation stabilizing dunes tops were in seemingly great condition even though no path was open to view most of that coastal scrub close up.

Publicado el febrero 5, 2017 07:05 TARDE por c_michael_hogan c_michael_hogan

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Cormorán de Brandt (Urile penicillatus)

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c_michael_hogan

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Febrero 3, 2017 a las 02:29 TARDE PST

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Foca Común (Phoca vitulina)

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c_michael_hogan

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Febrero 3, 2017 a las 01:08 TARDE PST

Descripción

This seal was swimming in the near shore open waters of Monterey Bay

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Zarapito Pico Largo (Numenius americanus)

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c_michael_hogan

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Febrero 4, 2017 a las 01:49 TARDE PST

Descripción

At water edge of Elkhorn Slough

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Mergo Copetón (Mergus serrator)

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c_michael_hogan

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Febrero 4, 2017 a las 02:01 TARDE PST

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Pelícano Café (Pelecanus occidentalis)

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c_michael_hogan

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Febrero 4, 2017 a las 01:46 TARDE PST

Descripción

On a sandbar within Elkhorn Slough

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Lobo Marino Californiano (Zalophus californianus)

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c_michael_hogan

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Febrero 3, 2017 a las 02:59 TARDE PST

Descripción

At the rock jetty end of the pier

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Nutria Marina (Enhydra lutris ssp. nereis)

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c_michael_hogan

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Febrero 2017

Descripción

I am guessing this Southern Sea Otter is dining on abalone in the open waters of Monterey Bay

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c_michael_hogan

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Febrero 3, 2017 a las 02:43 TARDE PST

Descripción

A number of these sandflies were active near some large beached kelp

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c_michael_hogan

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Febrero 5, 2017 a las 10:35 MAÑANA PST

Descripción

Growing on a wooden fence

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