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California Tag

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29 April 2025
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Sea Otters and Whales of Monterey Bay – Whale Expeditions – Trip Report 2024

During our annual Whale Expedition’s sea otters and whales of Monterey Bay photo tour, we had fantastic sightings of lunge-feeding humpbacks, breaching whales, and mating sea ott

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23 April 2025
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Bobcats of California – Cat Expeditions – Trip Report 2024

We led a private bobcat tour in early December where we saw over twenty bobcats! Check out the report to see more details and some photos!

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9 April 2025
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California

California has very varied habitat (from desert to tundra) with a corresponding diversity of species, coupled with incredible scenery and some of the most productive cetacean viewi

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7 April 2025
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New Podcast Episode: California Big Mammal Year with Venkat Sankar and Nicole Haseley

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7 April 2025
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California Mammal Big Year & Site/ID Guides

Over 2024, Nicole Haseley and I did an “accidental” mammal big year across the US state of California. We saw 150 mammal species (~70% of the total in California) inclu

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3 April 2025
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Carrizo Plain Overnight: Squirrels, squirrels

Carrizo Plain Overnight Squirrels, Squirrels, and More Squirrels! Carrizo Plain National Monument, Santa Margarita, CA | March 24th-25th, 2025 By minkprowl SPECIES *Giant Kangaroo

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10 March 2025
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California or Steller’s Sea Lion?

Hi people, A long shot, but I just wonder… Is the big indivdual on the left a male California Sea Lion or a female Steller’s Sea Lion? And how can you tell the differen

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25 November 2024
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Book Review: Guide to the Terrestrial Mammals of Southern California and the Eastern and Southern Sierra Nevada, by Brad Blood

Brad R. Blood’s new Guide to the Terrestrial Mammals of Southern California and the Eastern and Southern Sierra Nevada just arrived and it is an excellent resource for those

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24 March 2024
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California Feb/March 2024

A productive week in California – Grey Whales, Northern Right Whale Dolphins, Pacific White-sided Dolphins, Grey and Kit Foxes, K-Rats and some fish!

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11 February 2024
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Bobcats in California 2023 – Trip Report

In December of 2023, we led three different Bobcats of California photo tours. Two of these tours were private. One of these trips was our best yet, as we had fifteen different bob

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  1. Vladimir Dinets on The start of The Big Cat Year and the quest for the Iberian Lynx!10 January 2026

    If you are doing a big cat year, a quick trip to NE Canada might be worth considering. Canada lynx…

  2. Zhou Fangyi on Leuser Ecosystem, North Sumatra, Indonesia, 3 days Dec 202510 January 2026

    Hi Flemming, you are right, SUMECO is different with regular tour companies in Bukit Lawang, that's why I recommend SUMECO.…

  3. EllenLinton on Trip Report: Idaho and Oregon, May/June 202510 January 2026

    Haha thanks Jon! Yes I was also impressed by Bailey's good nature as I suspect gopher watching might drive most…

  4. EllenLinton on Trip Report: Arizona June 202510 January 2026

    Glad you enjoyed the report. I appreciate your advice and I'll try out your strategy on my next Arizona trip.…

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