tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902702129791011785.post8910155610095619346..comments2024-01-04T16:23:25.000-08:00Comments on Woods Walks and Wildlife: Winter Escape in San Diego, Part 1: Mammals of Land and SeaElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03819156307414077158noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902702129791011785.post-20188552720262360562012-02-08T08:26:25.689-08:002012-02-08T08:26:25.689-08:00Heather: The seals are indeed adorable. Definitely...Heather: The seals are indeed adorable. Definitely go see them if you're in the area -- I think there might even be baby seals by now!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03819156307414077158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902702129791011785.post-71221782079623122542012-02-08T07:32:00.859-08:002012-02-08T07:32:00.859-08:00Cute seals! The picture when it's dry reminds ...Cute seals! The picture when it's dry reminds me of Karma. Rohb says all light-colored animals remind me of Karma.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762394060389547490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902702129791011785.post-10871269247407899962012-01-26T20:03:08.307-08:002012-01-26T20:03:08.307-08:00Hmm, you could be right, Dan! I thought I remember...Hmm, you could be right, Dan! I thought I remembered that we saw two in the first group, and then one later on, but I definitely could've missed something while I was sitting huddled in the corner of the boat. :P I actually just checked the whale watching company's website, and their daily blog lists 4 whales for that day -- so if that's right, we were both close!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03819156307414077158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902702129791011785.post-57318456402223962322012-01-26T19:12:39.635-08:002012-01-26T19:12:39.635-08:00Lizo, I thought we saw more like eight whales - fo...Lizo, I thought we saw more like eight whales - four pairs. I could be wrong, but I thought they were always in pairs on this trip.frothyhttp://www.frothyruminations.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902702129791011785.post-61651711766932280852012-01-26T17:34:38.640-08:002012-01-26T17:34:38.640-08:00Yeah, the little boat was not playing nice. It mad...Yeah, the little boat was not playing nice. It made me happy, actually, to hear how angry the leaders on our boat were getting about that little boat -- well, not happy, but heartened that some people cared about respecting the whales, and that those people were in charge of our trip.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03819156307414077158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902702129791011785.post-16604818391947729012012-01-26T17:28:56.693-08:002012-01-26T17:28:56.693-08:00In the second whale photo, you can see a vessel of...In the second whale photo, you can see a vessel of some kind in the distance. This was a rowboat with at least three people in it, and they were expressly flouting the local law, which says you need to stay behind the whales a certain distance, not pass in front of them. The gray whales don't like that. The two tour boats were back a ways, but these guys got up too close.danhttp://www.frothyruminations.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902702129791011785.post-2433630093421676222012-01-24T20:16:01.708-08:002012-01-24T20:16:01.708-08:00Thanks, Chris! It definitely was everywhere, and I...Thanks, Chris! It definitely was everywhere, and I didn't know what to call it because I'd never seen it before.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03819156307414077158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902702129791011785.post-22518363198115114692012-01-24T20:06:52.645-08:002012-01-24T20:06:52.645-08:00(I guess it could also be this one -- it looks mor...(I guess it could also be <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpobrotus_edulis" rel="nofollow">this one</a> -- it looks more like the first one, but we did always call it ice plant, not sea fig.)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149297148185001748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3902702129791011785.post-88959980734982682222012-01-24T20:04:10.972-08:002012-01-24T20:04:10.972-08:00The groundcover is ice plant -- it's inescapab...The groundcover is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpobrotus_chilensis" rel="nofollow">ice plant</a> -- it's inescapable in California near harbors and in other coastal areas.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149297148185001748noreply@blogger.com