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| Trude | profile | all galleries >> other >> dolphins_at_huntington_beach_pier | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 When my childhood friend wings her way to Southern California for the holidays, we all head to Huntington Beach Pier |
 Today's treat: a pod of Bottlenose Dolphins |
 When dolphins exhale, water covering their blowhole shoots into the air |
 How many are there? |
 They were traveling south of the pier, but came back around the pier and swam northward |
 Easier to count when a group was at the surface |
 At least 8 in one area and several more small groups farther away |
 When dolphins arch their backs, they are diving deeper and won't be seen for awhile |
 So we watched Heerman's Gulls... |
 ...and a lot of Surf Scoters like this male... |
 and even Sandcastle Man! |
 I left the shells and kept my memories |
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