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Pam UK: Well it may be a foggy 2nd day of summer
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Pam UK: ..but the gulls still think its Spring
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Pam UK: The fog cleared and the tour boats were-
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Pam UK: Not common at Race Rocks...
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Pam UK: ..a Whimbrel (Numenius Phaeopus) ..
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Pam UK: .. striped head and long down-curve beak
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Pam UK: Another damp-looking immature
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Pam UK: ...sitting on the seagull perch..
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Pam UK: ..doing a bit of preening.
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Pam UK: ..ready for the studio portrait !
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Pam UK: Sea Lion #632 -Branded Shilshole Bay '99
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Pam UK: This one is not branded
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Pam UK: A leisurely wave to the camera.
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Pam UK: A few immature gulls around just now ...
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Pam UK: ...which I cannot identify
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Pam UK: ..but I think this is a young..
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Pam UK: ... Glaucous Winged Gull preening
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Pam UK: Very few cormorants but a pair are -
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Pam UK: Gull was rolling its dark coloured egg..
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Pam UK: ..into a comfortable brooding position.
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Pam UK: Lots of Pigeon Guillemots. This group -
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Pam UK: A handsome Black Oystercatcher
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Pam UK: 3 Stages of Gull development
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Pam UK: Nice looking boat
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Pam UK: Panic amongst the seagulls ...
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Pam UK: ..there were two mature eagles hunting.
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Pam UK: Yawning sea lion
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Pam UK: ..taking it easy by the jetty.
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Pam UK: A lovely calm dawn
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Pam UK: A lot of sea lions by the jetty...