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Lining up to go for a dip
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Kelp Goose Pair
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"Churrete" - Cinclode
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Red-Legged Cormorants
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preening time
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3 Magellan and 1 Humboldt
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Huillin- Sea otter coming ashore.
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Shake off that water!
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Stick out tongue at photographer!
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The sea beckons him back again
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OK, enough photos, back into the water.
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Erosion has created interesting rock formations decorated by endemic plants (or Trauco's big brother)
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Frisco from SFO enjoying the penguins!
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Bandurria - Black-faced Ibis
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Adding the milcao (potato dumplings) to the curanto
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First time curanto observers
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A good laugh and good times at Puñihuil
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The view from above Punuil
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John- "why are they laughing?" from an observation point above the Pullao Refuge for Hudsonian Godwits
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Pullao Beach, one of 5 destination of migrating Hudsonian Godwits
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Refugia Hotel overlooks Pullao Beach
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Walking and habitat preservation talks in sync along Punuil beach
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10's of thousands of visitors to penguins every year.
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Kelp Gulls stepping out
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Lookout over Puñihuil islands- Wide Mar Brava beach in distance
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Limited boat tours so as not to spook the penguins or other birds
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Shallow shoreline & low tide requires carting of tourists to deeper water & boats
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Pullao Beach lookout from Isla Quinchao looking toward Volcano Corcovado.
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John now knows-- this is the real seafood feast: Curanto
