GIANT sea bass

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I love this pic I took of the avocet this morning. I went to the aviary this morning before we opened and I had the whole place to myself

#Birding #Avocet #Shorebirds

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I like to take the scenic route to my office (past the kelp forest)

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The back deck when there’s no one there is really cool

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I don’t know if you know how big this tank is

You can also se inside here https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams/kelp-forest-cam

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The round blob in the top center is a southern sea otter frolicking by herself

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Lunch with a view

#Birding #Cormorants

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Seen around the office.

1. Sunfish costume (!!)
2. Penguin plushie

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Pacific sardines at the roundabout

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I sea you

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Same window, a few seconds apart

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The world feels weird. I’m just going to work by a window

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I love that this penguin waddled over to ‘chat’

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I need to not buy all the things at the store

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Honk.

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I think I am floundering (but actually it’s a mola mola)

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I went to hang out with my friend, Ray

(You can watch the live stream too: https://www.youtube.com/live/QXhVdEyLRT0)

#Marine #Monterey #MontereyBayAquarium

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A coworker was waving at me from inside the shark tank.

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I went to see my friend. He’s the bass.

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Black sea nettles

https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/jellies

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My evening commute (I waited till closing time and for all guests to leave, then I went to hang out at the open sea exhibit by myself)

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I saw this on a coworker’s desk (she works with the birds)

#Birds #Birding #Puffins

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Room with a view

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Let me kelp you

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I have puffins at my workplace

#Birds #Birding #Puffins #Marine

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I didn’t realize I loved sea nettles and jellyfish so much

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Shark

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Ray of hope

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Sardines

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Do the black sea nettles know they’re beautiful

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Debut of Opal, our one year old otter that was named by the Internet

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I adore puffins

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Reflections in the tank

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Moon jellies

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I like these little puffin bellies and feet

#Birds

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HI IVY (I misidentified this otter, sorry)

#Otter #Otters #Marine

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Sent my wife this (the joke is, I am kind of face blind and I can’t find her especially at airports)

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Low light photo of a hammerhead shark

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The California sheepshead can change gender. It also sleeps in a cocoon made of mucus, for protection.

I feel like I’m going to spend the wrasse of my life being jealous of it. (It is actually a wrasse)

#Fish #Puns

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I’m in a conference room. I looked out of a window (because lots of people were). Someone says ‘they get all my seals of approval’

#Seals #Pinnepeds

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You can’t tell, but this guy is swimming, burping and yelling and probably farting all at the same time. Impressive work.

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I just love hanging out with them. Honestly I’d rather listen to sea lions barking than some politicians. Or internet sea lions

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Lunch time walk

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Sculpin and sea stars

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Cardinalfish

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Divers taking a giant sea bass to a medical appointment (they weigh 350lbs)

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Brayyyyyy

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Peekabooooo

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Scream

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Puffin with a branch

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Big boi

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“A tube anemone has a built in escape route. A tube anemone can disappear into its home in the blink of an eye. Its tube can be two feet long and serves as a quick escape route and an anchor in the constantly shifting sand.“

Cool, but can anemone hear me?

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