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VIDEO: Oak Titmouse Pair Builds a Nest
ALL, WILDLIFE Beth Ann Mathews 3/30/21 ALL, WILDLIFE Beth Ann Mathews 3/30/21

VIDEO: Oak Titmouse Pair Builds a Nest

Witness a pair of Oak Titmice build a nest in a nest box, learn the species familiar call, observe one bird delivering food and nest material to its mate. Share this educational video with your kids.

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Biologists Survey Blue Whales by Sailboat in Gulf of Farallones
WILDLIFE, IN THE NEWS, BOATING LIFE Beth Ann Mathews 9/25/20 WILDLIFE, IN THE NEWS, BOATING LIFE Beth Ann Mathews 9/25/20

Biologists Survey Blue Whales by Sailboat in Gulf of Farallones

August 2020 - In recent decades, humpback and blue whales have become more abundant in the waters off Central California. But this summer, concentrations of blue whales were higher than ever …

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Big Water ABCs: Albatrosses, Blue Whales, and Cassin’s Auklets
ALL, WILDLIFE, BOATING LIFE Beth Ann Mathews 7/28/20 ALL, WILDLIFE, BOATING LIFE Beth Ann Mathews 7/28/20

Big Water ABCs: Albatrosses, Blue Whales, and Cassin’s Auklets

Jim and I have been helping survey blue and humpback whales off the central coast of California. Being out on the open ocean in our sailboat—in 4 to 8 foot swells—has been demanding, but exhilarating.

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Four Paperclips?
ALL, WILDLIFE Beth Ann Mathews 4/14/20 ALL, WILDLIFE Beth Ann Mathews 4/14/20

Four Paperclips?

These hyper-active social birds (Psaltriparus minimus) eat insects, including aphids, and weigh about as much as …

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Rekindling Childish Wonder
ALL, WILDLIFE Beth Ann Mathews 4/5/19 ALL, WILDLIFE Beth Ann Mathews 4/5/19

Rekindling Childish Wonder

A gecko’s sharp clicks whisk me back to Mexico, where I am not. I am in Belize, where a caressing breeze blows and the sea washes Caribbean sand.  

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Gull Fight, Berkeley Marina
WILDLIFE, ALL, BOATING LIFE Beth Ann Mathews 2/13/19 WILDLIFE, ALL, BOATING LIFE Beth Ann Mathews 2/13/19

Gull Fight, Berkeley Marina

I was on deck testing some settings on my camera in a light rain, when a squabble between these two caught my attention.

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