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Baja05 - 151 * Osprey leaving its nest
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Baja05 - 154 * By mid-morning, there is a lot of thermal regulating going on
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Baja05 - 156 * Curious sea lions follow after our zodiac
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Baja05 - 160 * Time to cool off
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Baja05 - 161 * Next we head for Isla Rasa where 90% of the world's Heermann's gulls and elegant terns nest
Baja05 - 162 * There are approximately 300,000 nesting pairs of Heermann's gulls, 180,000 nesting pairs of elehany terns and 15,000 nesting pairs of royal terns on Isla Rasa
Baja05 - 163 * Elegant terns socializing at water's edge
Baja05 - 164 * A passing falcon agitated many birds into flight
Baja05 - 165 * With the eradication of rats that preyed on the eggs and chicks, the populations are strong again and starting to spread to other islands. Learb more at http://www.oceanoasis.org/fieldguide/islarasa.html
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