Marshmellow, the rare Guadalupe Fur Seal that was rehabilitated at Pacific Marine Mammal Center was successfully released Sunday. He was a little shy at first and did not want to come out of the kennel, but after several minutes, he finally poked his head out and went into the ocean.  I'm sure he's happily swimming to Mexico.  Thank you PMMC for another successful release.
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We saw 2 Blue Whales spouting off the shore of Laguna Beach this week.  One spouted about 4 times and it looked like he was about a mile out which is really close for a Blue Whale  You usually have to go out on a boat to see them.  You could see him so clear with the binoculars.  It was really cool!!  Blue Whales are the largest creature in the universe and feed here off the coast (Dana Point, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, etc.) during the summer time eating Krill.

Visited Karin Worden's new gallery - Silver, Blue & Gold, a gallery of contemporary studio jewelry in Laguna Beach.  I like Karin's nature casting jewelry.

They raised a little more money than last year.  Horray!

Check out this beautiful Neon Green Sea Anemone!

Life is like a box of chocolates...you never know what you're gonna get ( or see on our wildlife and beach ecotours).  We saw a 6 legged sea star this week.  This photo is kind of difficult to see his 6 legs, but he has 6 legs!  Very strange.

What inspires you about California?  We are inspired.  There is so much marine life here, beautiful beaches, artists to see and the weather is great year-round. California is so diverse and unique.  There is something for everyone.  We are honored to share our story about what inspires us about California.  Check out this video on OC Wildlife & Beach Tour:
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What an honor to be able to see this rare Guadalupe Fur Seal at our "behind the scenes" tour at Pacific Marine Mammal Center (PMMC).  He is sooo cute!  There are only estimated 7000 left.  Check out the cute photos.  We donate on each of our tours to the center which helps toward rehabilitating seals and sea lions and then they are released back into the wild.

 

OC Wildlife & Beach Tour is proud to be a part of Every Monday Matters (EMM) Video .  You too can make a difference on Mondays.  There are 52 Mondays to make a difference and the video shows many options for making a difference.  Check Cheri out in their video saying:  Protect the environment (wearing an orange shirt).  OC Wildlife & Beach Tour is proud to be a part of EMM and making a difference.

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10% off promotion for any groups of 10 or more people who book any one of our Wildlife & Beach Tours - May 1st through June 15th, 2010.  Minimum 10 people to receive the promotion.  Choose from our EcoTours/Nature Tours, Art Tours with optional wine tasting, Beach Coastal & Shopping Tour or an Orange County Tour.