Saturday, April 8, 2023

Saturday's Critters # 486

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Hello and happy Saturday!

 If you love all God's creatures like I do and also like to blog about them and take critter photos this is where you can share your critter post. Link up your post and share your critters, join in with my critter party ! You can share any kind of critters the real ones, pretend ones, statues and paintings, a new or old post!


Happy Easter!  🐇🐰🥚

March 8th, hubby and I went on a boat tour to the Marietas Islands.  We saw so many wonderful sights on this tour I am breaking up the trip into two posts. The photos were from two docks, we were first on the boat at the Nuevo Vallarta Marina, then we picked up more people at the Puerto Vallarta dock. We had a great sightings of the whales and birds in flight on our way to the Marietas Islands. 

1. In the mosaic below are photos of the dock, a Magnificent Frigatebird, Pirate Ship and Cruise ships both at the dock, lots of Terns, Gulls and Brown Pelicans. 

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2. Magnificent Frigatebird perched on top of a boat. 





3.   At the Puerto Vallarta docks, I saw the Terns. I saw on ebird that both the Royal Tern and the Elegant Terns are seen at the Puerto Vallarta cruise port.  For some reason they all look similar to me, I do see some that have a lighter color gray. 





4. Laughing Gull, Brown Pelican and Terns. 




5. I am a little obsessed with Terns. Are they Royal Terns or Elegant Terns, or a mix of both? I am pretty sure they are not Caspian Terns, which are larger in size with a thicker heavy bill. 




6.   Some views of the whales sighted on the way out to the Marietas Island in the Bay of Banderas. 




7. I went from looking at the whales to looking up in the sky at the Blue-footed Boobies. These birds seem to be attracted to the water around the boat, they would dive into the water right next to the boat.  







8. It was fun watching these birds flying low over our boat. 




9. Which way to look, up or down. Of course, I was looking up at the Blue-footed Boobies. 





"Inside us all patiently waiting, sits a tiny little adventurous bird."


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Thanks to all my visitors and for your past and present comments. Stop back to see any replies to your comments. I appreciate everyone who loves and respects wildlife. Thank you for linking up a critter post.



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I am also linking up to Anni's blog party found here I'd Rather B Birding   Anni always has some beautiful birds to be seen on her blog, check it out! Also, I am also linking up to Heidrun's Mosaic Monday  I hope you can stop by and visit Heidrun and check out the Mosaic Monday post. 

106 comments:

  1. Your whale watching and birding cruise looks lovely! I am a big fan of whales, and also love birds, but I don’t like to go on small boats.
    Thank you for hosting all the critters.

    best… mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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    1. Thank you Mae! I have to take dramamine for these boat rides. Have a great weekend.

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  2. Hi Eileen, Thanks for taking us along on the boat tour. You sure had some great sightings of birds and the whales. Neat photos of Blue-footed Boobies against the blue sky! Thanks for hosting and sharing Saturday’s Critters. Happy Easter to you and yours! John

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    1. Thank you John! we enjoyed the boat ride and all the critter sightings. Happy Easter to you!

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  3. I have never seen both Terns over here...how pretty! Happy Easter!

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    1. Happy Easter Angie! Thanks for the visit and comment. Have a happy weekend.

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  4. These terns in numbers are quite a view to see.

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    1. Thank you for the link and comment. Have a great day and happy new week!

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  5. Eileen What a trip trip you were on Whales and fantastic birds to see What more would anyone wants Great photographs. Thanks for hosting and commenting I hope you have a lovely Easter and week ahead

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    1. Happy Easter Margaret! Thanks for the link and comment. Have a great weekend.

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  6. Hello Eileen,

    As always beautiful photos! Your third photo is very nice. I love the light blue color in it. Happy Easter!
    Take care and enjoy your weekend!

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    1. Happy Easter to you and yours. Thank you Marit! I appreciate the comment and link this week! Have a happy weekend!

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    1. Thank you Cloudia, for the link and comment. Have a great weekend!

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  8. May your Easter be blessed with Joy and Wonder, Eileen Dear
    Xx Daniela @ ~ My little old world ~ (Dany)

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    1. Hello Dany, I wish you a happy and blessed Easter! Thanks for the visit and comment, so nice to see you stop by. Have a great weekend.

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  9. Hello, what a wonderful trip this must have been!
    You enjoyed seeing so many different critters and even the whales! 🐳
    I am attracted by the Brown cormorant.
    Happy Easter Saturday to you!

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    1. Thank you Luisella, I appreciate the visit and comment. Happy Easter to you and yours!

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  10. Hi Eileen,
    What beautiful pictures of your boat trip to the Marietas Islands.
    Nice to see the whales, and blue footed boobies are also very beautiful.
    I wish you a nice Easter.
    Greetings Irma

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    1. Happy Easter Irma! Thanks for the link and comment. Have a happy weekend.

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    1. Happy Easter! Thank you William! Have a great weekend.

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  12. Great boat trip! Those terns can be challenging. Having lived inland all these years I lack experience in identifying them. That little cluster of three at the far right of the third photo is particularly interesting, as one has a particularly long bill. Also, whether the eye is in front of the black cap or enclosed within it is an identifying characteristic. Some clearly have the eye out in front of the black. In life, the whole bunch would have flown away by now and I would be all the more perplexed.

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    1. Thanks Ken, for the id tips. Happy Easter, enjoy your weekend.

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  13. most of your birds today are also here in Florida, they all look familiar even though I never know the names.

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    1. Happy Easter and Thank you Sandra! There are a few that look alike to me, hard to tell them apart. Have a great weekend.

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  14. Beautiful photos, Eileen. Happy Easter!

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    1. Happy Easter to you and yours! Thanks for the comment and link. Have a great weekend.

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  15. Hello Eileen :=)
    What an amazing boat tour, with the whales and all the sea birds. I would have loved to go on a trip like you did, with so many different sightings.The Frigatebird is one I have never heard of, but I have heard if not seen all the others. Beautiful photo of all the Terns together, there is something about the soft lighting in this photo which is lovely. Great shots of the Blue-footed Boobies, it must have been such an enjoyable experience to see them swooping low over the boat.
    Have a Happy Easter Eileen, and thank you so much for hosting.

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    1. Hello Sonjia, Happy Easter to you and yours! Thanks for the link and comment. I do love seeing all the birds, a fun experience seeing them from the boat. Have a great weekend.

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  16. Great to get out on the ocean, Eileen, and I am sure the Blue-footed Boobies were sheer delight. You will have to invest in a camera with a bigger zoom to provide a little more detail to help with tern ID. All the best - David

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    1. Thank you David! Yes, seeing all the Blue-footed Boobies was a delight. Have a great weekend.

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  17. Uma foto mais linda do que outra!ADOREI!
    Feliz Páscoa, beijos, tudo de bom,chica

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    1. Thank you Chica, I always appreciate your visits and comments. Happy Easter to you and yours!

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  18. ...Eileen, your birds in flight are my favorites. Thanks for hosting the party and I wish you a Happy Easter.

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    1. Thank you Tom, for the link and comment. Happy Easter to you and your family.

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  19. Delightful photos, Eileen. Looks like there was a lot to see in the Marietas! Happy Easter to you and your family.

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    1. Thank you Nick! Happy Easter to you and yours! Have a great day and happy new week!

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  20. Hari OM
    What a lovely trip - my fave pic today is the first one of the row of terns; really appeals to my eye, that. Blessed Easter to you and hubby, Eileen! YAM xx

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    1. Thank you Yam! I appreciate the link and your comment. Happy weekend to you!

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  21. a great group of images today eileen. i too love terns but i am not sure i can answer your question correctly. what a great capture of the frigatebird, i will have to look that up, i don't know that one!! great snaps of the blue footed boobies!! happy easter, have a wonderful weekend and many thanks for hosting!!!

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    1. Happy Easter! Thanks so much for linking up and for the comment. Have a great weekend.

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  22. I love seeing the Blue Footed Boobies, Eileen. Thanks for hosting us.

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    1. Thank you for the link and comment! Have a great new week!

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  24. This is the first time learning about the Magnificent Frigatebird so creatively named. Thank you for sharing all your bird discoveries. Happy Easter to you and yours.

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    1. Thank you Maria, I appreciate the visit and comment. Happy Easter, enjoy your weekend.

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  25. Un recorrido maravilloso, me ha encantado. Feliz fin de semana de Pascua.

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    1. Happy Easter Teresa! Thank you for the comment. Have a great weekend.

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  26. Happy Easter...and thanks for sharing a Frigatebird and Blue Footed Boobies...which I've never seen! I probably have seen terns but didn't know one from another...good luck on that!

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    1. Thank you Barbara! Happy Easter, have a great weekend!

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  27. PV is on my travel list. But our next stop is Puerto Rico! Happy Easter!

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    1. Thank you Sharon! Enjoy your Puerto Rico trip! Happy Easter to you and yours!

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  28. Such wonderful sea birds! Happy Easter to you and your family, Eileen!

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    1. Thank you Ellen! Happy Easter to you and your family!

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  29. Happy Easter Eileen. That was some trip you took. I can't help with the ID of those terns I'm afraid. But the Blue-footed Boobies are wonderful. And so is the name they have been given. I am surprised the wokies have kicked up a fuss about that - LOL. Have a great weekend.

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    1. Thanks Phil! Happy Easter to you and yours! Have a great weekend.

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  30. Great photos!
    Love the in-flight photos of the Boobies.
    Happy Easter!

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    1. Thank you Lea! Happy Easter to you and yours! Enjoy your weekend.

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  31. Another lovely post, Eileen. The birds in the sky remind me of kiting festivals! And, how blessed you are to see a Whale!! Thanks for hosting.

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  32. I love that Frigatebird! What a beauty. And the last quote is perfect. I'll write it in my journal today! Happy weekend!

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    1. Thanks Diane! Happy Easter, enjoy your weekend!

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  33. I love the photos of the terns line up on the wall. Have a Happy Easter!!

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    1. Thanks so much for the visit and comment! Happy Easter, enjoy your weekend.

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  34. An amazing selection Eileen, thank you so much for sharing them and hosting your meme. Happy day and Happy Easter to you :)

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    1. Thank you Denise! Happy Easter to you and your family! Have a great weekend.

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    1. Thank you Karen! Happy Easter, enjoy your day!

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  36. Such wonderful bird finds! No matter where we go, birds are always a source of entertainment and wonder!

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    1. Thank you Marie! I do enjoy watching and finding new birds. Happy Easter, enjoy your day!

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  37. Oh, you saw some great things! Enjoy your Easter.

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    1. Thank you Linda! Happy Easter, enjoy your day!

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  38. Looks like great fun on the boat. Amazing the number and variety of birds you spotted!!

    My wife and I were traveling this past week so I don't have a critters post. I'll be back next week!!

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    1. Alan, Happy Easter to you and your family. Safe travels, have a fun week!

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  39. Brown Pelican looks enjoy between gull and Terns...
    great photos...

    # Happy Easter

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    1. Thank you Tanza, I appreciate the visit and comment. Enjoy your day and the rest of the week!

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  40. What a wonderful boat tour to the Marietas Island, dear Eileen!
    You have seen magnificent animals and soo many terns. I'm no bird connoisseur, but as far as I know, elegant terns have "more hairstyle" compared to royal terns 😉 - I'll send you two links here:
    Royal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_tern#/media/File:Royal_Tern.jpg
    Elegant: https://www.pinterest.at/pin/316518680066171315/
    Funnily enough, I'm also posting a boat trip (in Costa Rica). There are no whales to be seen here, but dolphins ❤️ and also a brown pelican and a few other birds... And more animals on land...
    I'm a little late: thanks for hosting and
    Happy Easter 🐣🐰🪺!
    All the best from Austria, Traude
    https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2023/04/costa-rica-10-kapitel-samara-delfine.html

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    1. Thank you Traude, I appreciate the link and comment. I enjoyed seeing your dolphins. Thanks for the links, I will check them out. Enjoy your day and the rest of the week!

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  41. Sorry I'm late arriving to visit...holiday AND SLOW computer connection yesterday. Thanks for sharing your link!
    What a glorious trip. Stupendous sightings and looks like perfect weather!

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    1. Thank you Anni, I appreciate the comment. Enjoy your day and the rest of the week!

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  42. Hello Eileen
    What a lovely trip, I enjoyed coming along with you, through the delight of seeing your photographs :)

    I hope you had a Happy Easter, we spent time with family which was so enjoyable.

    All the best Jan

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    1. Thank you Jan! I appreciate your comment. Have a great day and happy weekend.

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  43. Happy After-Easter to you! I always love every one of your nature photos!

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    1. Thank you Jeanie, I appreciate your visit and comment. Enjoy your day and the rest of the week!

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  44. I'm a bit late, but here I am! We've a date for clearing up the recent storm. It's only money! Thanks for hosting.

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    1. Thank you Jenn, you are welcome any time. I appreciate the link and comment. Enjoy your day and the rest of the week!

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  45. the whale is a great sea mammal... never seen them in nature..
    Happy Tuesday

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    1. Thank you, I appreciate the visit and comment. The whales are cool to see. Enjoy your day and the rest of the week!

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  46. Happy (belated) Easter Eileen! Beautiful photos, I do love that you saw whales!! ♥

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    1. Thank you Rain, I appreciate your visit and comment. I loved seeing the whales. Enjoy your day and the rest of the week!

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  47. Such gorgeous winged wonders. I love the Terns too and till date have seen the River Tern. They are listed as Vulnerable in the IUCn directory.
    This sounds like such a lovely day away on the boat.

    I will be joining you with my critters later this week, birds and an easter Bunny to boot.

    I wish you wonderful new beginnings post Easter and much love and joy always.

    https://natashamusing.com/2023/04/the-early-bird-catches-the-worm-natasha-musing/

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    1. Hello, Natasha
      Thank you for the comment and visit. I would like to see the River Tern, another new bird for me. I hope you had a very Happy Easter! Take care, enjoy your day!

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  48. Que bonitas Eileen. Me ha encantado verlas,
    Tuvimos una buena Pascua .Deseo que también la vuestra fuese buena.
    Os deseo un buen fin de semana.
    Un abrazo.

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    1. Thank you Laura, I appreciate the comment. Take care, have a happy day and a great weekend!

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  49. I enjoyed the boat tour, Eileen.
    Stunning photos as always.

    Hugs and blessings

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    1. Thank you Veronica! Take care, have a happy day and a great weekend!

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  50. It`s to late for wishing Happy Easter ... but I hope you and your family have had a very good time. I enjoyed your post here again ... and I`m thank you for your very nice comments, dear Blogfriend.

    Hugs by Heidrun

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    1. Thank you Heidrun, I appreciate the comment and visit. Have a great weekend.

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  51. Wonderful sightings Eileen, that must have been a fabulous trip. Happy day and week to you :)

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    1. Thank you Denise! We did see a lot on this trip! Have a happy day!

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  52. Mais uma reportagem fotográfica sensacional, com uma profusão de vida e espécies para onde quer que se olhe... são estes momentos que ainda me fazem crer, que haverá esperança para este nosso planeta, tão poluído e mal tratado... afinal ainda haverá cantinhos espalhados pelo mundo, que ainda vão parecendo quase intocáveis... e oxalá assim se mantenham, com um turismo responsável, que promova boas atitudes e orientações para se preservar a natureza...
    Grata por mais uma partilha de excelência, Eileen! Estimo que tenha passado a sua Páscoa, de um modo muito feliz!
    Um beijinho
    Ana

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    1. Thank you for the comment Ana! I believe in protecting all the wildlife, responsible tourism is necessary. Have a great day!

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    1. Thank you Monica! I understand, I would miss traveling too. Take care, enjoy your day!

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