The Life of Sue Pemberton

 as displayed on her flickr account. march 9 2008-january 13 2013. 5 years of her life, 2 hours of mine. envious of the life she lived.

Dead Whale

Prior to full examination/necropsy

Whale jaw

carting off half of a jaw bone of a humpback whale

Necropsy tool

one of the many tools used to perform a whale necropsy

Ravens in love

Pair-bonded ravens hanging out on Devil's Slide/PCH in California

Days old Astro

Beginning his year plus long rehabilitation

Linda Mar Sunset

Surfer coming out of the water

Olive Ridley sea turtle necropsy

Veterinarians begin necropsy

Frog

Found in Monterey

Northern Fur Seal pup

Exhausted after swimming the Ano Nuevo shark gauntlet. Note the remnants of natal fur on her nose

Pacific White-Sided dolphin rescue

Rushing to Long Marine Lab

Orca teeth marks on a dead whale

Bites from an orca

Humpback Whale Necropsy

Retrieving a jawbone and scapula of a dead whale with a local news crew in tow.

California Sea Lions

A buncha juvenile boys at Pier 39 in San Francisco, CA

Dead Humpback Whale

Taking measurements

Juvenile Red-Tail Hawk

Perched in Pacifica, California

Point Montara

Me, the sunset and the flags of the world

Handful o' snake

My girl, albino King snake, Pearl

Marin Rod and Gun Club

Pooch prints

In the glistening sand of Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay, CA

Bullwhip Kelp

I love this shot

Swirly sand and shells

Found at Bean Hollow, San Mateo County

Baby squirrel

In rehabilitation

Pelicans in the fog

pelicans and cormorants in the fog

Pescadero rock

At Fiddler's Cove

Northern Elephant Seals

Weaners of Ano Nuevo State Reserve, CA - 2007

Lilah

sunning and stretching

Nestling Hummingbird

Feed Me!!!

Baby Ducks

mallard chicks

Screech Owl

How dare you!!

Lilah

Cat on a cold shingle roof

Talons

Deadly talons of a red tail hawk

Morning Rays

Montara, CA

Banana Slug

Pearl playing in the grass

My albino King snake

Overcompensating

My friend Jason, taking pics at the beach

Pelicans in the Sunset

Montara Beach, CA

Wave doggie

Fearlessly fetching his ball from the surf

Run!!!

I wish they knew we were there to help....

Clever Thief

trying to steal a free meal. smart bird!!

Dorsal Fin

Distinctive sickle shape and dark to light fading in color. Great for identifying Pacific white-sided dolphins in the water

Hauling Dead Dolphin from Beach

How do you cart a dead dolphin off the beach? Slowly.....He doesn't look that big but he weighed in at 245 pounds. Marine Mammal Center volunteers taking the body to our hospital in Sausalito, Ca for a post-mortem examination.

Lonely Crosses

St. Anthony's Cemetery, Pescadero, CA

Woodstock for Shorebirds

a few different species

Sea Cucumber

Fitzgerald Marine Resserve

Good Boy!!

My rental dog, Mojo, fulfilling his role as a playmate for my daughter. He looks happy, doesn't he?

Free at last!!!

Free of his entanglement, owner of a complimentary tag, and no worse for the wear, he swam off to rejoin his buddies in the harbor. He did pause for a few moments about 40 yards away and stare at us. Either it was a thanks or a WTF just happened.

The Fracas

Bingo!!!...we nabbed him and he struggles to free himself from our nets.

The Assault

Me on the left, Shawn on the right, both with nets in hand. I managed to get a net on him before he retreated to the water, nearly taking me with him.

Hay is for horses

Moon and Dutch. See? Vegetarians can have ripped muscles!

And i'm off.........

still expressing as it flies away.

I might even be a Rockstar!!

Mojo's impression of Hannah Montana

Linda Mar Surfer

Tern

Pillar Point harbor

Birds of a Feather.......

cormorants nesting on the USCG jetty in Monterey, CA

Celebrating a Life!!!

hootin' and a'hollerin'

Rascally Raccoons

Orphaned raccoons fattening up before release back to the wild

Heather Twirling Fire!!

Heather Harris spinning Poi

Nice Antenna....You Too!!!

taking their time before swimming off to the rest of their lives

Memorial to a Friend

Overlooking the beach in Pacifica

Catch of the Day

On the pier at Fort Baker

On the Bay

sailing through the chop and the fog

Under The Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge hidden in the fog

Black-Crowned Night Heron

This isn't going to end well for something in the water

Underwater Bat Star Garden

One Man's Boat is Another Bird's Nest

What happens when day crew doesn't scoop.

Megdini cleaning up

Would you like fries with that fish shake?

preparing for tube feeding during pup season 2008, at The Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito.

Pillar Point Harbor

Seven

counting on your fingers

Black-crowned Night Heron

a "regular" at the Loch Lomond launch ramp

Incoming and Outgoing

Chrome Cobra

Radio Road

towers in the sunset glow. lots of birds perched on the towers

Last bit of foraging before bedtime

I like how the barn swallow snuck in the picture

Olivia and her little Fish

having a little fun doing a not so fun job, sorting pounds and pounds of fish

Colorful Kayak Class

Pillar Point Harbor

Eel Fishing

Jason Clark and his son Erik, fishing for Monkey-faced eels at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve

Twiggy Trees

you DON'T want to live here if your mom sends you outside to break off a branch for her to hit you with.

Hanging Out

and relaxed

Hopper and Nicola

harbor seal pups

Wing Feathers

but no wing coverts

Locked and Loaded

preparing to be lifted high in the sky and out of the canal

Cheri's kicks at the ballgame

even cool shoes hate a sucky ball team

Kathy K.'s Godsmack tattoo

can you tell she loves Godsmack?

Rain Forest of Cal Academy

Darwin's Finches

Charles Darwin admiring his own finches

Fish in a Box

Find the Sea Lion in this picture

This is CSL Natchez prior to his rescue

The Team

some of the water rescue team scouting for our target animals of the day

Water Rescue Team

getting bailed on by sea lions and cormorants

My attempts at shooting in impossibly low light

Jake on drums channeling his inner rock star. my brother TJ on the far right, DC on the left and Dave in the middle

Moe doing her thing

doing a field post mortem on a dead harbor seal

Rock Doves

Prettied up for the FogFest parade

Ellie, the fake elephant seal in the back of the rescue truck/parade float

Chief Brodie of the Sea Lion

not to be confused with Chief Brody and the Orca. She's not gonna need a bigger boat.

Shotgun!!

Bird Nerds

Moe Flannery leading a birding group at Abbott's Lagoon, Marin County

River Otters

rolling around in the sand and having a good time.

Mayo Jar removed from a raccoon

Over and Out

Surfer bailing at Linda Mar beach, Pacifica, CA

Southern Sea Otter - MEF 511

much easier to clean up. the flesh remaining on the upper and lower lip area will be removed by beetles, it was mummified.

What I think of the holidays

Tony La Russa, Mia the pooch, Billy Bob Thornton

Making Lemonade out of lemons

aside from the occasional surfable set, the rest was this stuff.

A mind is a terrible thing to waste

Otter brains

Darren's Artwork - Peckerasaurus

Me playing scientist

cleaning the skull and removing the eyeballs for preservation

Dog Fight above Esplanade

a juve red tailed hawk being harassed by two Common Ravens. also my first try at using my new big lens

Sexy Blonde in a Mercedes

Coast Guard Station and the SF Bay Bridge

The Legendary Ray Bandar

Popping Bubble Wrap - iPhone style

Tagging

each pup is tagged once when it is initially weighed (around birth) and again when it is weaned and weighed again.

Flying Seal

Bike Rider - Point Reyes

Moe Flannery removing a rope from a dead whale

this was not the cause of death for this young whale. it was used to tow her out to sea a few weeks prior to this. She removed it to prevent it from become flotsam and harming any sea life

And scene........

Lunch at the boardwalk

Jeffie

sea lion pup seeking refuge under the ranger's truck on Poplar beach in Half Moon Bay

Just funny

Queensryche

Kung Fu the sea lion

sitting on the back porch of room 101 of the Oceano Hotel in HMB. He toddled out of the harbor, across a parking lot and two lanes of roadway to hang out in the garden

RSQ TRUK

Bethany Hamilton presenting

Frankie

Frank Quirarte working at the Billabong XXL awards

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Tarp Surfing at Cal Academy's Nightlife

A toast

Sea Lions - Monterey

Shutterbugs

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Red Tail Hawk on a dead gull

Colusa Wildlife Refuge, CA