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This image is a frame grab from a video shot by Johnny Gaskell and provided with his permission. This video was analyzed as part of the below scientific study on sea turtle flipper use. Serving the broader interest of open-access science, and as senior author on this study of which Johnny was a coauthor, I am archiving these images here, using iNaturalist as a third-party repository.

https://peerj.com/articles/4565/
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4565

Saw this guy crossing the street in broad daylight! I’ve personally never seen one in the neighborhood before, but it does happen. It didn’t seem injured or aggressive. Hope it stays safe and gets home.

Two week update: Turns out this same coyote is still wandering around and has been seen a few more times.I guess they’re pretty comfortable.

Had a brilliant day for humpback activity, lots of breaching, chin slaps, and a lunge or two. Sadly I had my ISO mistakenly dialed way up all day so I didn't get much to show for it in the way of pictures, but 'twas grand all the same.

This one was a juvenile who liked breaching, apparently dubbed "Fluke Skywalker" by the whale watching folks.