- Reddish egret © Valerie VoHa
Capt. Art's Wildlife Blog
May 15, 2012
Capturing beauty in Laguna San Ignacio mangroves
May 10, 2012
Must-see photos by Richard Crossen!
Close blue whale surfacing…
http://www.bajawhale.com/gallery/beautiful-blue-whale-series-by-richard-crossen/
May 8, 2012
Smooth-tailed mobulas visit Searcher
-
- Mobula off bow © Richard Crossen
In the Sea of Cortez, we sometimes encounter schools of mobula rays that are swimming by the boat in the above photo by Richard Crossen. In addition, they pop up out the water without warning which makes for a photographic challenge! Click MORE to see that up-close photo by Rich!
May 3, 2012
Surrounded by six gray whales
Still absorbing this experience…those of us in the skiff are amazed and rather QUIET for whalewatchers! These three cow-calf pairs sort of came upon us together, without much warning. Enjoy!
May 1, 2012
Sharing 2012 Photos and Videos
We are really enjoying passenger photos and videos from our 2012 season. Thank you! Sharing one here from Richard Crossen (http://www.richardcrossenphotography.co.uk). It shows Jose Angel and a baby gray whale next to our skiff. The whale calf has its mouth open so the white baleen feeding apparatus is showing. Jose Angel (son of a long-time friend and colleague in Laguna San Ignacio) came for a short visit and was right at home with his gray whale neighbors. The calf probably got its sensitive tongue and lips rubbed by Jose Angel. They seem to like that!
Apr 29, 2012
Apr 24, 2012
Blue whale food has arrived off San Diego too!
Krill is here so the blues are not far behind….
posted in: Uncategorized 
comments: (0)
Apr 23, 2012
How Rob fuels before his lectures….
Many thanks to Rich Crossen for capturing these classic “Rob” moments!
Apr 22, 2012
Apr 19, 2012
Season 2012 comes to a close
We close our 2012 with very grateful hearts and look forward to sharing Baja California with you in 2013!
We visit these special places and leave a little bit of ourselves there.
This time we are growing into wavy barrel cacti on Isla Santa Catalina!
Apr 19, 2012
Apr 18, 2012
Apr 17, 2012
Tour #5: southern Sea of Cortez
Dear whalewatchers: After a beautiful sunrise at Isla Cerralvo, we had perfect ocean conditions but very little wildlife action for the morning. However things heated up around lunchtime as we found bottlenose dolphins with a juvenile humpback, several more humpbacks, and even a trio of humpbacks (mother, calf and escort) that allowed us to observe [...]
posted in: Trip Reports comments: (1)
Apr 17, 2012
Tour # 5: Offshore La Paz area
We have great whalewatching weather today so we are “Searching…”
posted in: Trip Reports comments: (0)
Apr 16, 2012
Tour #5: Isla San Jose, San Francisco and Los Islotes
Dear whalewatchers:
Today was a day full of wildlife activities. We started with a pre-breakfast mangrove skiff ride to see birds such as herons, egrets, osprey, night herons, shorebirds, oystercatchers, and the elusive mangrove warbler!
posted in: Trip Reports comments: (0)
Apr 15, 2012
Tour #5 Isla Catalina
Hello whalewatchers: Today we went ashore at Isla Santa Catalina. There was a slight breeze so it was cooler today. That resulted in less reptiles with the exception of two rattlelss rattlesnakes. They were in the same area as last trip. As usual, the cactus are tremendous and all the cardons are within days of [...]
posted in: Trip Reports comments: (0)
Apr 14, 2012
Tour #5: Isla San Jose
Dear whalewatchers: Today we arrived soon after sunrise for light on the colored sandstone cliffs of Isla San Jose. Then we were ashore for a desert walk to see plants and birds. Then a coolish snorkel in a gorgeous cove of underwater boulders. The water was super clear for good visibility of reef fishes. As [...]
posted in: Trip Reports comments: (0)
Apr 13, 2012
Tour #5: Offshore Cabo San Lucas and Los Frailes
Dear whale watchers: Today we saw a total of probably 30 humpback whales in calm seas and blue water. It was great for photographing all the behaviors of these whales. There were also lots of sea turtles and at least four tropicbirds. A highlight was spotting a whale shark who swam right next to the [...]
posted in: Trip Reports comments: (0)
Apr 13, 2012
Tour #5: Offshore Cabo San Lucas
Make sure to click the MORE button on these posts to see photos…! We are watching and listening to humpbacks this morning. Naturalist Rob N. deploys the hydrophone.
posted in: Trip Reports comments: (0)
Apr 13, 2012
Tour #5: Offshore Bahia Magadalena
Dear whalewatchers: Today we had to deal with very windy conditions which made wildlife spotting difficult. After a quiet morning, we totaled five blue whales, two Bryde’s whales, at least two large herds of common dolphin, a very cooperative red-billed tropicbird, and loads of shearwaters and other seabirds for the afternoon. We are headed for [...]
posted in: Trip Reports comments: (0)
