Capt. Art's Wildlife Blog

Tour #5 Islas San Benito March 27

Hello all, Today we arrived at Islas San Benito. Prior to getting here we had two pairs of albatross in our wake–one pair of laysan albatross and one pair of black-footed albatross. We also had a red-billed tropic bird. After arriving at the island we put our skiffs in the water and got everyone in [...]

Tour #2 February 9 Islas San Benito

Hello whalewatchers, Today was a great day with awesome weather– sunny skies and no wind– and calm seas. Everyone enjoyed Islas San Benito and had great viewing of Guadalupe fur seals from the skiffs on the way to the island. And everyone saw all the classic behaviors associated with northern elephant seals such as mating, [...]

Tour #1: Jan 25 Islas San Benito

Hello whalewatchers: Prior to ariving at Islas San Benitos this morning, we came across a group of pilot whales and a few bottlenose dolphin mixed in with them. We were able to get close looks at the pilot whales and with the calm conditions it made even better. After arriving and launching our skiffs, the [...]