On arriving at Islas San Benito the skiffs were brought down, and we use the skiffs to travel around viewing the Guadalupe fur seals, California sea lions, some elephant seals and a nesting pair of Osprey.
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Sunrise San Benito |
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Ros enjoying her drink at Breakfast |
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Launching Skiffs |
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Launching Skiffs |
Trip exploring the island by sea
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Guadalupe Fur Seal Harum |
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Guadalupe Fur Seals sparring |
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Heermann's Gull |
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Osprey on Nest |
Then the group landed on the beach, most of the group hiked around the island viewing the old lighthouse and observing nesting birds, desert plants and the elephant seals.
I I join a small group small group and spent my time on the island Watching the elephant seals. The male bull elephant seals were bellowing at each other, but no fights were observed. There were a number of female elephant seals with their young. There also occurred the birth of a new born elephant seal.. The gulls came and ate up the afterbirth.
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Bull Elephant Seal bellowing |
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close up of female elephant seal face |
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Part of harum |
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Nursing |
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Elephant Seals Mating |
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Church for the fishermen |
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Waves |
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Bush Mallow look for the fly |
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Pelican Diving |
After arriving back on the boat and having a snack, we left on the trip down to Laguna San Ignacio.
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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Short-finned Pilot Whale |
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