2009 04-13 to 04-19 Baja & Lagoons

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Scammon's Lagoon (Laguna Ojo de Liebre) and Laguna San Ignacio were the target destinations of our pilgrimage down Hwy 1 through Baja California. We were off to see the baby Gray Whales, but ended up seeing so much more! A big thanks to Eric Zimmerman at UCSB for organizing this expedition.

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Tuna farming pens and support boats - along Hwy 1 north of Ensenada.
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Pismo clam fishing - San Quintin.
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Cars and sand - the beach at San Quintin.
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Whimbrels in flight (Numenius phaeopus) - Scammons Lagoon.
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Dunes - San Quintin.
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Headin' home with fish dinner - Osprey in flight - Guerrero Negro (Pandion haliaetus).
pandion haliaetus airborn fish 2009 guerrero negro baja 208
Dinner! Osprey delivers the goods (Pandion haliaetus).
pandion halieatus osprey carrying fish nest 2009 guerrero negro baja 210
Egretta rufescens - reddish egret, standing in mud in tide channel - Scammon's Lagoon.
egretta rufescens reddis egret standing mud 2009 scammons lagoon baja 231
Wind generator - Guerrero Negro.
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Pacific calico scallops (Argopecten ventricosus) in a pile along the road - Guerrero Negro.
argopecten ventricosus pacific calico scallop shell pile 2009 guerrero negro baja 252
Almejas chocolates - pink clam shell piles near Guerrero negro (Megapitaria squalida).
megapitaria squalida almeja chocolate pink clam shell pile 2009 guerrero negro california 255
Halo viejo - the old lighthouse - Guerrero Negro.
halo viejo lighthouse 2009 laguna guerrero negro baja 270
Panga fishermen across the marshland - Scammons.
panga fishermen marshland 2009 scammons lagoon baja 275
A small flock of Marbled Godwits (Limosa fedoa) in the estuary, Laguna Ojo de Liebre.
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Compania Salinera Santa Rosa - Scammon's Lagoon.
compania salinera santa rosa building 2009 scammons lagoon baja 304
Close look at Halo Viejo - the old light house - Scammon's.
halo viejo lighthouse 2009 scammons lagoon baja 305
Girth of an adult Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) can be seen in this tail-to-head view across the back.
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Juvenile Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) munching on some kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) in the lagoon.
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Right pectoral fin.
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Dorsal knobs of a Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus).
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Juvenile Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) frolics in the lagoon.
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Osprey heads back to the nest (Pandion haliaetus) in flight - Guerrero Negro.
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Osprey lands on nest beneath solar powered navigational aid - Scammons Lagoon (Pandion haliaetus).
pandion haliaetus osprey landing nest 2009 scammons lagoon baja 90990
Proud osprey couple on the nest they built atop a navigational aid in the lagoon - Scammon's.
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Our minivan - for the 3 hours trip from San Ignacio to the lagoon.
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Cactus with tire.
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Luka Rangel Aguirre - salt pond near San Ignacio.
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Our tour bus driver, Andreas, on salt pond near San Ignacio.
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Rock from salt pond - coated with salt crystals.
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Old tire in sald pond - hard as a rock, covered with salt layer.
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Salt pond - on the road from San Ignacio to the lagoon.
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Ballena Gris signage - Laguna San Ignacio.
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Spout.
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Smiley face provides a "momentito de kodak." 2 of 2.
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Smiley face provides a "momentito de kodak." 1 of 2.
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More people in a panga with a whale.
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Close look at a Juvenile Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) spouting.
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Strange white scars across this juvenile's back.
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Adult female.
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Juvenile gray whale lets loose a bubble blast under water.
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Whalers in panga try to lure a Juvenile Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) over to their boat.
eschrichtius robustus people panga 2009 laguna guerrero negro baja
Blowholes and barnacles, adult Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) .
eschrichtius robustus adult head nostrils fin 2009 laguna guerrero negro baja
Adult Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) spouting.
eschrichtius robustus adult head spouting 2009 laguna guerrero negro baja
Eschrichtius robustus ADULT head close 2009 03-15 Laguna Guerrero Negro Baja - 3149314modCROP
eschrichtius robustus adult head 2009 laguna guerrero negro baja
Little spy hop to see the boat and passengers.
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Panga, people and baby whale.
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This juvenile gray whale came right next to our panga, got vertical in the water and waved its tail flukes at us. Suellen couldn't resist stroking the tail.
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Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) laying on its side in the bright sun.
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2009 04-13 to 04-19 Baja & Lagoons

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