Laguna San Ignacio

After our wonderful hike/mule ride to the ancient cave drawings in Baja’s San Francisco Mountains, our next adventure was a long-awaited one to Laguna San Ignacio. Laguna San Ignacio is an adventurous drive (this drive is mostly on unpaved, dirt roads!) from the village of San Ignacio to the lagoon, located along the Pacific side […]

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Dwarf Sperm Whales

(This post originally published after my 2009 Baja photo trip) During the Sea of Cortez portion of the Baja trip, we also got to see a pair of Dwarf Sperm Whales (Kogia sima) near the end of our trip. The 2 were spotted as sunset neared, making a beautiful sight for us. The Dwarf Sperm […]

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How a Whale Watches the Outside World!

(This post originally published after my 2009 photo trip to Baja) While in Laguna San Ignacio, it was not uncommon to see Gray Whales “spyhop”, where they slide upward out of the water until they can see above the water’s surface, often holding this position for a couple of seconds or so: We even managed […]

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The Friendly Gray Whales of Laguna San Ignacio

(This post originally published following a trip to Baja and the Sea of Cortez in 2009) One of the highlights of our 2009 Baja trip was seeing and touching … yes, touching, the friendly gray whales of Laguna San Ignacio. This next image is a Gray Whale cow that swam up to our skiff, rolled […]

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Beautiful Baja, Part 2 (Repost)

In part 1 of this 3-part post, the focus was primarily on the Grey Whales of Laguna San Ignacio. When we left this area, we ran upon a pod of ~12 Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) that began breaching, tail lobbing, and fin slapping, non-stop, for well over 30 minutes.  With so many of them, there was barely a second […]

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Beautiful Baja, Part 1 (Repost)

(Originally posted May 2010) Not too long ago, one of my Twitter compadres asked me about my “best experiences with the ocean, or marine animals”.  Without hesitation, I answered “my February 2009 Baja trip”.  I was then asked to share some images from our Baja adventure. Although that trip is a bit over a year […]

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