On the second day of our voyage the overcast and fog that met us at the start of our journey continued, making conditions for capturing images a challenge. For those friends reading these accounts I implore; please be patient. As the trip develops, the images will improve. As the day progressed, the fog lifted, and we finally saw Gray Whales. When whales were spotted, the captain allowed the boat to linger, giving all the members of our party a chance to enjoy the encounter. Unlike most baleen whales, Gray Whales dive to the sea floor, turn on their sides and scoop great mouthfuls of sediment, then extrude the sand and water through their baleen to filter out their crustacean and mollusk prey before swallowing.
We began sighting auklets more frequently, which Amy and Jorge would call out as “bolitas” (little balls). My previous exposure to auklets were at distance from boats out of San Diego, always too far to get satisfying images. On this day my luck was better, but Amy and Jorge generated much of what I might call luck, by their sharp eyes.
The birds we now encountered began to diversify as we moved south. We saw our first albatrosses; a Laysan and a Black-Footed. Common Dolphins hitched rides on our bow-wake, frolicking and leaping as much as 10 feet out of the water.
Tomorrow we will set foot on our first islands of the voyage; San Roque and Isla Ascensión.
Images below:
Gray Whale(Eschrichtius robustus) |
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Description: Seen on the second day of the expedition to Archipiélago de Revillagigedo on board the Shogun. Between Ensenada, San Roque and Acencion, Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:10 10:29 |
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Location:
Off Shore |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/6.3, 1/5000 |
File Name: GrayWhale_D5X4080 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: These appear to be first year birds. Seen on the first and second days of the expedition to Archipiélago de Revillagigedo on board the Shogun. Between Ensenada, San Roque and Acencion, Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:10 13:24 |
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Location:
Off Shore |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: WesternGull_D5X4541 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Surf Scoter(Melanitta perspicillata) |
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Description: Seen on the first and second days of the expedition to Archipiélago de Revillagigedo on board the Shogun. Between Ensenada, San Roque and Acencion, Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:10 9:32 |
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Location:
Off Shore |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/6.3, 1/5000 |
File Name: SurfScoter_D5X4038 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sooty Shearwater(Ardenna grisea) |
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Description: Seen on the first and second days of the expedition to Archipiélago de Revillagigedo on board the Shogun. Between Ensenada, San Roque and Acencion, Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:10 10:51 |
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Location:
Off Shore |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 490 mm, f/6.3, 1/3200 |
File Name: SootyShearwater_D5X4183 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red Phalarope(Phalaropus fulicarius) |
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Description: Presented here as a "documentary" image, this bird was seen on the second day of the expedition to Archipiélago de Revillagigedo on board the Shogun. Between Ensenada, San Roque and Acencion, Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:10 11:05 |
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Location:
Off Shore |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 450 mm, f/6.3, 1/8000 |
File Name: RedPhalarope_D5X4223 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Peregrine Falcon(Falco peregrinus) |
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Description: Out to sea, and beyond the view of the shoreline, this bird was an unexpected sighting. Seen on the second day of the expedition to Archipiélago de Revillagigedo on board the Shogun. Between Ensenada, San Roque and Acencion, Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:10 11:44 |
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Location:
Off Shore |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: PeregrineFalcon_D5X4387 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Fulmar(Fulmarus glacialis) |
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Description: Some images gathered on this day were documentary. Lighting, distance and boat motion are the enemies of good images. Seen on the first and second days of the expedition to Archipiélago de Revillagigedo on board the Shogun. Between Ensenada, San Roque and Acencion, Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:10 10:54 |
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Location:
Off Shore |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 460 mm, f/6.3, 1/4000 |
File Name: NorthernFulmor_D5X4202 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Laysan Albatross(Phoebastria immutabilis) |
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Description: Even a long distance view in poor light of albatross is a welcome site. Seen on the first and second days of the expedition to Archipiélago de Revillagigedo on board the Shogun. Between Ensenada, San Roque and Acencion, Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:10 7:10 |
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Location:
Off Shore |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/6.3, 1/3200 |
File Name: LaysanAlbatross_D5X4025 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Gray Whale(Eschrichtius robustus) |
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Description: Seen on the second day of the expedition to Archipiélago de Revillagigedo on board the Shogun. Between Ensenada, San Roque and Acencion, Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:10 10:41 |
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Location:
Off Shore |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 340 mm, f/6.3, 1/4000 |
File Name: GrayWhale_D5X4171 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Gray Whale(Eschrichtius robustus) |
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Description: Seen on the second day of the expedition to Archipiélago de Revillagigedo on board the Shogun. Between Ensenada, San Roque and Acencion, Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:10 10:41 |
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Location:
Off Shore |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/6.3, 1/4000 |
File Name: GrayWhale_D5X4166 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Footed Albatross(Phoebastria nigripes) |
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Description: Albatrosses are iconic pelagic birds. We saw both this bird and a Laysan Albatross on this morning. Seen on the first and second days of the expedition to Archipiélago de Revillagigedo on board the Shogun. Between Ensenada, San Roque and Acencion, Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:10 5:49 |
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Location:
Off Shore |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/6.3, 1/800 |
File Name: BlackFootedAlbatross_D5X4000 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Craveri's Murrelet(Synthliboramphus craveri) |
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Description: Seen on the first and second days of the expedition to Archipiélago de Revillagigedo on board the Shogun. Between Ensenada, San Roque and Acencion, Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:10 11:30 |
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Location:
Off Shore |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: CraverisMurrelet_D5X4352 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cassin's Auklet(Ptychoramphus aleuticus) |
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Description: Seen on the first and second days of the expedition to Archipiélago de Revillagigedo on board the Shogun. Between Ensenada, San Roque and Acencion, Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:10 11:16 |
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Location:
Off Shore |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: CassinsAuklet_D5X4310 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cassin's Auklet(Ptychoramphus aleuticus) |
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Description: Seen on the first and second days of the expedition to Archipiélago de Revillagigedo on board the Shogun. Between Ensenada, San Roque and Acencion, Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:10 11:15 |
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Location:
Off Shore |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: CassinsAuklet_D5X4303 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cassin's Auklet(Ptychoramphus aleuticus) |
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Description: Seen on the first and second days of the expedition to Archipiélago de Revillagigedo on board the Shogun. Between Ensenada, San Roque and Acencion, Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:10 11:15 |
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Location:
Off Shore |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: CassinsAuklet_D5X4289 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cassin's Auklet(Ptychoramphus aleuticus) |
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Description: Seen on the first and second days of the expedition to Archipiélago de Revillagigedo on board the Shogun. Between Ensenada, San Roque and Acencion, Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:10 11:12 |
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Location:
Off Shore |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: CassinsAuklet_D5X4251 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
California Sea Lion(Zalophus californianus) |
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Description: Seen swiming porpose style on the second day of the expedition to Archipiélago de Revillagigedo on board the Shogun. Between Ensenada, San Roque and Acencion, Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:10 11:18 |
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Location:
Off Shore |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: CaliforniaSeaLion_D5X4313 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Larus philadelphia) |
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Description: Seen on the first and second days of the expedition to Archipiélago de Revillagigedo on board the Shogun. Between Ensenada, San Roque and Acencion, Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:10 12:58 |
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Location:
Off Shore |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: BonepartesGull_D5X4535 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Vented Shearwater(Puffinus opisthomelas) |
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Description: Seen on the first and second days of the expedition to Archipiélago de Revillagigedo on board the Shogun. Between Ensenada, San Roque and Acencion, Mexico. |
Date Taken: 2017:02:10 10:28 |
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Location:
Off Shore |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/6.3, 1/5000 |
File Name: BlackVentedShearwater_D5X4069 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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