2017-02-14 Benedicto Island

A visit to an island untouched by humans since erupting 65 years ago. <Read The Blog>

53 Photos

The First Ascent - n/a — **The First Ascent**
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**Description:**
Jorge and Amy at the summit, while Tom works his way up. Fourteen hearty members of our party had the tenacity to climb over 800 feet to the rim of the volcano to survey the biology of this 65 year old landscape. Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:02:14 11:15

**Location:**

Beach Landing
Isla San Benedicto, Colima
Mexico
810.41 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** SanBenedicto_D5X7182-Climbers

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Pin It — **The First Ascent**
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**Description:**
Jorge and Amy at the summit, while Tom works his way up. Fourteen hearty members of our party had the tenacity to climb over 800 feet to the rim of the volcano to survey the biology of this 65 year old landscape. Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:02:14 11:15

**Location:**

Beach Landing
Isla San Benedicto, Colima
Mexico
810.41 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** SanBenedicto_D5X7182-Climbers

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Masked Booby - Sula dactylatra — **Masked Booby**
*(Sula dactylatra)*

**Description:**
Birds investigating our approach to Isla San Benedicto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:02:14 6:53

**Location:**

Off Shore
Isla San Benedicto, Colima
Mexico
0.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/4000

**File Name:** MaskedBooby_D5X6179

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus — **Peregrine Falcon**
*(Falco peregrinus)*

**Description:**
An unexpected flyover at Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:02:14 11:29

**Location:**

Beach Landing
Isla San Benedicto, Colima
Mexico
0.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400

**File Name:** PeregrineFalcon_D5X7208

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Red-Billed Tropicbird - Phaethon aethereus — **Red-Billed Tropicbird**
*(Phaethon aethereus)*

**Description:**
This elegant "tern-like" bird is often found far out at sea. These were found nesting on Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:02:14 13:03

**Location:**

Beach Landing
Isla San Benedicto, Colima
Mexico
0.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** RedBilledTropicbird_D5X7463

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Red-Footed Booby - Sula sula — **Red-Footed Booby**
*(Sula sula)*

**Description:**
Seen on our approach to Isla San Beneticto, and later found to be nesting at the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:02:14 7:23

**Location:**

Off Shore
Isla San Benedicto, Colima
Mexico
0.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/2500

**File Name:** RedFootedBooby_D5X6527

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Approaching Isla San Benedicto - n/a — **Approaching Isla San Benedicto**
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**Description:**
Sailing in to land on Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:02:14 7:06

**Location:**

Off Shore
Isla San Benedicto, Colima
Mexico
0.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 340 mm, f/7.1, 1/4000

**File Name:** SanBenedicto_D5X6332-OurApproach

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Laysan Albatross - Phoebastria immutabilis — **Laysan Albatross**
*(Phoebastria immutabilis)*

**Description:**
Take offs are the only aspect of albatross flight that is not effortless. Our boots on the ground at Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:02:14 10:45

**Location:**

Beach Landing
Isla San Benedicto, Colima
Mexico
0.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 280 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000

**File Name:** LaysanAlbatros_D5X7111

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Land Crab Burrows - n/a — **Land Crab Burrows**
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**Description:**
Though the crab were not seen by us, there presence is betrayed by the burrows on Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:02:14 10:10

**Location:**

Beach Landing
Isla San Benedicto, Colima
Mexico
55.77 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D7200, 12 mm, f/9.0, 1/6400

**File Name:** SanBenedicto_D728593-CrabBurrows

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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1952 Lava Flow - n/a — **1952 Lava Flow**
*(n/a)*

**Description:**
After first erupting on August 1 1952, the lava broke through on November 1. Our boots on the ground at Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:02:14 10:27

**Location:**

Beach Landing
Isla San Benedicto, Colima
Mexico
0.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D7200, 12 mm, f/9.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** SanBenedicto_D728598-LavaField

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Ash Fields - n/a — **Ash Fields**
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**Description:**
After 65 years, life begins to emerge at Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:02:14 12:19

**Location:**

Beach Landing
Isla San Benedicto, Colima
Mexico
0.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D7200, 12 mm, f/9.0, 1/8000

**File Name:** SanBenedicto_D728599-GolfCourse

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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San Benedicto Black Fly - Unknown sp. — **San Benedicto Black Fly**
*(Unknown sp.)*

**Description:**
Boots on the ground at Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:02:14 11:32

**Location:**

Beach Landing
Isla San Benedicto, Colima
Mexico
0.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400

**File Name:** SanBenedicto-BlackBug_D5X7296

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Bunch Grass - Unknown sp. — **Bunch Grass**
*(Unknown sp.)*

**Description:**
Boots on the ground at Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:02:14 10:58

**Location:**

Beach Landing
Isla San Benedicto, Colima
Mexico
0.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 280 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000

**File Name:** SanBenedicto-BunchGrass_D5X7155

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Isla San Beneticto Fly - Unknown sp. — **Isla San Beneticto Fly**
*(Unknown sp.)*

**Description:**
Boots on the ground at Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:02:14 11:04

**Location:**

Beach Landing
Isla San Benedicto, Colima
Mexico
0.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500

**File Name:** SanBenedicto-Fly_D5X7165

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Isla San Benedicto Red Wasp - Unknown sp. — **Isla San Benedicto Red Wasp**
*(Unknown sp.)*

**Description:**
Boots on the ground at Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:02:14 11:18

**Location:**

Beach Landing
Isla San Benedicto, Colima
Mexico
0.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000

**File Name:** SanBenedicto-Wasp_D5X7186

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Isla San Benedicto Black Wasp - Unknown sp. — **Isla San Benedicto Black Wasp**
*(Unknown sp.)*

**Description:**
Boots on the ground at Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:02:14 11:18

**Location:**

Beach Landing
Isla San Benedicto, Colima
Mexico
0.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500

**File Name:** SanBenedicto-Wasp_D5X7193

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Yellow-Rumped Warbler - Setophaga coronata coronata — **Yellow-Rumped Warbler**
*(Setophaga coronata coronata)*

**Description:**
Myrtle Warbler sub-species. Boots on the ground at Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:02:14 11:12

**Location:**

Beach Landing
Isla San Benedicto, Colima
Mexico
0.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

**File Name:** SanBenedicto-YellowRumpedWarbler-Myrtle_D5X7173

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Brown Booby - Sula leucogaster — **Brown Booby**
*(Sula leucogaster)*

**Description:**
First year bird (all brown coloration). On board the Shogun and approaching Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:02:14 7:03

**Location:**

Off Shore
Isla San Benedicto, Colima
Mexico
0.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 320 mm, f/7.1, 1/1600

**File Name:** BrownBooby_D5X6330-FirstYear

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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California Gull - Larus californicus — **California Gull**
*(Larus californicus)*

**Description:**
On board the Shogun and approaching Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:02:14 6:55

**Location:**

Off Shore
Isla San Benedicto, Colima
Mexico
0.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/3200

**File Name:** CaliforniaGull_D5X6196

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Great Frigatebird - Fregata minor — **Great Frigatebird**
*(Fregata minor)*

**Description:**
On board the Shogun and approaching Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:02:14 7:28

**Location:**

Off Shore
Isla San Benedicto, Colima
Mexico
0.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D5, 310 mm, f/7.1, 1/8000

**File Name:** GreatFrigate_D5X6555

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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Isla San Benedicto - n/a — **Isla San Benedicto**
*(n/a)*

**Description:**
On board the Shogun and our first looks at Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:02:14 7:05

**Location:**

Off Shore
Isla San Benedicto, Colima
Mexico
0.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
XT1575, 4.67 mm, f/2.0, 1/620

**File Name:** JcD-_2017-02-14_070534_Phone

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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The First Human Footprints In Decades - n/a — **The First Human Footprints In Decades**
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**Description:**
Our boots on the ground at Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.
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**Date Taken:** 2017:02:14 8:44

**Location:**

Beach Landing
Isla San Benedicto, Colima
Mexico
0.00 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
XT1575, 4.67 mm, f/2.0, 1/520

**File Name:** JcD-_2017-02-14_084426_Phone

© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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The First Ascent

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Jorge and Amy at the summit, while Tom works his way up. Fourteen hearty members of our party had the tenacity to climb over 800 feet to the rim of the volcano to survey the biology of this 65 year old landscape. Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.

Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra

Birds investigating our approach to Isla San Benedicto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.

Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra

Birds investigating our approach to Isla San Benedicto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.

Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra

Non-nesting birds with a few first year Brown Boobies at Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.

Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra

Non-nesting birds at Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.

Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra

Non-nesting birds at Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.

Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra

Greenish bill indicates a female. Non-nesting birds at Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

An unexpected flyover at Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.

Red-Billed Tropicbird

Phaethon aethereus

This elegant "tern-like" bird is often found far out at sea. These were found nesting on Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.

Red-Billed Tropicbird

Phaethon aethereus

This elegant "tern-like" bird is often found far out at sea. These were found nesting on Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.

Red-Billed Tropicbird

Phaethon aethereus

This elegant "tern-like" bird is often found far out at sea. These were found nesting on Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.

Red-Footed Booby

Sula sula

Seen on our approach to Isla San Beneticto, and later found to be nesting at the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.

Approaching Isla San Benedicto

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Sailing in to land on Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.

Approaching Isla San Benedicto

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Isla San Beneticto, as we approach to lay anchor, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.

Laysan Albatross

Phoebastria immutabilis

Take offs are the only aspect of albatross flight that is not effortless. Our boots on the ground at Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.

Land Crab Burrows

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Though the crab were not seen by us, there presence is betrayed by the burrows on Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.

1952 Lava Flow

n/a

After first erupting on August 1 1952, the lava broke through on November 1. Our boots on the ground at Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.

Ash Fields

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After 65 years, life begins to emerge at Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.

Ash Fields

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After 65 years, life begins to emerge at Isla San Beneticto, the first of our stops to the islands of the Archipiélago de Revillagigedo, Mexico.