2017 Sea of Cortez Trip
Photos in this gallery were taken on a trip organized by Cloud Ridge Naturalists. We landed in Loreto, Mexico and then traveled across Baja California to the Pacific side, where we viewed and touched gray whales
The rest of the trip was in the Sea of Cortez, or Gulf of California, Mexico, on the Westward, a powered boat originally built in the 1920s. It is delightfully refurbished but maintains its character and charm. It normally travels with a crew of 4, although there was an extra crew member to spoil us on this trip.
The photos are presented in the order in which they were taken. I’ve done my best to accurately identify the species involved. If you see any errors, please contact me.
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| Gray Whale Tail | People Interacting with Baby Gray Whale | Please Come to Me! | White-winged Dove |
| Desert in Baja California | Desert by the Sea | Brown Pelican With Fish | Double-crested Cormorant |
| Looking Toward Loreto, Mexico, from Bahia de Loreto | Sunrise Above Isla Carmon | Great Egret at Sunrise | Fish Chase! |
| Semipalmated Plover | Eared Grebe in Winter Plumage | Eared Grebes in the Sea of Cortez | Sally Lightfoot Crab |
| Sally Lightfoot Crab | Elephant Rock | Wind Storm | Yellow-crowned Night-heron |
| Female Magnificent Frigatebird | Frigatebird Displaying | Appreciative Female Magnificent Frigatebird and Displaying Male | Magnificent Frigatebird Father and Young |
| Immature Magnificent Frigatebird | Unfortunate Landing | Whimbrel | Porpoise Jumping |
| Leaping Mobula Ray |