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Loreto, Baja California Sur : February 17-20, 2022

February 17: San Diego (KSAN) to Loreto (MMLT)

I mostly followed Mexico Highway 1, which goes down the west coast of Baja before crossing over to the east side at Guerrero Negro. The 508nm non-stop flight took 3.75 hours.

Ready for departure with temporary 12" numbers	Crossing the border over Tijuana	Ensenada	Ensenada Airport
San Quintin	Looking towards Guerrero Negro	Loreto	pIMG_7509.JPG
The fueler strikes a pose	pIMG_7527.JPG	pIMG_7531.JPG

February 18: Whale watching at Puerto Lopez Mateos

There were a few whales in the lagoon, but the main attraction was a mom and her calf who hung around the pangas all day.
Our guide estimated the calf was 30-40 days old.

Lighthouse near Boca Santo Domingo	Community gathering	pIMG_4722.JPG	cIMG_9823.JPG
Gray whale mom and calf	cIMG_9834.JPG	Mmm. Whale snot.	pIMG_9841.JPG
pIMG_9847.JPG	pIMG_9864.JPG	pIMG_9868.JPG	pIMG_9871.JPG
pIMG_9880.JPG	pIMG_9887.JPG	cIMG_9895.JPG	Checking us out!
pIMG_9905.JPG	cIMG_9912.JPG	pIMG_4747.JPG	pIMG_4775.JPG
Double-crested Cormorant	Magnificent Frigatebird	Sea kayaking camp	pIMG_9974.JPG
pIMG_9978.JPG	The same mom and calf were still there on our way back	pIMG_0010.JPG	cIMG_0021.JPG
Juvenile Brown Pelican	pIMG_4813.JPG	Great Egret	Willet
Sand dunes on Isla Magdalena	cIMG_0042.JPG	cIMG_0045.JPG	cIMG_0049.JPG
pIMG_7571.JPG	Young Osprey peeking out of nest	pIMG_7587.JPG	Isla Dazante and Isla del Carmen
Puerto Escondido	Loreto Bay	Honeybees were really enjoying the agave flowers	pIMG_0071.JPG
pIMG_0072.JPG	cIMG_7615.JPG

February 19: Isla Coronados

I was hoping to visit Isla Dazante and Isla del Carmen this time, but didn't line up a tour in time. Instead, I visited Isla Coronados again with a friend.

cIMG_7627.JPG	pIMG_4863.JPG	American Oystercatchers	California Sea Lion
cIMG_4901.JPG	Red rock crabs (Grapsus grapsus)	pIMG_7629.JPG	Blue-footed Booby
pIMG_4949.JPG	Horatio drops us off for a hike.	pIMG_4953.JPG	cIMG_7631.JPG
cIMG_7635.JPG	cIMG_7638.JPG	cIMG_7640.JPG	Sonoran Hairstreak (Hypostrymon critola)
cIMG_0074.JPG	Kingbird (?)	Reddish Egret	cIMG_4979.JPG
Western Gull	cIMG_7643.JPG	cIMG_0082.JPG	pIMG_0083.JPG
cIMG_0090.JPG	Great Egret and Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Horatio caught a nice looking fish	cIMG_0097.JPG
pIMG_5002.JPG	Eared Grebes

February 19: Loreto Marina

Blue-footed Boobies were diving for fish with hardly a splash.

Snowy Egret	pIMG_5036.JPG	Double-crested Cormorants	Western Gull
Brown Pelican	pIMG_0128.JPG	The pelican caught a big fish	pIMG_0148.JPG
pIMG_0152.JPG	Blue-footed Booby	pIMG_0170.JPG	Pelican wrestling?
pIMG_0174.JPG	pIMG_0193.JPG	pIMG_0202.JPG	pIMG_0205.JPG
pIMG_0208.JPG	pIMG_0235.JPG	pIMG_0240.JPG	pIMG_0253.JPG
Hardly a splash	pIMG_0266.JPG	pIMG_0290.JPG	pIMG_0304.JPG
pIMG_0312.JPG	pIMG_0315.JPG	pIMG_0319.JPG	An inverted dive
pIMG_0366.JPG	pIMG_0374.JPG	pIMG_0391.JPG	pIMG_0398.JPG
pIMG_0400.JPG	Young Heermann's Gull (?)	pIMG_0415.JPG	pIMG_0416.JPG
cIMG_0428.JPG	cIMG_0432.JPG	pIMG_0445.JPG	pIMG_0453.JPG
pIMG_0457.JPG	Brown Booby	Royal Tern	pIMG_0472.JPG
pIMG_0474.JPG	Black-crowned Night-Heron

February 20: Loreto Marina

February 20: Loreto (MMLT) to Calexico (KCXL)

With some light tailwinds it was 3.5 hours to fly the 455nm from MMLT to KCXL

pIMG_7651.JPG	A look at Jack's custom parking lot	Isla Coronados	Isla Requeson
El Gallito Airstrip (Mulege)	Bahia Las Animas	Alfonsina's (Bahia San Luis Gonzaga)	Sierra San Pedro Martir
pIMG_7730.JPG	Approaching Mexicali	Back in the states