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2009 Life at Campo Cortez
March 18, 2008
Naturalist report 6
Whales heading your way! Hello from San Ignacio. Lots of whales have taken off for the northern journey this past week. Our census reported 172 whales in the lagoon, 62 cow/calf pairs and the rest singles. We are not seeing much mating activity any more. We are seeing a lot more feeding (really snacking) than in the last couple of months. We watched two adult whales feed in the shallows near the reef the other day. They were in about 10ft of water. They didn’t seem to mind our Panga, gently floating along beside them. They were lying on their sides with one pectoral flipper and part of a fluke exposed. Then gently they would roll up and breathe, then back on their side. It was so peaceful to watch. It was one of those rare almost windless days. We watched for at least an hour. See photos( left side is pectoral flipper, right side is part of fluke). We are seeing lots of friendly’s – almost everyday. It’s been really great for all. More next week!
~Adrienne~
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