San José Del Cabo
The cape region is where we spent our day, exploring the southernmost part of the peninsula by both land and sea. In San Jose del Cabo we had the chance to do some great bird watching and explore the small town.
Equipped with scope and binoculars, we walked through a trail near a wetland surrounded by desert. The water attracts a number of land birds and water fowl. Among our most exciting sightings were two of the three endemic species that can be found here: the Belding’s yellowthroat and the Xanthus’s hummingbird. Not so rare but equally majestic were the ospreys, green herons, great egrets and the conspicuous vermillion fly catcher, and many other species of birds that are difficult to see on the peninsula.
After our visit to San José del Cabo, we headed into the Gulf of California. Many humpback whales were seen. The winds gave us a break for some time and we had amazing sightings of competitive groups of humpbacks just a few feet from our bow.
This place near the Gorda Banks region is where at this time of the year a number of humpbacks gather to compete for a mate. The males fight viciously for the females, giving a spectacular show. Their agitated breaths reflect the effort that these giants are making to transmit their genes to the following generation, charging each other to be able to mate with the female. The show was not only visual, but also auditory. By deploying our hydrophone we could listen to the songs of the male humpbacks. This experience really reflects what it felt to be among the great whales!
The cape region is where we spent our day, exploring the southernmost part of the peninsula by both land and sea. In San Jose del Cabo we had the chance to do some great bird watching and explore the small town.
Equipped with scope and binoculars, we walked through a trail near a wetland surrounded by desert. The water attracts a number of land birds and water fowl. Among our most exciting sightings were two of the three endemic species that can be found here: the Belding’s yellowthroat and the Xanthus’s hummingbird. Not so rare but equally majestic were the ospreys, green herons, great egrets and the conspicuous vermillion fly catcher, and many other species of birds that are difficult to see on the peninsula.
After our visit to San José del Cabo, we headed into the Gulf of California. Many humpback whales were seen. The winds gave us a break for some time and we had amazing sightings of competitive groups of humpbacks just a few feet from our bow.
This place near the Gorda Banks region is where at this time of the year a number of humpbacks gather to compete for a mate. The males fight viciously for the females, giving a spectacular show. Their agitated breaths reflect the effort that these giants are making to transmit their genes to the following generation, charging each other to be able to mate with the female. The show was not only visual, but also auditory. By deploying our hydrophone we could listen to the songs of the male humpbacks. This experience really reflects what it felt to be among the great whales!
