On Sunday, we went to Santa Barbara Island on the maiden voyage of Redondo Beach Whale Watch's new vessel, the Vamonos. Wonderful weather, good company, and epic sightings made for a memorable day.

This is an adventure that stands out among trips of a lifetime. Join the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium team to spend 9 days with whales, dolphins, seals, and birds in Mexican lagoons, on islands, and on beaches. There are still spaces open,
cma.recreation.parks.lacity.gov/programs/baj...

I love birding.

I love it even more when there is a scientific purpose to it. The advent of eBird was a game-changer, and so is the California Breeding Bird Atlas, to which I will be contributing data for the next 5 years.

See the full report: lnkd.in/gNiTyNqK

This creature looms large over all our activities here in northern Australia. We don't swim, snorkel, kayak, or even linger near the water.

#croc #saltie #crocodile #saltwatercrocodile #australia #gugaririp #wesselislands #northernterritory

This half goofy looking, half ethereal, bird is the White Tern.

#bird #seabird #tern #whitetern #gigisalba #pitcairn #pitcairnislands #pacificocean #southpacificocean #southpacific #polynesia #adamstown #silversea #silvercloud

I have long been intrigued by Rapa Nui.

#easterisland #island #moai #rapanui #ahu #ahutongariki #dog #polynesia #pacificocean #silvercloud #silversea #expedition

Flying Squid take to the air, probably to escape predators, by squirting water through their siphon and then spreading their fins and tentacles.

#squid #flyingsquid #flying #ocean #pacific #pacificocean #southpacific #southpacificocean #silversea #silvercloud #expedition

A Peruvian Booby plunges after prey in Puerto Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile. A great way to kick off an odyssey across the South Pacific. I will disembark in Darwin, Australia, in early July.

#booby #peruvianbooby #bird #seabird #valparaiso #chile #silversea #silvercloud #pacificocean #pacific

Major Bucket List item: we managed to go ashore at Point Wild on Elephant Island.

#shackleton #pointwild #elephantisland #southshetlandislands #antarctica #luispardo #chileannavy #monument #bust #pilotopardo #hero #yelcho #silversea ##silverwind ##expediton

No, this is not an angry union organizer, it is a subadult male Southern Elephant Seal stretching and yawning.

#pinniped #seal #elephantseal #southernelephantseal #antarctica #southgeorgia #southgeorgiaisland #saintandrewsbay #silversea #silverwind #expedition

Antarctic Fur Seals fill my heart with joy.

#pinniped #seal #furseal #antarcticfurseal pup #antarctica #southgeorgia #southgeorgiaisland #grytviken #leucism #leucistic #silversea #silverwind #expedition

Elephant seals can look remarkably human-like, especially when they are scratching themselves.

#seal #elephantseal #southernelephantseal #elephantpoint #southshetlandislands #southshetlands #southshetlandislandsantarctica #antarctica #pinniped #silversea #silverwind #expedition

Hatching Black-browed Albatross on New Island in theFalklands.

#albatross #chick #hatch #hatching #blackbrowedalbatross #nest #conservation #seabird #birds #falklands #falklandislands #falklandsconservation #newisland #silversea ##silverwind #expedition

I love flying over the Andes. I am boarding the Silver Wind tomorrow for 6 voyages to Antarctica with that include the Falkland Islands and South Georgia. I can't wait.

#andes #chile #silversea ##silverwind #expedition #antarctica