shari
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February Whale Report from Ojo de Liebre (Scammons Lagoon)
It has been a magical month at the lagoon with summer like weather most days so we can swim and wear tank tops! We had two days of storm clouds
accompanied by dramatic lightning and thunder but only a few short squalls at the lagoon. I enjoyed watching the light shows with Whalista at our
Whale Magic base camp and at the canal at sunset.
Here is Whalista trying to show us lightning bolts!
here is our camp and the lagoon palapas at sunset...lots of europeans and some nomads camping and eating at the lagoon restaurant
sunrise at the lagoon is so special
I am rarely in town as the lagoon is such a great place to be all day so havent had a chance to do internet stuff. We have had many great nomads out
to visit and the whale watching has been great as usual.
It has been a very unusual season with over 2,000 whales still in the lagoon...the canals look like rush hour with whales nearly colliding and having
to maneuver to miss each other. There are many teenage males chasing the moms around trying to mate with them but are rarely successful....it has been
funny watching them try though!
The last couple days the whales have been teaching their calves to spy hop! I missed all the double cow/calf spy hops but here are a couple from
today.
We have had many friendly encounters but today was special for me as the momma lifted her head right up to me in the bow so I could lay some love on
her too!
There have been lots of beautiful tails too.
I saw Cola Loca, the calf with the paralyzed tail...so she is still hanging in there but no control over her tail at all like before. And the star of
the lagoon, the famous Saddle and her lover I have named Romeo are all over the place but Romeo is being more protective and swiping at the pangas
with his tail if we come close!
Well, time to head back to whale world...come on out and visit our camp!
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BajaRat
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Thanks for the photos, have fun. 
[Edited on 2-21-2015 by BajaRat]
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Whale-ista
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Weather images
I couldn't believe the weather! The lightning was so awesome!
Thanks Shari- that photo of me on the beach is classic! I was watching lightning flashes on the horizon, and feeling frustrated because no one else
was seeing them in the distance. (It made me worry: Was I imagining things?)
No, it was very real. Here is more lightning, the next night, as seen from camp: (I tried my best to compress/resize these to acceptable
dimensions...)
 lightning2 by Lori76, on Flickr[/img]
[Edited on 2-21-2015 by Whale-ista]
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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bajacalifornication
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Shari hi this is Terry from San Diego, I was there the day your family came with you to see the whales. Have you seen cola loca ? Can you give an
update, please... Thank you
Todo por servir se acaba. Y acaba por no servir.
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liknbaja127
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Will Be there next week! hope the weather holds! Those are some great shots!
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churro
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Nice Shari! Thanks for posting! Hope to get down there in 2 weeks
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MICK
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Leaving today. If your there next week stop by and say hello. Can't miss us just look for the El General , 76 chev van
Mick
Getting there is ALL the fun!
Ok being here is fun to
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motoged
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Shari,
Thanks for taking us along....
Don't believe everything you think....
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liknbaja127
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Mick, are you going to be camping there with Shari?, Will be there on sat. around 2-3. Driving white Bronco, Will look you up.
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shari
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Mick has been hosting great campfires for the whale folks at the lagoon the last few days! glad he brought lots of wood and beer!
the last couple days we had epic trips where the calves are finally learning and really getting into being loved on by humans.
both the mom and calf enjoyed being rubbed down by our gang!
check out these baby baleens!
I am a lucky girl to get to this every day!!!
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shari
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I forgot to mention that I did spot Cola Loca with her mom a few days ago and she is still having a hard time swimming as she has no use of her tail
but seemed fine and growing.
this little guy had fun playing with the seaweed!
and a pretty decent calf breach
here is a mom showing off her privates
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liknbaja127
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3 more day's and were on are way
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BajaDanD
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Same here we leave Sat morning should be there by 3-4pm Sunday  
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shari
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look forward to seeing you all! Things are really heating up in the whale world!
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RanchoGil
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Looked like it was a great season Shari, hope to visit again in the future, it is magical.
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BajaBlanca
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wow.....the pics tell it all! what a beautiful season. We are so lucky to get to share in this joy via photos.
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güéribo
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Love it. Thanks for Shari-ing.
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Udo
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Your photos tell a beautiful story, Shari...thanks for sharing, as usual.
We really miss you sweetie!
Udo
Youth is wasted on the young!
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Bobvaso
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thanks for the whale pix. awesome as usual with Shari editing! Miss you all down there. I hope Reno Joe had a great time too.
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