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[*] posted on 2-20-2011 at 10:15 PM
Beautiful blue whales off Loreto- enjoy!


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[*] posted on 2-20-2011 at 10:33 PM


Thank you, Pam. These are magnificent mamals and you are so right, we are lucky to be in Loreto---to share all the wonders of the Sea of Cortez. Thanks to all of you that do what you can to protect these precious waters...as well as the beautiful mountains and desert that faces it. Mexico has come a long way in its conservation practices. A day in the Sea of Cortez is as close as one can come to spending the day with El Senor.



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[*] posted on 2-20-2011 at 10:49 PM


What a fantastic video!!! Nice glassy day. Great music. Big blues!! Thanks so much!
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[*] posted on 2-21-2011 at 06:07 AM


Good work!



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[*] posted on 2-21-2011 at 06:50 AM


Great video, Pam.
E and D are getting big.
Playing with the whales is as much fun as pulling on yellowtail these days......
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[*] posted on 2-21-2011 at 06:51 AM
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Wow! Perfect day. Lots of exciting stuff. Very professional, level, steady video work. Fine edit. Bravo!! Thank you, Pam.



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[*] posted on 2-21-2011 at 07:17 AM


Beautiful, thanks!
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[*] posted on 2-21-2011 at 07:20 AM


flyfishinPam, Thanks.:yes:
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[*] posted on 2-21-2011 at 08:15 AM


FlyfishinPam that was really fun to watch. I like the perspective of the kids on the bow. What perfect conditions you had. Why do those slow, graceful tail flips give you goose bumps and make you say "ooohhhh!"?
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[*] posted on 2-21-2011 at 08:38 AM


WOW! Fantastic - loved the ending with the dolphin.
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[*] posted on 2-21-2011 at 08:51 AM


Great video, Pam. Makes me remember why I'm here. When and where did you shoot it???
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[*] posted on 2-21-2011 at 09:19 AM


Pam...What is the music?????Lovin' it...Want it!!!!!!Thanks...Lalo (Is is My buddy Luke Pavarotti??)
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[*] posted on 2-21-2011 at 09:23 AM


Great work Pam !!!

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[*] posted on 2-21-2011 at 09:47 AM


thanks Pam! great work. we are so fortunate to live here and to be able to see these giants up close every year.



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question.gif posted on 2-21-2011 at 09:54 AM
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[*] posted on 2-21-2011 at 10:11 AM
Wow.


Simply MAGIC !

Thanks for sharing it with all of us.

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PS. I know some of the music is composed by Ennio Morricone . . . My favorite CD of all time is Cellist YoYo Ma playing Ennio Morricone . . .




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[*] posted on 2-21-2011 at 10:14 AM


Thanks and I'm an amateur with the camera. I had to get used to their behaviour and it was my first time out in a boat without a fishing rod. YT fishing is slow and these guys are the reason. I have a blue whale specialist here with us through March and in learning from him, the kind of upwelling murky water conditions that the fish don't feed in is prime for these large mammals. Its a trade-off I can live with though.

We're learning from this guy how to conduct the boats properly around the whales, then next year we'll start doing these tours too. This is giving another skill to our fishermen to carry us through a time of year when we'd be setting nets instead...and speaking of nets.

On Feb. 14th this specialist and our captain freed a Humpback who was completely tangled in a fishing net off Punta Baja. The Humpback was freed by these two guys and one four inch pocket-knife, no tanks or even snorkels. Its on video and I am waiting for that but I do have some photos I'll post when I get the chance. I worked on the video most of yesterday mainly for my family in the USA to see including my 98 year old grandma.

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[*] posted on 2-21-2011 at 10:26 AM


Great news Pam...having the fishermen diversify is wonderful...more skills the better and it is critical that they learn from a whale person how to successfully view whales...each species requires a different technique but learning the right way to observe whales is extremely important. One thing I found interesting was that many of the whales you saw were in resting mode...whales catnap on the surface and one problem with commercial whale watching is that whales dont get the rest they need as they are often disturbed by boats and have to wake up and submerge..on calm, glassy days whales seem to rest more like that. Excellent footage.

Pam, it would be great if you could begin documenting things like how many whales in an area, the date, time, tide state, behavior, direction when travelling, species and remarks that may be of use to researchers later and matching your notes with photo ID's of the individuals and is also interesting for you and your family...get the kids involved with taking notes at the time of sightings and they can earn to identify individuals by their markings...sirenita began doing that when she was a toddler....thank you Pam for being you...

I am just back from an outstanding 2 days at Ojo de Liebre with Eli and Standingwave and others....I have vowed never to wash my lips again after planting some big juicy kisses on a real sexy whale! trip report coming.

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[*] posted on 2-21-2011 at 11:13 AM


That was just fantastic, Pam! I know how much work it is to put these videos together. Thank you so much!
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[*] posted on 2-21-2011 at 11:33 AM
Great photo spread, Pam...just gorgeous!


We have whales near Mulege now, too. Manana will be a boat trip to take photos of them...with some fishing, maybe!



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