Thursday, March 17, 2011
Isla Isabel, Mexico - 2011
Dear friends
The purpose of keeping up this blog is to share with YOU a beauty of our planet. There are many spectacular places around the world and I have a chance to see some of them.
I am writing these lines with the sadness in my heart. My beloved mom passed away recently. I wish her peaceful rest on our beautiful planet.
Isla Isabel is an Ecological Reserve and National/Marine Park. It is a beautiful island, which is accessible only by boat. Approximately 45 nm - 90km west of San Blas, half way between Banderas Bay and Mazatlan. The Island is home to frigate birds (size of eagle), blue and yellow footed boobies, sea gulls, pelicans and many other kinds of birds. Rock crabs are very colorful, but very shy and it is difficult to get close to them for picture taking.
Seasonal fishermen living on this island set the nets over night, there for navigation around this island in the dark is not recommended.
New born birds are visible everywhere on this island at the beginning of the year.
I do not want to bore you with so many pictures of birds and island, but it is a special place. This is only a fraction of total amount of pictures I took there in just a two days. I will be definitely stopping by again on my way south in a few months.
Enjoy unspoiled beauty of the Island Isabel.
In memory of our loved Marta - wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother, relative, friend.
Jara (JJ) Holcman sv. Ocean Echo 1
Sunrise - Isla Isabel
Isla Isabel - National Park
Isla Isabel - National Park
Isla Isabel - National Park
Isla Isabel
Isla Isabel - Frigate birds
Isla Isabel - Hermit crab
Isla Isabel - Yellow footed Boobies
Frigate birds
Frigate birds with new borns
Blue footed Boobies
Isla Isabel - NW side
Frigate bird
Isla Isabel - SW shore
Isla Isabel - SW shore
Isla Isabel - S shore
S shore - anchorage, cave
Isla Isabel - anchorage
Colourful Sally lightfoot rock crabs
Colourful Sally lightfoot rock crabs
NW shore - lava rock
NW shore - lava rocks
Rock crabs
Rock crab
Rock crabs
Rock crabs
Blue footed Boobies
Blue footed Boobies
NE shore
Blue footed Boobies
Pelican colony
NE shore
Blue footed Boobie
Blue footed Boobies
Yellow footed Boobie
SE shore
Lizard
South shore
Frigate birds
Frigate birds
Frigate birds
Isla Isabel - NP
S shore
SE shore
Sunset - Isla Isabel
Isla Isabel - departing
Isla Isabel - departing
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