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