Starting to notice a slow 'seasonal' change now, with great shearwater numbers dropping off on a daily basis, as the birds continue north for Canadian and Greenlandic waters. Cory's remain rather scarce too with just the occasional bird seen every 2-3 days. Aside from that it has been a hectic few days on the marine fauna front with Spinner and pan-tropical spotted dolphins seen- albeit, rather distantly.
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| spinner dolphins |
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| pan-tropical spotted dolphins |
I spent some time trying to get decent shots of
Leach's storm petrels too, but these birds have been exceedingly difficult to capture- small, distant, flighty little things- and usually against the sunlight!!
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| Leachs' storm petrel |
I had some success with the
skipjack tuna that are constantly hanging around the bow of the vessel and occasional undertake an ambush of the juvenile
flying fish.
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| skipjack tuna |
Highlight of the last day or two though has been a lovely adult
masked booby- unfortunately very late in poor evening light!
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| masked booby |
