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Cruising from Santiago to Los Angeles

Posted Apr 10, 2025 by Fabrice Schmitt and Steve Howell
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Fabrice Schmitt

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Steve Howell

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Fabrice Schmitt and Steve Howell report from the conclusion of their cruise between Chile and California, where the first landing, in northern Chile, produced superb views of the handsome White-throated Tapaculo...
Fabrice Schmitt and Steve Howell report from the conclusion of their cruise between Chile and California, where the first landing, in northern Chile, produced superb views of the handsome White-throated Tapaculo...
Steve Howell
Plus the colorful Burrowing Parakeet
Plus the colorful Burrowing Parakeet
Steve Howell
And a relaxed picnic lunch, with local wines and other produce.
And a relaxed picnic lunch, with local wines and other produce.
Steve Howell
Then at sea for two days, where five species of storm-petrels included numerous Hornby’s (aka Ringed) Storm Petrels, whose desert breeding grounds were discovered only recently.
Then at sea for two days, where five species of storm-petrels included numerous Hornby’s (aka Ringed) Storm Petrels, whose desert breeding grounds were discovered only recently.
Steve Howell
Plus groups of Common Dolphins, here with a juvenile.
Plus groups of Common Dolphins, here with a juvenile.
Steve Howell
In Peru we enjoyed great views of Humboldt Penguins
In Peru we enjoyed great views of Humboldt Penguins
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And a cryptic Tschudi’s Nightjar roosting in the leaf litter.
And a cryptic Tschudi’s Nightjar roosting in the leaf litter.
Steve Howell
The contrasts of our land-and-sea tour were exemplified by this obliging Ferruginous Pygmy Owl one day...
The contrasts of our land-and-sea tour were exemplified by this obliging Ferruginous Pygmy Owl one day...
Steve Howell
And a pod of Pygmy Beaked Whales the next!
And a pod of Pygmy Beaked Whales the next!
Steve Howell
Boobies chasing—and sometimes catching—flyingfish entertained us on several days, here a female Brewster’s Brown Booby.
Boobies chasing—and sometimes catching—flyingfish entertained us on several days, here a female Brewster’s Brown Booby.
Fabrice Schmitt
This handsome male Belding’s Yellowthroat was a highlight at our our last landing, in Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula.
This handsome male Belding’s Yellowthroat was a highlight at our our last landing, in Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula.
Fabrice Schmitt
The constantly changing skyscapes and seascapes added another dimension to this remarkable tour, which crossed a third of the planet and produced about 400 bird species!
The constantly changing skyscapes and seascapes added another dimension to this remarkable tour, which crossed a third of the planet and produced about 400 bird species!
Steve Howell