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Kino Bay and Alcatraz Island 2010

Alcatraz Island is in the actual bay of Bahia Kino and is primarily a nesting site for many species of sea birds. Accumulated piles of bird poop dominate parts of the island and are from specific nesting spots being used over many generations.

Photographer

Sky Jacobs

Gallery Date

Sun, 01/03/2010 - 12:00
Kino Bay and jatropha
Cardons and piles of white bird poop, Alcatraz Island, Kino Bay
Whale skull, Alcatraz Island, Kino Bay
Alcatraz Island in Kino Bay
Piles of white bird poop, Alcatraz Island, Kino Bay
Nesting cormorants, Alcatraz Island, Kino Bay
Alcatraz Island, Kino Bay
Yellow-footed Gull on Alcatraz Island, Kino Bay
Young magnificent frigatebird on Alcatraz Island, Kino Bay
Whale skull, Alcatraz Island, Kino Bay
Gull taking off, Alcatraz Island, Kino Bay
Checking out the tidepools
Kino Bay, Sonora
Jatropha
Shoreline, Kino Bay
Close-up of rocks, Kino Bay
Jatropha and slope, Kino Bay
Central Gulf Coast Sonoran Desert, Kino Bay
Flying yellow-footed gull
Yellow-footed gull, Kino Bay
Yellow-footed gull shedding water from beak, Kino Bay
Yellow-footed gull, Kino Bay
Dolphin jumping, Kino Bay
Flying brown pelican
Yellow-footed gulls on cardon, Kino Bay
Yellow-footed gulls on cardon, Kino Bay
Yellow-footed gulls on cardon, Kino Bay
Yellow-footed gulls on cardon, Kino Bay
Yellow-footed gulls on cardon, Kino Bay
Blue-footed booby, Kino Bay
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Kino Bay
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