The scene depicts a marine environment off the coast of Ancón, Peru, under an overcast sky

The scene depicts a marine environment off the coast of Ancón, Peru, under an overcast sky. The immediate foreground shows turbulent white foam and waves, indicative of a boat's wake. The water beyond the wake is dark grey with rippling textures. In the midground, two prominent rocky islets rise from the water. The islet on the left is larger and more elongated, while the one on the right is distinctly conical. Both islets are light brown and off-white in color, suggesting significant guano deposits, and are heavily populated with numerous small, dark birds. Additional birds are visible flying in the vicinity of the islets and a single bird is distinctively visible in flight in the upper left quadrant. Faint, hazy landmasses are visible on the distant horizon to the left. No human figures or specific man-made objects are present in the frame, apart from the implied vessel creating the foreground wake.