Blue Water Reflected Blue Skies!
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"We were all-stars today!! Our adventure started as we pulled off the dock. Our guests were treated to an Osprey flying back to its nest on top of a piling just off Jetty Island. Moments later clinging to the concrete pilings Sea Stars were exposed due to the low tide! Then just before heading into open water two California Sea Lions saw us out of the marina as we passed by channel marker #3; showing us that channel markers can be comfortable too!! Our first 3 Gray Whales were found off the eastern side of Gedney Island. The first, believed to be Patch #49, passed by us heading back towards Everett as we made our way to visit with #22 & #383. These two showed us an array of behavior from resting to feeding! We had some great views of fluking on the mirror calm water. The stillness allowed the sound of their exhalations to carry clearly across the water. After spending time getting acquainted with Gray Whales we headed towards our favorite Eagle nest on Camano Island, but we found a fourth whale!!! This individual wanted to remain anonymous while showing off the Gray Whales ability to stay under the water for 10 or even 12 minutes!! We made it to the nest and happily found an Eagle incubating its eggs!! Before long it was time to make our way back to the dock and low and behold #49 was south of Gedney Island; reaffirming our suspicions of our earlier sighting! It wan an amazing day with 4 Gray Whales, California Sea Lions, Harbor Seals, Bonaparte's Gulls, Rhinoceros Auklets, Bald Eagles, Sea Stars, Osprey, Western Grebes, Pigeon Guillemots, Cormorants, and Surf Scoters!!"
- Naturalist Kate Janes
Above (Left) photo: Bonaparte's Gulls just west of Gedney Island. These were two of a raft of 70+ gulls!! Above (Right) photo: A Gray Whale's Lingering Mist. Photos by Naturalist Kate Janes
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