Gray Whales in Sight Just Off Camano Head!
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Gray Whale #49, "Patch"-787026.JPG)
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Gray Whale #22Above Photos by Naturalist Kate Janes
The Island Explorer 3 has sighted Gray Whales just 25 minutes after leaving our dock! That's 24 tours in a row - what a great start for our 2008 season!! Stay tuned to the Whale Report for updates from Naturalist Kate Janes! "Ideal conditions made it possible to see the exhalations of the whales from quite a distance!! On most days the crew is the first to spot the whales, however today it was a passenger!! She found not one but THREE whales moving south from Camano Island towards Gedney Island!! The mirror calm water coupled with an overcast day created picture perfect conditions for photography!! We visited with #49, #383, & #22, with some great looks, as they moved into the river delta where it soon became far too shallow for our boat. Gray Whales are identified by barnacles & scars near their dorsal ridge & the white markings on the underside of their flukes; these differences in individuals is depicted in the above photos. We witnessed all three whales in less than 10 feet of water feeding as rafts of birds congregated at the surface enjoying the up swelling of food from the river bottom! Our guests also enjoyed the company of California Sea Lions both in and out of the water, inquisitive Harbor Seals, nesting Bald Eagles, large rafts of Surf Scoters, Rhinoceros Auklets, Pigeon Guillemots, Double-crested Cormorants, Brandt's Cormorants, a Caspian Tern and large rafts of Western Grebes. Simply just another fantastic day on the water with unpredictable wildlife!" - Naturalist Kate Janes
posted by Island Adventures Whale Report @ 11:43 AM
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