Breaching Gray Whale!
Mirror Image (GW #383)Photo by Naturalist Kate Janes
Another great day on calm water and our guests got to see a Gray Whale Breach! Stay tuned to the Whale Report for an update from Naturalist Kate Janes! "What a day, what a day! We were all enjoying a lazy afternoon watching #22 & #383 feeding in the shallow waters of the river delta when they decided to move into deep waters!! I should have seen something remarkable coming since both of these whales have spyhopped on different occasions this year! Then next thing we know a 45 foot, 30 ton whale BREACHES out of the water!!! This is our first breach of the year!! Not only was the breach amazing, but the splash resulting from the whale coming crashing back into the water was incredible!! We continued to enjoy the feeding activities of both #22 & #383 when two more Gray Whales came to join in the smorgasbord!! One of the new comers was good old Patch, #49. At one moment we had all 4 Gray Whales with pectoral fins and half flukes exposed at the surface as the rooted around in the sediment for ghost shrimp!! After a time we departed from the Gray Whales and headed north towards Camano Island. On our travels we enjoyed looks at Harbor Seals, Surf Scoters, and Western Grebes. On Camano Island we were treated to 3 mature Bald Eagles!! We witnessed one eagle collecting material for a nest expansion and as it flew along the treeline we heard its call from across the water!! What an amazing day! We also spent time with Brandt's Cormorants, Double-crested Cormorants, Osprey, Pigeon Guillemots, California Sea Lions and 4 talkative Caspian Terns!!" - Naturalist Kate Janes
posted by Island Adventures Whale Report @ 2:47 PM
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