Photo Credit - Zoe Schroeder
What a wonderful day, full of variety and even a little surprise! This morning we had amazing humpback activity. One humpback was rolling in the kelp, and our other vessel, the Eagle XXXI, was excited to see a humpback spy hopping and breaching. We even got to see a couple pectoral fins and tail slaps!
Photo Credit - Zoe Schroeder (Cropped)
Some other marine mammals we viewed this morning included a few active Dall’s porpoise, a possible minke whale off White Cliffs, 30-40 harbour seals and a couple sea lions!
This afternoon we had 2 unidentified humpbacks, along with “Conger” and “Cutter”. The big surprise this afternoon was the appearance of another matriline of Orcas in the area, the A30′s!
Photo Credit - Zoe Schroeder
Not only did their appearance in the area surprise us, they had great vocals and a new calf! We had some great photo opportunities of some spy hops, tail slaps, belly rolls and the calf breached. It was a very active day on the water.
Some other marine wildlife we saw this afternoon included lots of Dall’s porpoise, 20 harbour seals, 5 pacific white sided dolphins, and 1 stellar sea lion.
The bird activity was pretty fantastic as well, some of the birds we saw today included: 100′s of rhinoceros auklets, 20 common murres, lots of bald eagles, and 100′s of northern phalaropes!
Captain Wayne’s Quote of the Day: “Life is a battle in which we fall from wounds we receive in running away” – William L. Sullivan
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 5:30 p.m.
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Friday, July 27, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 5:30 p.m.