Surprises Around Every Corner! - Sunday, November 9, 2008
"The Island Explorer 3 was welcomed just outside of the Everett marina by a very hungry Harbor Seal! His eyes may just have been bigger than his stomach for in his mouth was a 20 lb. salmon! The seal struggled at the surface to eat the large fish as the gulls began to close in on his prize!! A hundred yards from the feeding Harbor Seal were a couple of his cousins hauled out on a channel marker. The California Sea Lions were quite vocal! May be trying to decide whether or not to help their fellow penniped out! Having the two different species of pennipeds so close really allowed our guests to see the difference in size and physiology! We continued further westward in Possession Sound where we found California Sea Lions swimming! At Possession Point we turned north hugging the Whidbey Island shoreline! A lone Heerman's Gull was amongst some feeding Glaucous-winged Gulls and Cormorants that were all enjoying a meal of bait fish! Our journey north ended at the Keystone just as the Pearce County Ferry was arriving back to the terminal! Along Marrowstone Island we found a group of Harbor Porpoise feeding in the current quickly disappearing back into their watery realm! We continued towards Hood Canal where we found a mature Bald Eagle perched high on the top of a conifer! It was like a beacon at the point appearing like a lighthouse with the sun striking its white head feathers! Nearby we found a small rocky island that was spilling over with wildlife! Over 30 Harbor Seals sat atop its rocky shoreline, cormorants perched wherever they could find room, Surf Scoters swam nearby and a Great Blue Heron sat like a statue at its highest point! We also found along the way today Common Loons, Western Grebes, Pigeon Guillemots, and even a Belted Kingfisher back at the dock! Although we didn't find whales today it was another amazing day out in the sound and our guests get to join us again for free, for life until they see whales with us!! This is because we guarantee whales on each trip!!" - Naturalist Kate Janes
posted by Island Adventures Whale Report @ 9:56 AM
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