Wildlife Coming Out of the Woodwork!!
"The day began on a fantastic note! As our passengers boarded the Island Explorer 3 an Osprey made a close pass over the bow of the boat giving us great looks at its beautiful markings! Shortly after leaving the dock we ventured towards Jetty Island to take a look at the mate of our early visitor sitting prominently on their nest! Outside of the marina it wasn't long before we noticed some thrashing about in the water towards the Snohomish River we ventured closer to find a California Sea Lion enjoying some brunch as a few Bonaparte's Gulls hoped for a morsel. Then Captain Carl saw the blow...two Gray Whales feeding in the shallow waters of the delta!!! The closest one, #22, gave us some great looks as he ventured off the delta a bit allowing us some great looks! Later in our journey this same whale was feeding in 10 ft of water exposing his pectoral & partial fluke as he wiggled through the silty waters!! We also saw 5 Bald Eagles, Surf Scoters, Harbor Seals, Cormorants, Western Grebes and Common Loons! It was another beautiful day out on the water with fantastic wildlife and incredible summer-like weather!!" - Naturalist Kate Janes
posted by Island Adventures Whale Report @ 2:59 PM
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