Gray Whales Sighted on First 2010 Tour
It was good to see our old friend, Patch, today.
An eagle caught a cod right in front of us.
#49, Patch, lines up perfectly with Mount Baker.
We started out our trip today by watching a couple of bald eagles on Jetty Island. Next we visited a channel marker with two California sea lions hauled out on them. Within 30 minutes we spotted our first gray whale. He gave us several good views as he surfaced in deep water, and on one occasion he even showed his tail flukes on a deep dive. Eventually he worked his way over to shallow water at the south end of Hat Island. While we were watching him a bald eagle swooped down and caught a fish right in front of us! Next we decided to head north to look for more whales, and we managed to find another gray whale feeding near the northern shoreline of Hat Island. It was #49, Patch, and he was lined up perfectly with Mount Baker in the background giving everyone great photo opportunities. Patch surfaced many more times before we left him. On our way back to the dock we caught back up with our first gray whale again and watched him for about 10 minutes before heading back to the dock. What a great way to start the season. Naturalist, Bart Rulon.
posted by Island Adventures Whale Report @ 12:29 PM
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3 Comments:
My G-Daughter's and enjoyed our "1st" but not last whale watching trip immensely!
Do we plan on another? U Betcha' we do!!!
Thanks for wonderful FIRST time !!
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Awesome! We are moving to Anacortes from Oklahoma later this spring but will be visiting with our 6-year-old daughter next week. We have tickets for the tour out of Everett on March 10. We can't wait!
Actually, it's the 17th that we'll be there. :)
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