Gray Whales off Whidbey Island
Gray whale #531 takes a deep dive
A California sea lion has trouble getting back on top.We started out our trip today by watching three California sea lions on one of the channel markers near Jetty Island. Two of the sea lions were hauled out on the channel marker, and the third was trying very hard to jump out of the water to join them on the top. He tried about ten times, but didn't have any luck. It was entertaining to watch though. Later we cruised north past Hat Island and we found our first gray whale feeding in shallow water near the shoreline of Whidbey Island. He was in such shallow water that we could see his pectoral fins and tail flukes raised into the air as he fed on his side! This was gray whale #531, and he eventually swam out into deeper water, and showed us his tail flukes on a couple of deep dives. We also saw surf scoters, common loons, a bufflehead duck and three bald eagles while we watched the whale. Next we decided to look for more whales by heading north toward Camano Island. We spotted another gray whale just at the southern tip of Camano. He surfaced several times for us before we cruised back to the dock. Naturalist Bart Rulon
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