August 14, 2019 – It was a beautiful sail around Lopez Island with an action packed minke encounter. Spectacular views as we watched the minke whales lunging through various bait balls at speed.
Route Map 8-14-19
Great blue heron fishing
Harbor seal pup nursing
Harbor seals and Cattle Pt Lighthouse
Brandts Cormorants on Goose Island
Double Crested Cormorants on Goose Island
Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks
Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks with Cattle Pt Lighthouse
Brandts Cormorants on Whale Rocks and Cattle Pt Lighthouse
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Minke whale lunge feeding on Salmon Bank
Minke whale surfacing close to sailboat
Minke whale watching
Minke whale
Minke whale lunge feeding on Salmon Bank
Minke whale lunge feeding on Salmon Bank
Minke whale watching
Minke whale watching
Minke whale lunge feeding
Minke whale lunge feeding
Minke whale watching
Red necked phalarope
Common murres
Sailing wing on wing
Harbor seal swimming by
Sailing toward south Lopez
Sailing toward south Lopez
Juvenile bald eagle
Great blue heron
Castle Island
Bald eagle on top of Castle Island
Cormorants nesting on Bird Rocks
Cormorants nesting on Bird Rocks
Funky plane
Bale eagle nest on Blakely Island
View of Mt Baker
View of Mt Baker
Sunset sail
Sunset sail
Sunset over Friday Harbor