June 23, 2021 – Half day sail south. Full moon close to the earth, a Supermoon today, and the tidal exchange was dramatic. Low tides as we cut through Turn Island exposed the clam shell beaches and racoons were clam digging on the tide line. The beaches were showing on the Lopez coastline from Big Rock glacial erratic down. Black oystercatchers were foraging on the goose neck barnacle encrusted rocks and purple starfish visible (which is good to see after the previous years demise in their numbers). Turkey vultures grouped together on the cliff near Deadman Island. Young Steller sea lions and harbor seals on Whale Rocks. We drifted by Long Island and checked the eagle nest before heading out to Salmon Bank. Quite a number of rhinoceros auklets and we found and had good views of the minke whale we know as Minke Mouse (named by our passengers a few years ago). Pelagic, Brandts and double-crested cormorants are on their nests at Goose Island.
Raccoon
Turn Island
Harbor seals by Turn Island
Big Rock and Lopez coastline
Steller sea lion swimming by
Bald eagle perched on Sharks Reef
Black oystercatchers on the rocks
Black oystercatcher flying by
Capt David
Red star fish
Purple ochre sea star and gooseneck barnacles
Purple ochre sea star
Harbor sal on Deadman Island
Turkey vultures
Bald eagle perched in a tree
Harbor seals on Whale Rocks
Sea lions on Whale Rocks
Sea lions on Whale Rocks
Sea lions on Whale Rocks with Cattle Pt Light
Sea lions on Whale Rocks
Bald eagle on Long Island
Bald eagle nest on Long Island
Sky turning blue
Fried egg jellyfish
Watching out for whales
Rhinoceros Auklets flying by
Rhinoceros Auklets flying by
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Cattle Pt Lighthouse
Cormorants on Goose Island
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