June 19, 2022 – A sail up to Saturna Island to see some Biggs orcas, the T124A2’s and T49A2. Other cool sights included lots of harbor seals, black oystercatchers, Peregrine falcon chicks, bald eagles, eagles’ nests, a hawk flying overhead, interesting geology on Flattop, Saturna, Patos and Sucia Islands, stunning forest on Orcas Island and an old historic lime kiln tucked away on the shoreline.
Seaplane leaving Friday Harbor
Bald eagle nest on Shaw Island
Bald eagle on Shaw Island
View of Friday Harbor
Harbor seals hauled out
Bald eagle fly by
Nob Island and Turtleback Mountain
Black oystercatchers
Harbor seals hauled out on Flattop Island
Harbor seals hauled out
Flattop Island
Sailing to Monarch Head, Saturna Island
Peregrine falcon chicks near Monarch Head, Saturna Island
East Point, Saturna Island
Museum at East Point, Saturna Island
Orcas T124A2’s and T49A2 near East Point
Orcas T124A2’s and T49A2 near East Point
Orcas T124A2’s and T49A2 near East Point
Orcas T124A2’s and T49A2 near East Point
Orcas T124A2’s and T49A2 near East Point
Orcas T124A2’s and T49A2 near East Point
Orcas T124A2’s and T49A2 near East Point
Orcas T124A2’s and T49A2 near East Point
Male orca T49A2 near East Point
Turtleback Mountain
Alden Pt Lighthouse on Patos Island
Alden Pt Lighthouse on Patos Island
Bald eagle nest on Patos Island
Harbor seal hauled out on Patos Island
Honey-combed sandstone on Patos Island
Juvenile bald eagle on honey-combed sandstone
Honey-combed sandstone coastline
Honey-combed sandstone on Sucia Island
Sailing through the gap by Sucia Island
Sailing towards Orcas Islands
Sailing towards Orcas Islands
Bare and Skipjack Islands
Orcas Island
Orcas Island
Historic Lime Kiln, Orcas Island
Hawk flying overhead
Gulls on a driftwood log
Route map 6-19-22