July 4, 2022 – So many epic moments in the day. Tons of harbor seals hauled out including pups and our favorite “black matte naked seal” who we’ve been spotting for about 5 years now all over the area. Eagle palooza with eagles all over Mummy Rocks. Minke madness on Salmon Bank with about 4 or possibly 5 minke whales plus lunge feeding! Our first sighting of a brown pelican – possibly one we’ve seen in that area and by Whale Rocks over the years. And, as if the day couldn’t get any better…. a sea otter on Salmon Bank! Plus we can’t leave out the Steller sea lions, black oystercatchers, ochre sea stars, nesting cormorants and gulls, rhinoceros auklets with mouthfuls of fish and … anything else?
Juvenile bald eagle on Mummy Rocks
Harbor seals on Mummy Rocks
Juvenile bald eagle on Mummy Rocks
Juvenile and sub-adult bald eagles on Mummy Rocks
Juvenile and sub-adult bald eagles on Mummy Rocks
Pinniped convention
Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks
Big bull Steller sea lion with smaller ones on Whale Rocks
Lunge feeding minke whale on Salmon Bank
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Brown pelican on Salmon Bank
Brown pelican 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
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Lunge feeding Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Lunge feeding Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Lunge feeding Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Feeding Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Minke whale with whale watching boat
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Rhinoceros Auklet with mouthful of fish
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
Rhinoceros Auklet with mouthful of fish
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Sea otter on Salmon Bank
Sea otter on Salmon Bank
Cattle Pass
Cormorants on Goose Island
Harbor seals in the rocks
Turn Island