June 6, 2018 – We sailed north to some of old favorite places and onto new territory up in the Canadian Gulf Islands to see the T77’s. We sailed together passed Coal Island and Portland Island to Salt Spring. We left to travel south passed Brethour to Mandarte Island, which has the the largest seabird colony in the area. Sailing by in silence we enjoyed the calls of the nesting cormorants, pigeon guillemots and black oyster catchers.
Puffy Clouds
Harbor porpoise
Canada Geese
Harbor seals
Black oyster catcher coming in for a landing
Tall ship and Mt Baker
Transient orcas, T77’s
T77’s
T77’s
T77 and son, T77B
Orcas porpoising in front of BC Ferry
T77B
Relaxing and whale watching
Backlit blows
Harbor seals
Raccoon on the beach
Portland Island
Resting Knackered harbor seals
Pelagic cormorants with nests
Double crested cormorants with nests
Brandt’s cormorants
Mandarte Island, BC
Harbor seals
Bald eagle
Nob Island
Nob Island reflected in still waters
Sailing to Friday Harbor