August 13, 2019 – It was an incredible day with so much wildlife. Bald eagles, a bald eagle chick, great blue herons, harbor seals, harbor porpoise, minke whales, humpback whales and many types of birds.
The humpback whale was identified as MMZ0030. Its one we’ve never seen before. We captured a photo of another distant humpback which looks to be MMY0022.
We identified the minke whale we’ve seen as a regular on Salmon Bank. It has a nick on the leading edge of its dorsal fin. Our nickname for this whale is “Minke Mouse”. Its always nice to encounter him/her.
Route Map 8-13-19
Bald eagle chick
Young deer peeking at us
Turn Island
Harbor seals near Turn Island
Harbor seals near Harbor Rock
Gulls with chicks on Goose Island
Nesting cormorants on Goose Island
Brandts Cormorants
Cattle Pt Lighthouse
Drifting in paradise
Rhinoceros auklets and one common murre
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Minke whale on Salmon Bank
Rhinoceros auklet with fish
Humpback whale MMZ0030
Humpback whale MMZ0030
Humpback whale MMZ0030 tail flukes
Humpback whale deep dive
Humpback whale MMZ0030 tail flukes
Humpback whale MMZ0030 tail flukes
Humpback whale MMZ0030 tail flukes
Humpback whale MMZ0030 tail flukes – ID Photo
Humpback whale MMZ0030 tail flukes – little hole goes straight through
Humpback whale MMZ0030
Humpback whale MMZ0030 with San Juan Island behind him/her
Leaping Salmon – pink(?)
Minke whale – our friend “Minke Mouse”
Rhinoceros auklet with fish
Leaping Salmon
Leaping schools of salmon
Leaping Salmon
Leaping Salmon
Leaping pink (?) salmon
Minke whale
Minke whale – our friend “Minke Mouse”
Minke whale and Olympic Mountains
Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks
Steller sea lions and life on Whale Rocks
Black oystercatchers getting ready to roost for the night
Cattle Pt Lighthouse in the sunset
Harbor seal sleeping
Harbor seals by Deadman Island
Harbor seal nursing and Cattle Pt Light
Great blue heron
Great blue heron
Harbor seals in the sunset on Shark Reef
Sunset over Griffin Bay
Sunset sail
Sunset sail
Sunset sail
Almost full moon rise
Moon rise