April 22, 2022 – Short sail with a visit to Yellow Island Nature Preserve home to over 50 species of wildflower including fawn lilies, chocolate lilies, death camas, blue camas, buttercups, harsh paintbrush, blue eyed Marys, broadleaf stonecrop, prickly pear cactus and more. We also found a Steller sea lion, harbor seals, black oystercatchers, bald eagles, a raccoon and various other bird species.
Steller Sealion Point Caution
Bald Eagle, Point Caution
Steller Sealion Point Caution
Harbor seals at Shirt Tail Reef
Black Oyster Catcher pair
Yellow Island wildflowers
Harsh Paintbrush
Peniel with Yellow Island wildflowers
Peniel with Yellow Island wildflowers
Death Camas
Death Camas, Blue Camas, Harsh Paintbrush
Peniel at anchor in still waters off Yellow Island
Chocolate Lilly
Blue Eyed Mary
Blue Camas
Yellow Island
`Racoon at shoreline
Harbor seals
Bald Eagle