Humpback Whales breaching, lunge and trap feeding and Dolphins and Sea Lions feeding as well!
Our sightings: Humpback Whales, Pacific White-sided Dolphins++, Steller Sea Lions, Harbour Seals, Bald Eagles, Rhinoceros and Cassin's Auklets, Common Murres, Pigeon Guillemots, Marbled and Ancient Murrelets, Sooty Shearwaters+, Harlequin Ducks, Pelagic Cormorants and Gulls Galore!
It was another remarkable day in which the weather conditions were changing by the moment and had us departing on our tour in heavy rainfall while arriving back home to a gorgeous afternoon of clearing skies and sunshine!
How good it was to see the Humpback Whales again today! There were at the very least 12 + that we saw including Moon Star, Inukshuk, Freckles, Slash and her calf. We observed lunge and trap feeding and a very close breach by Inukshuk, as well as a close passing of Inukshuk and Freckles as we sat drifting in the current with our engines off.
We had some wonderful viewing of Sea Lions, some of whom were ripping apart fish surrounded by Gulls. There were some 200+ Dolphins swimming amongst Humpback Whales with high jumps seen, we also had them passing by us as we headed for home! Today's tour gave to all of us breathtaking scenic beauty and phenomenal Cetacean encounters!
Photo credits: Muriel Halle. Photo's have been taken by a telephoto lens and cropped.