Reports from the Field
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Late Summer Wildlife Sightings
It looks like the Stellar Sea Lions are moving into the area again after spending the summer out in the breeding colonies on the ocean coast. Tiffan has had several encounters over the last week, including a close pass (10 feet!) by a big male while paddling on an overnight trip at Cypress Island. In fact, on that trip she and her guests saw just about everything there is to see out here. Tons of sea stars, loads of porpoise, seals, seal pups engaging the kayakers, eagles, and so forth. The only thing that they didn't see was Orca whales, even though they did go by in the early morning hours.
We love this time of the season when the animals that winter-over in these protected waters start showing up and giving us new things to marvel at.
We love this time of the season when the animals that winter-over in these protected waters start showing up and giving us new things to marvel at.
# posted by Anacortes Kayaks @ 10:46 AM 
