Our adventures today started off a little cool, cloudy and choppy as we traveled south towards Cattle Pass. Along the way, we stopped for some harbor seals hauled out attempting to bask but then found others at the Pass being more efficient with their time (there was no sun for basking) hunting for food.
Around the bend, headed northwest into the Haro Straight, we began seeing intermittent identifiable black dorsal fins: looks like J-pod was in the neighborhood. The pod was spread out over a half mile with about ten individuals in pairs and singles. Some of the animals were even breaching! Another whale watching vessel identified one of the leaders as J2, "Granny," leading the whales south but potentially changing the pod's direction to go north again.
On our way back towards the harbor, we stopped by Long Island to see a bald eagle perched on a tree branch just fifty yards from its nest. As we made our final run into the harbor, we got some rain sprinkles followed by a very rewarding full sunshine!
Serena, Naturalist
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