Hi Everyone
Today was a nice clear day so i decided to go out whale watching after my hike to Northern Light. Lots of birds moving in our area, goldfinches, blue jays, black-capped chickadees, pine siskins, song sparrows. Near the lodge on the shore in the trees i sighted 8 Great Blue Herons fishing.Claire Diggins sighted a kettle of broad-winged hawks with some turkey vultures near Western Light.
Before i went whale watching i sometimes go off on the wharf where the old ferry slip is and take a look around. You never know what kind of creatures you might see. This morning i sighted salps in chains floating in the waters and got some pictures of them. I also sighted gooseberry jellies, comb jellies, shrimp and pollack. Today we went off the buoys and sighted two humpback whales; Littlespot and Clamp. They were having an afternoon siesta. Also sighted two fin whales in the distance. Lots of birds on the water also today. Greater and sooty shearwaters, Northern Gannets, a common tern, we even had a pine siskin fly by and about 8 puffins. About 4-5 Atlantic white-sided dolphins was spotted headed towards the buoy as we watched the humpbacks. On our way in we stopped at seal cove and got some good looks at the grey and harbor seals which were hauled out on the rocks.
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