Saturday, July 11, 2009
Kayaking With Killer Whales and Baby Seals (well, not at the same time)
The Southern Resident are reportedly breaching off of Washington Park right now. They came down from near Vancouver BC, traveled south through Bellingham Channel and are now close to Anacortes. We have no confirmation yet as to which pods are present, but reports indicate there are several whales acting very playful. Stay tuned for an updated report in a few hours. It looks like all three trips will be seeing them this morning.
In other news, the pupping season is in full swing now. Loads of baby seals are being seen swimming around their mothers and sometimes hitching a ride on her back. This is the time of the summer when we are extra careful to give the harbor seals some space, particularly when they are out sunning themselves on the rocks. This is a critical time for the young ones, they only get to enjoy their mother's nurturing for a few weeks before being left behind to fend for themselves.
Today has started out with a bang! More later...
In other news, the pupping season is in full swing now. Loads of baby seals are being seen swimming around their mothers and sometimes hitching a ride on her back. This is the time of the summer when we are extra careful to give the harbor seals some space, particularly when they are out sunning themselves on the rocks. This is a critical time for the young ones, they only get to enjoy their mother's nurturing for a few weeks before being left behind to fend for themselves.
Today has started out with a bang! More later...
# posted by Anacortes Kayaks @ 10:33 AM 
