San Juan Islands Sea Kayaking from Anacortes

This has been a good week for wildlife viewing out here in Rosario Strait. We've had whales come by on several days. On Sunday Monica was out with some guests on an overnight kayaking trip and had an incredible encounter with Orcas in Bellingham Channel. Lots of tail slapping and aerial displays were going on. Two hours later James and Ben were out on two different trips at Burrows Island and had a similar experience. On another Burrows Island kayak trip our guests were witness to a classic example of the predator-prey relationship when a Peregrine falcon attacked one of the resident Belted kingfishers. The smaller kingfisher repeatedly made quick dives into the water as the falcon dove upon it and bounced up again to fly in a new direction out of harms way. Evidentally the bouncing technique was a good choice and the falcon grew tired of the chase and moved on. Several years ago we witnessed a similar event at the same place that did not work out as well for the kingfisher.

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