Thursday, August 20, 2009
Gray whale at Deception Pass!
Leslie Mix just reported that she and her guests had a large Gray whale swim by their group out on the 1.5 hour Deception Pass tour! This Spring there was a large whale hanging out near Whidbey Island, and occasionally Deception Pass, but usually we do not see this type of animal around the San Juan Islands during the summer months. The whale on Leslie's trip surfaced pretty close to the kayaks and stayed in their vicinity for a good while before moving on. What a treat!
In other news, Julia was coming back from leading a 3-Day Cypress Island trip when a harbor porpoise repeatedly breached (full body out of the water) in front of her and her guests. This is highly unusual behavior for these diminutive cetaceans who seldom come very far out of the water. We speculate that it was either exhibiting a rather aggressive foraging technique, or possibly chasing off a rival animal. Either way it was an exciting way to finish off a great experience up at Cypress Island.
In other news, Julia was coming back from leading a 3-Day Cypress Island trip when a harbor porpoise repeatedly breached (full body out of the water) in front of her and her guests. This is highly unusual behavior for these diminutive cetaceans who seldom come very far out of the water. We speculate that it was either exhibiting a rather aggressive foraging technique, or possibly chasing off a rival animal. Either way it was an exciting way to finish off a great experience up at Cypress Island.
# posted by Anacortes Kayaks @ 2:42 PM 
