Vessel: Five Star Charter's Supercat
Time: 1115
Location: Iron Mine Bay, East Sooke Park
Behaviour: swimming
Cool Steller sea lion fact: Steller sea lions make a low roaring sound as opposed to the barking sound made by California sea lions (Zalophus californianus)
Links
Vancouver Aquarium Steller sea lion fact page
Marine Mammal Research Consortium Sea lion facts
Above 3 photos: fog off of Becher Bay, Vancouver Island
Sighting #2 and 3: Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Times: 1140 and 1225
Location: Becher Bay and Albert Head
Location: Becher Bay and Albert Head
Behaviour: first was flying overhead and others were sitting in trees
Cool Bald Eagle fact: Is likely, as an adult, to obtain its food by hunting and killing; younger birds rely more on scavenging and piracy
Cool Bald Eagle fact: Is likely, as an adult, to obtain its food by hunting and killing; younger birds rely more on scavenging and piracy
Links
Hinterland who's who bald eagle fact page
Adult bald eagle flying past us in Becher Bay
Fog bank in the Strait of Juan de Fuca with Mount Olympus in the background
Adult bald eagles on tree at Haystock Island
Juvenile bald eagle sitting above nest (to the right) near Albert Head
SIMPLE WAYS TO HELP SAVE THE WHALES AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT To learn some ways how you can help save the whales and the oceans they live in see the Whale Nerds Unite blogpost for June 27, 2009!
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