Light rain for our travel day from Baranof Island to Pack Creek on Admiralty Island
Adult Bonaparte's Gull in breeding plumage with dark head feathers
Red legs and feet
First winter bird
The smallest gull seen over most of North America
The only gull that regularly nests in trees
Juvenile Bonaparte's Gull
Crab traps
Immature Common Loon
Moon Jellyfish
Stormy weather
Dall's Porpoise knifing through the water
They are found exclusively in the North Pacific and are called "Orca Snacks" as they are a favorite food of the Transient Orcas
If we're lucky they will come over and ride the bow wake of the Delphinus
Mama Sea Otter with a large pup about ready to be put out on its own
Sea Otters are the smallest marine mammals and rely on fur (the thickest of any animal! so dense that water cannot reach the skin; one square inch of fur contains up to 700,000 hairs) to keep them warm rather than blubber like whales, dolphins and other marine mammals. They are about 4 feet long with a foot-long tail and weigh about 80-100 lbs.
They eat 10-15 lbs of food (scallops, clams, starfish and sea cucumbers) per day.
These embers of the weasel family are one of the few mammals that use tools regularly. Each otter carries a rock in a pocket of skin in its underarm. When it brings food to the surface, it rolls onto its back, places the rock on its stomach and then smacks the crunchy food against it to crack open the tasty treat.
Fun Facts
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