Today I went on a whale watch with Gotham Whale, via American Princess Cruises with a few of my friends and husband. With so many whale sightings in the last 2 weeks, I thought we might fare well. Thankfully the weather and water were on our sides, both tolerable.
Unfortunately we saw no whales, but I did get my first sight of surf scoters (way far away) and many great views of Northern Gannets. And that's it, unfortunately in viewing wildlife, it's all a gamble (my favorite kind of gamble to take).
Anyway, here are some okay shots of birds from the boat today...
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| A common loon |
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| A flock of black scoters |
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| A young Northern Gannet |
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| A surprised young Northern Gannet, who wasn't expecting to swim from a boat. |
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| Bickering gulls were common, we saw herring (one up top), ring-billed, greater black backed, laughing (one below) and Bonaparte's |
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| It was also cool to see gulls hunting and succeeding! |
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| A lovely adult N. Gannet makes a close pass to the boat. |
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Young N. Gannet
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| An adult gannet evades our vessel. |
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