SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2009, More Photos from Last Cruise of the 2009 Season
...And WHAT A CRUISE IT WAS!!!
Dall's Porpoise playfully bow-riding, Steller's and California Sea Lions massed on every conceivable outcropping of Race Rocks Marine Protected Area, and Transient "Marine-Mammal-Eating" Killer Whales doing what "Marine-Mammal-Eating" creatures do. i.e. Eating Marine Mammals, in this case a Steller Sea Lion!
Look at these photos closely and you will see a Pectoral Flipper of a Steller Sea Lion reaching up out of the water, directly in front of a charging Transient Killer Whale. You can even see the claws of the Sea Lion above the water!
And to think that two hours prior to heading out we did not know for certain if we would be able to head out because of the strong winds and relatively challenging sea conditions.
What a remarkable way to end our 2009 Sesaon!!
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This is "Little Bo peep" from that last cruise out on the water this 2009. I'm so glad that I decided to go out there, it seemed like it would be such a miserable and windy trip. Though, as it turned out, I learned so many amazing facts, and saw some incredible stuff. (Like the whale eating the sea lion.) I'll just be sure to bring a gas mask for next time, when we are downwind of all the seal lions! That is such a terrible smell! Like I've said probably 100 times though, Thank you so much for the excellent trip, it was well worth the time.
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