Wednesday, August 15, 2018

july 31, seal Island, trip to Seal Is. Felonious Skuii and White-sided dolphins




july 31, Seal Island

Felonius skuii
Syncronised piracy
off we go
Victim herring gull
Gull lets something out of its gullet, Felon adjusting to catch prize.
Felonius Skuii  preparing to duel,  little head, long wings

lets go scare something
Felonius Skua and flotsom
Arctic Skua Stercorarius felonius
The ill mannered yet elegant Felonius Skua
these birds are very variable
invariably they please the witness
Sea Hawk, aka Felonius Skua
Dolphins!!
White-sided Dolphins, off shore porpoise, rare north of Seal Island there were about 15
submerged Dolphin



They are not fearful of this boat.
long dorsal fin compared to porpoise, and variable


submerged white-sided dolphin
another
we had to leave them after a while,





They do seem to be enjoying themselves, the dolphins that is, I think my passengers were too.

Black Guillemots
Bald Eagle on Otter Island
and  Razorbills adult and chick


Razorbill chick

Common Terns,  late season pair bonding at Green's Island




The Fleet, SKUA,  1973 Jarvis Newman 36'
and 1982 LeBlanc brothers glass novi Dory, called Kilgore Trout  during that week

my closest neighbors

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