Summer 2021, August 8-16, trips to Seal Island

 Summer 2021, August 8-16,  trips to Seal Island

this @13" Silver Hake,  spit up buy frightened Gannet, 

looks like it was a sunfish,  I did see several little sharks, in late July, @6"

Gail Mary crossing the reach, 

Black Ducks at seal Island

Gannet

this Great White Cormorant,  appearing quite dark from behind 

what I believe is a lesser Black-back, at seal Island

Lesser Black-back,  Seal Island

Bald Eagle in White Spruce, on Otter Island

Again the Great White, from the back looking mostly black, though you can see the yellow foot,

Great White Yellow-footed Cormorant,

Common Loon

young eagle, in the Puffin nesting area on the eastern end of Seal Island. 

Great White Yellow-footed Cormorant,

young yellow-crowned Night Heron, Yellow line yellow wire.

White Spruce tree featuring, fledgling Bald Eagle, 

Fledgling, Great White Yellow-footed Cormorant, down on the edge of the water indicating disturbance by eagles at this the home of most of the Great Cormorants nests in the USA during recent years. 

40 this spring of a total of 45, there were only 30 last year.

This gain is only the second such gain, in number of nesting pairs during the last 30 years

they go to the shore so they can get int he water and dive to avoid foraging eagles.

Breeding plumage Bonapartes Gull

I think this is this years laughing gull, 

Nat Bray, In The Reach,

Grey Seals

Common Murre, aka Guillemot, I think that band had slipped down and was pinching the starboard flipper.

Recently they have started breeding on Matinicus Rock, though I don't think they band them there.

this years Bonartes Gull