We camped in Seward and took a 9 hour boat excursion to view the various marine mammals and birds against the stunning backdrop of the moutains, fjords, and calving glaciers. It was great to be back on the water--even for a short time--and the day was perfectly sunny with nearly flat calm seas!
We saw sea otters, stellar sea lions, harbor seals, orcas (killer whales), fin whales, dall porpoise, humpbacked whales, puffins, gulls, bald eagles and other sea birds (which I can't remember the names, but our captain was excited as some are rare spottings on birder's "life lists").
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| Orcas |
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| fin whales |
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| Stellar Sea Lions |
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| Puffin |
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| Gull Rookery -- Look for the chicks in photo |
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| Harbor Seals on the Ice Pack from Northwestern Glacier |
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| Northwestern Glacier Calving |
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| Bald Eagle taking flight |
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| 2 Bald Eagles (note one to left bottom) |
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| Bald Eagle |
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| Sea Otter |
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