Mammals

So far, the Orca whales (also called killer whales) we have observed are juveniles, who seem to be playing. I suspect the larger adults don’t venture into the shallower waters where we tend to travel. Even the young whales are fantastic to watch; they usually appear in a small pod. We have found there are…

It took a little research and observation for me to figure out the difference between seals and sea lions in the Puget Sound. I can easily spot them now. Where we boat, we find seals are super friendly. They will swim up to our boat and beg for food. The sea lions just hang out…

These cute little guys have so much personality, and they love to follow people around the docks. They seem convinced that we are going to clean fish and give them the excess. Amazingly, the seals know the difference between fishing and luxury boats, since they target the fishing boats. Because of this behavior, my son has nick named…