After a couple of difficult days with a Dept of Fisheries jetboat, then a large male from another inlet upsetting our local bears, the smell of fish in the air has brought everyone back to the dinner table. In the low tide rapids at the river mouth Sarah and her cub, Lenore, Bandido, and the gang are taking turns charging around the shallow river braid, poucing on pink salmon. The salmon are coming in a slow tickle, making a run up the shallow rapids, heading for the spawning gravels further upstream. With hard pulling and a little patience we can get our flat bottom skiffs up into good viewing spots. The eagles swoop down to fish, or sit on a snag until a bear catches the fish then get the scraps. A great West Coast adventure!
For several days we had a black bear right in from our float as we departed from Telegraph Cove. Then off to the grizzlies....
BIRDS:
Numerous bald eagles strung out along the route up Knight Inlet fishing for salmon. The eagles wait until slack water. When the salmon rise to the surface, then the eagle pounces.
rhinoceros auklets in the tide rips at Cracroft Point.
marbled murrelets with their chicks are out in Knight Inlet, diving for salmon fry.
Mew gulls on the river flats.
Bonepart gulls with their black dots behind the eye.
MARINE MAMMALS:
harbour seals on Negro Rock, off Sambo Point.
harbour porpoises in Cilo Channel, you can see their breathes in the morning calm.
dolphins, in pair, swimming along.
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Grizzly bear viewing report from Tide Rip Grizzly Tours, Telegraph Cove, British Columbia.
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