We were a little late on departure, we don't like driving the boat in the dark as this time of the year Jo0hnstone Straits is full of big kelp islands and driftwood. Just past Cracroft Point three wolves were out on the low tide beach. I was surprised at their long legs, gingerly picking their way along the steep rocks. We stopped the boat, and they quietly faded into the woods. But the leader started to howl, with a low aooohoo and then a throaty barking growl. Our guests from the UK and New Zealand were thrilled. Me too. The barking growl did not sound friendly, I surmised that she wanted us gone, it was low tide breakfast time and the wolves wanted to beach to themselves. We carried on to the grizzlies...
When we got to the viewing stands right away we witnessed a grizzly catch a salmon; but a bigger bear came over and wanted the fish too. So each time the younger bear managed to catch a fish, it would head off into the bush to eat. The bears roamed back and forth, licking fish eggs amongst the rocks, trying a piece of discarded fish gill here, chasing a spawned-out salmon there. We saw about 6 grizzly bears, their fur coats have thickened for the long sleep in the snows of winter.
BIRDS:
numerous bald eagles
rhinoceros auklets
marbled murrelets changing to winter plumage
murres in winter plumage
Bonepart gulls, glucous-winged gulls
Surf scoters, cormorants, pigeon guillimots
MARINE MAMMALS:
harbour seals
Dall's porpoises afar
6 humpback whales
sea lions big and fat
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Grizzly bear viewing report from Tide Rip Grizzly Tours, Telegraph Cove, British Columbia.
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