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Index of Subjects Thanks for sharing this Peter. On 22/05/13 7:19 PM, Hubcove@aol.com wrote: > Just got back from 10 days visiting relatives making mammoth wages in the > far North. Spent most of the time wandering the Yukon and adjoining Alaska > and had some amazing wildlife experiences. Certainly a highlight was a > visit to Haines Alaska, where, quite by chance, we witnessed a run of eulochon > (oolicans), a West Coast capelin, running up the Chilcoot river hotly > pursued by dozens of Stellars sea lions, putting on a display of jumping and > diving better than anything Disney could do. > Later, we took the high speed ferry from Skagway to Juneau and saw many > Humpback whales feeding on the small fish, sometimes bumping into the rocky > shores in pursuit. Also Dall porpoises, harbour seals, and dozens of > Sealions. Passed a rookery with dozens of sea lions lounging around looking like > giant slugs. > Further down the inlet from Skagway there were literally tens of thousands > of Scoters, the vast majority surf scoters. I have never seen so many of > one species in one place. They are apparently waiting for the weather to go > North and breed. > Other highlights included black and brown bears, lots of mountain goats, > one with a baby, and Bald eagles everywhere. They are about as abundant as > chickadees in NS. Getting above the tree line on the way to Alaska there > were lots of Ptarmigan and ravens. > Altogether an incredible experience. > Peter Stow > Hubbards >
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