We looked at one another somewhat suspiciously and said, "What is that smell?" Immediately there came in to view a sea lion rookery with three adult Stellar sea lions hauled out. They had little concern about the photo shoot and cooperated.
Sea lions (surprising to some of us) are a declining species with an estimated population of 116,000 world wide. A bull sea lion can weigh up to 1500 lbs and females weigh about 600 lbs. At birth a pup weighs 45 lbs and hangs with mom for up to three years.
Our second "What is that smell?" moment came a few days later when we were fishing. We heard a loud snort and a noxious odor filled the cockpit. A whale broke the water about 30 feet off the boat and snorted his bad breath our way. By the time I got the camera he had moved on and we only photographed his fin which we believe is that of a Minke Whale but it is difficult to tell. Any whale experts out there?
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