Here are some pics I took (August 6-7, 2004) from a Gray's Canyon pelagic trip aboard the Monte Carlo skippered by Phil Anderson with Chris Anderson as a wonderful mate (Westport Seabirds). Leaders Mike Donahue and Scott Mills did a great job spotting birds and calling out field marks. These photos were taken with a Nikon Coolpix 4500 digital camera with a 4x optical zoom (not ideal for bird photography!), so most are small and/or fuzzy. Phil & Chris have much better photos on their website, though.
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I flew into Portland. Here's Mt. St. Helens from the plane! |
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Arrived in Westport the evening of the 6th, just in time to catch the annual chainsaw carving contest... |
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Can ya guess why this one got my vote for the best? (Hint: look at the subject matter AND his shirt...) |
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The sturdy vessel |
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Pacific White-sided Dophins came to ride the bow. |
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Immature California Gulls (left) were always visible. And here's a terrible shot of my lifer Tufted Puffin (right). |
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Sooty Shearwater (Puffinis griseus) Westport, WA 7 Aug 2004 We tallied over 7000 Sooty Shearwaters by day's end. |
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Sooty Shearwater (Puffinis griseus) Westport, WA 7 Aug 2004 Many had to scoot out of the way of the boat. |
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Sooty Shearwater (Puffinis griseus) Westport, WA 7 Aug 2004 |
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Sooty Shearwater (Puffinis griseus) Westport, WA 7 Aug 2004 |
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Dall's Porpoises (Phocoenoides dalli) also came in to play with us! |
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Dall's Porpoises (Phocoenoides dalli) Westport, WA 7 Aug 2004 |
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When we got to deep enough water, we got our Black-footed Albatrosses (lower left, upper right). |
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Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) Westport, WA 7 Aug 2004 |
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Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) Westport, WA 7 Aug 2004 |
Created on ... August 26, 2004 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com