Falmouth AK Wildlife Cruise

 You have always to be prepared for the worst whenever you head out to sea. In fact you are lucky if you even get out. But on this occasion all went better than anyone could have dreamed. What a day, a day to dream about. I took over 860 pictures and only a few can be shown here but at least you will get a flavour of the 8 hours at sea.

First off is the four FINE WHALES which gave us a worthwhile show.

    And now for DOLPHIN with this very unusual  hybrid COMMON + STRIPED DOLPHIN

SOOTY SHEARWATER

                                                       Any idea on this? ( To me a juvenal Manx.)

CORY'S and GREAT SHEARWATER

                                                 Cory's heading over two Sooty

                                                                    Great Shearwater

                              THIS O E LOOKS RATHER ODD TO SAY THE LEAST?

What is odd is the rounded wings and tail and again the beak looks thine and long. I just don't know.

We saw the capture and release of ATLANTIC TUNA.

                                                Cory's Shearwater resting on the sea.

Carlton Marsh SWT and Home.

 Had the privilege to guide the MS group around Spratt's Water. 23 people with varying disability. Excitement for all at the close encounter of two very young CHINESE WATER DEER. A few MIGRANT HAWKERS, GATEKEEPER and MEADOW BROWN. PEACOCK. All seemed to enjoy and all returned safely. 

Home: Best was the screaming SWIFT at 27 above the house. Sad that we shall soon loose them. PERIGRINE over the back and fly through pair of PIED WAGTAIL. CARRION CROW, MAGPIIE, COLLARD DOVE.

Carlton Marsh SWT

 This is my regular call in, with a walk just out to Lookout Hide. You just never know what can turn up so the best for me was a pair of fly in GREEN SANDPIPER. Not for long though, it being windy the birds flew in hunkered down out of sight. But also a GREAT WHITE EGERET put on a good show for the camera. It was feeding well with everything going down it's long neck. It was also odd to see it trying to catch dragonflies on the wing. One picture here shows one it missed. Also a flock of 72 LAPWING flew in.