Back to Alaska

So its been a while...  Since living aboard Aquila, I've gotten poked and prodded and vaccinated and made my way up to Alaska.  Its been a great start so far, with good animals.  First off, is a Mink.  This one was swimming around at some of my kayaks, probably a bit curious.  It had really swollen balls, so very interested, maybe...

Then we saw a Trumpeter Swan in Saook bay, and they are always great.  Migratory, so they don't stay for the summer, but just pass through.

Another Mink...

On an All day trip in Neka Bay we saw some Dowitchers

And I found a great bear skull.  Brown bear, good teeth, so maybe 5 years old.

And a nice Northern Shoveler

The Dowitcher again...

Some River Otters Mating.   Ahh spring!

Running away after mating...

And a wolf!  This one was really resilient, just hanging out on the beach

We've been exploring Lamplugh Glacier a lot and its really changing and very exciting.  I've been paddling around it a lot in cool places.

And I found a Coyote in Glacier Bay!