Grizzly Bear Lodge, Knight Inlet BC

As Lynn says “one more photo which is a particular favourite of mine – Rainbow over Knights Inlet from the Float Plane!!”

Should be able to click on this photo to enlage.

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These Northern or stellar sealions are majestic. But they are also noisy and they smell if you are down wind. Only guests passionate about sealions want to eat their lunch in the area. Still a day watching whales is not complete without a visit to their rookery.

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“More Sea Lions near Telegraph Cove, Vancouver Island
Sea Lions frolicking in the sea near Telegraph Cove, Vancouver Island.”

This summer produces an abundance of Stellar (Northern) Sealions. Normally passing through the area in June and September on their round trip between California and Alaska. However this year we had twelve to eighteen sealions stay in the area all summer. These are always an added treat to a whale watching safari.

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Normally a picture of a humpback whale’s tail will be one or the other of the above photos but not both. Good sequence on a whale watching day.

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“This photo was taken as we sat in the boat with George having lunch in the Inside Passage.

I can only describe this as the most perfect setting I have ever had lunch in. Beautiful perfectly calm sea, stunning scenery and total silence, but for the sound of the Humpbacks surfacing & blowing SO close to the boat.

Yet more Humpbacks near the boat!!”

Lynn is right but the key to “great pictures” is patience. On our whale watching day we often sit and have lunch in the same areas that the humpback whales are feeding. By being still in one area (motors turned off) we pose no threat or danger and end up with some incredible memories.

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2009 was an exceptional year for whale watching – humpback whale watching. There were ten plus whales in the area for most of the summer. Sitting off of Bold Head and letting the whales come to us produced some good pictures. The boat in the background belongs to Susan (Prop Wash) who spends the summer in our area of the British Columbia coast watching HBs.

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“Bald Eagle watching us from a nearby tree. We saw many Bald Eagles during our time at Grizzly Bear Lodge, but they were so difficult to photograph!! George maneuvered the boat into the perfect position for us to take this photo.

This photo just sums up the beauty and tranquillity of Knights Inlet – the flat calm water, kelp and a bald eagle on a small island in the early morning mist. Just stunning!!”

I may move the boat but the credit for the photo goes to Lynn.

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“Early morning from Grizzly Bear Lodge. We were in total awe of the beauty of the scenery and the silence – this place is just stunning. The staff, the location, the food – everything was just perfect!

We captured this stunning photo of a Great Blue Heron just by chance as we stood on the jetty waiting for our boat to take us to the Bear viewing platform. The scenery in the early morning mist was just stunning.”

Thank you, Lynn for the compliment although we do try hard we cannot take credit for the scenery.

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“Grizzly bears feeding on Salmon. Photo taken from the viewing platform.”

Lynn is correct that the grizzly bears seems to have the catching and eating part down pretty good. Some grizzly become selective in what part of the salmon they will eat. Some prefer only the eggs, others the brain or skin and others “everything”. The parts they tend to eat often are determined by how close they are to hibernation.

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“Bears, bears everywhere. Amazing to see the bears swimming and so relaxed so close to the viewing platforms. This photo was taken from the far viewing platform, giving us a good panoramic view of the Bear activity!”

“Having a swimming and eating lunch at the same time!” 

As Lynn indicates there is activity everywhere.

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