We saw a lot of wildlife on our Aliulik Peninsula survey. We expected to see lots and lots of bears but actually saw relatively few - like 10 total. We mostly saw foxes and bald eagles. They were everywhere.
The most spectacular and scary (for me) was the pod of killer whales that showed up all around us while we were kayaking along the coast. I immediately made a bee line for the shore - those things are BIG! Philip assured me that I had nothing to fear - they never attack kayakers. But I just thought a little too much about what they could do and headed for shore.
Philip also taught me the difference between Tanner and King crabs. King crab have the nasty looking spines with the black tips. I had never seen the 2 species side-by-side and sort of thought of all crabs with long legs as 'tanner/kings'. Now I know the difference. I also know that tanner crab is the better bargain when it comes to eating crabs!
Patrick
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| From left to right - King, Dungeness, Tanner and Helmet crab parts |
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| Fresh bear, deer and fox tracks on the beach by camp |
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| King Crab carapice |
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| Dungeness crab |
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| Sand flea - this time of the year bears love to eat these and one day on the beach we even saw a sow and 3 cubs gorging on them |
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| bear skull |
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| Sea urchins |
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