Grey Whale Blows In
Coyote Skulks in Cliff Gilker Sat May 14th After several abortive attempts , usually arriving after it was long gone, to find the local Grey Whale (Gray in the US) which has achieved celebrity status, I finally managed to track it down. It's been around for a couple of weeks wandering between Bonniebrook Beach and Davis Bay. Often no more than 100m off shore, delighting a small group of followers and now me! I spent an hour down on Roberts Creek beach Friday evening snapping away, while Jack explored the beach. It is a good job digital technology has replaced film as 270 images later I was able to head home with, I was sure, a few decent shots. After some heavy duty editing and exposure correction (I shoot in RAW not JPG) I got it down to 30. They spend their summer in the North Pacific off Alaska and the BC coast but during the winter they breed in the warmer waters of the Mexican Coast (I looked it up to save you the trouble)....