60 seconds at anchor, September dawn in Cabot Cove, Penobscot Bay.
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Thank you for sharing the moment. Please pour me a cup, too.60 seconds at anchor, September dawn in Cabot Cove, Penobscot Bay.
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That's what cruising is all about!60 seconds at anchor, September dawn in Cabot Cove, Penobscot Bay.
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That is a Black Guillemot. The little relatives to the Puffin are common on our coast. They are lovely little birds that dive for food and quietly cruise around the coastline, minding their own business. This one I believe was donning it's pre winter plumage (photo from late September).Immature loon?
-Will (Dragonfly)
So true! Bird watching and whale watching. We usually go whale watching in large RIB's, and once the engines are off, the whales sometimes swim under the boat. Once, we were sailing on a Santa Cruz 50 on a whale watch when the the helms person had to veer sharply to avoid a surfacing whale. We actually sailed through the blow!Sailing is the perfect complement to bird watching, don't you think?
Engines especially, but any man made sound repels wildlife. More than once I've had to veer off under sail to avoid hitting the back of a seals head scanning the horizon. Under power, they watch you approach and sound early.
Birds too allow you a smaller zone to approach if you're under sail. The same happens to rowers or paddlers. There is something more natural, perhaps imprinted in nature over a vast amount of time?
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Now that would have made an awesome video.a pod of whales swam under the boat , and we heard whale song through to bottom of the kayaks.
Great video, Greg! I love the whale song in the background. I agree that February is the best time to visit Maui, for the whales and because it's so friggin' cold on the mainland.My wife and I started going to Maui each year I for a few weeks in February...in part to get out of the cold here in the Midwest. But also because it is whale watching season in Hawaii.
Really hard to get underwater video from the surface...
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Sure beats Chicago-land this time of year!
Greg
The wife and I were relaxing in the cockpit one evening, anchored in a river off Chesapeake Bay, when a Bald Eagle flew down the port side, about 100' away and 10' off the water, from bow to stern. Off the stern, he (she) circled around and flew up the starboard side. Without missing a beat, he dropped his talons in the water, came up with a big fish, and continued on his way. Just one of many encounters with Nature on the water.60 seconds at anchor, September dawn in Cabot Cove, Penobscot Bay.
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Amazing video. I didn’t know osprey could dive.I like Ospreys , from a distance . I wish mine would keep his . Coffee with my Osprey . I wouldn't recommend it , if I don't wash my boat down every day it dries like cement .<iframe width="729" height="410" src="" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
I love how they turn the fish to streamline it. Looks like a torpedo bomber!Amazing video. I didn’t know osprey could dive.