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Humpback Whales Lunge Feeding

May 9, 2016 Lodge Guide

I have been guiding whale watching and grizzly bear trips at the lodge for over fifteen years and I still am impressed when a humpback whale is feeding less than 20 meters (60 feet) from the boat. As majestic as the killer whale is on the water the humpbacks with all their lobtailing and feeding are slowing becoming a favourite of our guests.

River Grizzly Bear

The first half of the grizzly bear watching season occurs along the shores of Knight Inlet, the Glendale River estuary and up the river. There are eight to ten bears that are in this area all the time then some come for a time then move on to another area. This bear we encountered while on the river was one of those around for a short time. It was very cautious and constantly glancing our way unlike the “resident” bears, which tend to ignore the boats and people. Normally the only thing that will really make a bear leave suddenly is another larger bear.