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The Lone Sounder
Last month, I took this photo of a lone gray whale feeding in the Puget Sound - a rare summer sighting. It's important to note that this single whale represents half of the gray whale population in the sound currently. This whale, along with one other, seemingly failed to make the southern migration this spring with the rest of their pod. These two whales lingering behind are members of a small population of Pacific Gray Whales known as the “Sounders” or "Saratoga Grays." Thi
Sep 5, 20242 min read
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