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-====== Wild Life ======
+====== Bellingham (and nearby) Waterway Wild Life ======
 {{:wildlife:orcas_bellingham_bay-45.jpg?direct&224x150|Rhys Logan Photo - Bellingham Bay}}
-Rhys Logan Photo - Bellingham Bay
+[[https://www.rhyslogan.com/|Rhys Logan Photo]]
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-Mike Nelson in //[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Hunt|Sea Hunt]]:// “I was right. We weren't the only form of life in that pool”
 ===== Ancient Murrelets =====
-A small, friendly migratory sea-bird that makes its appearance in PNW waters during the winter surfing season. Beloved mascot of the over 60 age group paddler.((See  [[:terminology#barnacles_and_sirens|Barnacles and Sirens]]))
+A small, friendly migratory sea-bird that makes its appearance in PNW waters during the winter surfing season. Beloved mascot of the over 60 age group paddler.((See  [[:terminology#barnacles|Barnacles]]))
-  * [[:stories:ancient_murrelet_sighting_2015|Return of the Ancient Murrelet 7/07/2015]] ((Howat, D. Phd Emeritus 2015, "  [[:ancient_murrelet|Ancient Murrelets]] "))
+  * [[:stories:ancient_murrelet_sighting_2015|Return of the Ancient Murrelet 7/07/2015]] ((Howat, D. Phd Emeritus 2015, "  [[:ancient_murrelet|]] "))
 ===== Sea Lions =====
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   * [[:california_sea_lion_2016|California Sea Lion 5/23/2016]]
   * [[:sea_lions_other_beasties_2018|Sea Lions and Other Beasties 10/21/2018]]
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+{{https://surfski.wiki//lib/plugins/ckgedit/fckeditor/userfiles/image/wildlife/sea_lions.jpg?direct&200x191  |surfski.wiki_lib_plugins_ckgedit_fckeditor_userfiles_image_wildlife_sea_lions.jpg}}
+Sea Lions Photo: Kitsap Sun
+</WRAP>
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 ===== Whales =====
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   * [[:whales_4_20_2019|Whales at Wildcat 4/20/2019]]
   * [[:stories:dn_grey_whale_escort|DN's Grey Whale Escort 5/28/2020]]
+  * [[:stories:humpback_whale_fairhaven_2022|Whales at Community Boating Center 3/19/2022]]
 ===== Orcas =====
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   * [[:stories:think_slowly_2008|Paddle Quickly, Think Slowly (Puget Sound Orca History) 8/25/2008]]
   * [[:orcas_2010|Orcas Off Lummi 12/26/2010]]
-  * [[:orca_bay_visit_may_2016|Orca Bay Visit 5/04/2016]]
+  * [[:orca_bay_visit_may_2016|Orca Visit Bellingham Bay 5/04/2016]]
-  * [[:orca_joyride|Orca Joyride Comox, BC 7/31/2018]]
+  * [[:bham_orcas_2020|Orcas in Bellingham Bay Socializing at A Distance 5/27/2020]]
-  * [[http://www.rhyslogan.com/rhys-logan-photography-blog/2020/5/26/white-orca-in-bellingham-bay|Orcas in Bay Socializing at A Distance 5/27/2020]]
+  * [[https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/01/orcas-killer-whale-resident-transient/617862/|A Group of Orca Outcasts Is Now Dominating an Entire Sea 1/29/2021]]
-  * [[https://explore.org/livecams/orcas/orcalab-base|Orcas Off Northeast Coast Vancouver Island]]
+  * [[:bham_oracas_2024|Oracas 3/15/2024]]
+  * [[:bham_orcas_2024_b|Orcas 4/7/2024]]
+  * [[:pugetsound_rules_orcas_2024|New Puget Sound Boat/Orca Safe Distance Rules Jan 1, 2025]]
+  * …
-===== Sharks =====
+----
-  * [[https://www.google.com/search?channel=cus3&q=surfski+shark+attack|Search for Shark Attacks on Surfskis]]
+(following movie from Bellingham Fire Boat that is closer than it is supposed to be to the orcas, but we believe the orcas approached the boat rather than vice versa)
-  * [[https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/shark-attacks-surf-ski-paddler-at-perth-beach-20120620-20n74.html|2012 Shark Attack - Surfski in Australia]]
-  * [[https://www.9news.com.au/national/man-suffers-leg-injuries-in-water-off-nsw-mid-north-coast/4c065b99-1bb9-4e03-9d61-00008ccf7d89|2015 Shark Attack of Surfski in Australia]]
-  * [[http://www.nsri.org.za/2016/04/shark-encounter/|2016 Shark/Surfski encounter South Africa]]
-  * [[https://www.kitv.com/story/41161325/an-enormous-great-white-shark-sank-its-teeth-into-a-mans-kayak|2019 Shark Kayak Attack California]]
-  * [[https://www.surfski.info/latest-news/story/1713/paddler-escapes-unhurt-as-shark-attacks-surfski.html|2019 Shark Surfski Attack South Africa]]
-  * [[https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-survives-shark-bite-hawaii-kayaking-husband/story?id=62630414|2019 Shark Kayak Attack Hawaii]]
-  * [[https://youtu.be/dTgKkPCKjzE|Shark attack on surfski June 2020]] Sharon Armstrong
-{{youtube>dTgKkPCKjzE}}
-  * [[https://youtu.be/h-lNTIN91xk?t=65|Birch Bay Crab Pot Video with Dogfish]]
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+**Orca Pod (transient?) Visit March 17, 2023**
+{{:locales:bellingham:orcas:orcas2023.mp4|:locales:bellingham:orcas:orcas2023.mp4}}
+</WRAP>
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   * [[:river_otters_2011|River Otters 1/15/2011]]
   * [[:stories:morning_paddle_2011|Morning Paddle Wildlife 6/03/2011]]
+  * [[https://youtu.be/h-lNTIN91xk?t=65|Birch Bay Crab Pot Video with Dogfish 2014]]
   * [[:zebra_mussels|Zebra Mussels 4/25/2018]]
   * [[:barnacles_bumblebees|Barnacles and Bumblebees 6/14/2018]]
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   * [[:new_zealand_mud_snails_2019|New Zealand Mud Snails 6/19/2019]]
   * [[:bonaparte_gulls_2020|Bonaparte Gulls 4/13/2020]]
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