The rocky real estate kept shrinking as the tide rose, but none of these Steller sea lions wanted to leave!
Carol Limido Photography
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Listen in to learn more about what students can experience on our floating classroom during Session 2 of the "Exploring the Salish Sea" education program!

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An adult bald eagle finishes off a snack at Race Rocks. We’re seeing more eagles now, as they return to their nesting territories from the salmon-spawning rivers.
Carol Limido Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
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That’s not rope trailing from the fluke of Pinnacle (BCX2046). It’s strands of kelp! Whales seem to enjoy the sensation of kelp on their skin, so it’s a safe bet that Pinnacle did this deliberately!
Carol Limido Photography
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This massive male Steller sea lion is near the top end of the scale for his species. That’s around 1,100 kg (2,400 lb.), or the weight of a small car!
Carol Limido Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
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This big guy is T251, a member of the outer coast subpopulation of Bigg’s killer whales. He’s part of the T252 matriline, which regularly comes into Juan de Fuca Strait at this time of year!
Carol Limido Photography
Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped.
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The students on this school tour thought this sea otter was the cutest thing ever, even when it stuck out its tongue!
Carol Limido Photography
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It's the start of #OceanWeekVictoria and you can find our outreach and education team at the following #WorldOceanDay celebration events:
👉 June 1: Beacon Park in Sidney 11-3
👉June 7: Esquimalt Gorge Park 10-2
👉 June 8: Fisherman's Wharf 11-4
*Sea* you there!
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March 4, morning education tour, Wild 4 Whales: This harbour seal was feeling a little “tired” so hauled out for a rest!
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It’s getting harder and harder to keep track of which sea otter is which just west of Race Rocks. There have been two or three newcomers to the area in recent weeks. One thing we can say for sure—this is not Ollie!
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Spotted during our "Exploring the Salish Sea" education tour: “Thank you humans for putting this comfy flat rock here. We’re enjoying it very much. What’s that you say about a sign? Bah, it says ‘no unauthorized persons,’ not sea lions!”
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A young gull was on the menu for this bald eagle at Bentinck Island opposite Race Rocks. You can bet the kids enjoyed seeing this!
Carol Limido Photography
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A sea otter floats lazily just to the south of Race Rocks. We can tell by the size and shape of the small scar on its nose that this is not Ollie. This appears to be a new otter in town!
Tomis Filipovic Photography
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