Today we visited the Alaska Sea Life Center in Seward which is a non-profit organization dedicated to understanding and maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem in Alaska. We were able to view and learn more about sea lions, harbor seals and many species of Alaska's sea birds. There were lots of aquariums with different fish and underwater creatures native to Alaskan waters. I especially enjoyed the underwater viewing windows which gave us a look at underwater life such as humans rarely get to see. We spent quite a long time in the bird aviary watching the antics of the puffins, gulls and Eider ducks both in and out of the water.
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| THE STELLER SEA LION POPULATION IS DECLINING AND IT IS BELIEVED TO BE BECAUSE MORE ARE BEING EATEN BY KILLER WHALES |
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| PUFFINS IN THE WILD SOMETIMES EAT SO MUCH THEY'RE TOO HEAVY TO FLY AND MUST FLOAT IN THE WATER UNTIL THEY CAN FLY AGAIN |
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| WE'VE SEEN THIS BLACK AND WHITE BIRD ALL OVER ALASKA, HOWEVER I DON'T KNOW IT'S NAME (THERE ARE OVER 500 SPECIES OF BIRDS IN ALASKA) |
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| THIS BALD EAGLE NEST NEAR OUR CAMPGROUND IS OVER 6' IN DIAMETER-BALD EAGLES MATE FOR LIFE & RETURN TO THE SAME NEST YEAR AFTER YEAR (DO YOU SEE THE EAGLE?) |
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