Whales in Our Backyard!!
BackdivePhoto by Naturalist Kate Janes
Blackberry Waves (J26)Photo by Naturalist Kate Janes
Free Ride
Free RidePhoto by Naturalist Kate Janes
"Hello J Pod!! Just 20 minutes off the dock and we were visiting with the Orcas of J Pod. Arriving on scene we noticed that they were in a playful mood! It was as if they were as excited to see us as we were of them!! We ended up hanging out with Blackberry (J26), a 17 year old male, and Doublestuff, a 10 year old male! Surprising us all Blackberry breached not once but twice creating one HUGE splash!! It seemed every few minutes a whale would spyhop and at one point we witnessed a triple spyhop!!! We also enjoyed tail lobbing, cartwheels, pectoral slaps, back dives, belly rolls, and even porpoising!! After some great time spent with J Pod we ventured ahead of the pod towards the south end of Lopez Island to check out more wildlife!! The liquid sunshine broke as we visited with a Black Oystercatcher and 6 Bald Eagles!!! All of the eagles were closely perched and within a stone's throw of one massive nest!! As we emerged from visiting with the eagles J Pod was rounding the southern end of the island for one last farewell!! We ended with a great note with 2 breaches!!" - Naturalist Kate Janes
posted by Island Adventures Whale Report @ 7:50 PM
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