Transient Orcas Near Smith Island!!
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Gentel Rolls (Transient T130A)Photo by Naturalist Kate Janes
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Trailing Mom
Photo by Naturalist Kate Janes
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A Visitor in Giant Proportions (Brown Pelican)
Photo by Naturalist Kate Janes
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Trailing MomPhoto by Naturalist Kate Janes
A Visitor in Giant Proportions (Brown Pelican)Photo by Naturalist Kate Janes
"Today we found ourselves again in the Strait of Juan de Fuca searching for whales. Approaching Lawson Reef we noticed hundreds of birds congregated in large grouping throughout the southern end of Rosario Strait. A mixture of Rhinoceros Aukets, Glaucous-winged Gulls & Cormorants fed at the surface as Harbor Seals & Harbor Porpoise worked hundreds of bait fish to the surface. Then in the distance Mark, our first mate, spotted an exhalation of a large cetacean! We redirected our attention toward Smith Island where we found a group of 5 Transient Orca Whales (T130A's group)! We watched as they rolled slowly in & out of the glass calm water! There sleeping pattern eventually gave way to the pod spreading out into 3 distinct groups. As we watched a female with a younger calf (more than likely a 3-5 year old) a Tufted Puffin flew up along our boat!! We watched as this little sea parrot made a few circles between us and the whales and then continued on towards its nesting grounds on Smith Island!! Our guests also saw an uncommon Brown Pelican feeding along side Glaucous-winged Gulls, Harbor Porpoise, Black Oystercatchers, hauled-out Harbor Seals & 5 that were thrashing their lunch about at the surface, Cormorants, and Pigeon Guillemots!" - Naturalist Kate Janes
posted by Island Adventures Whale Report @ 7:20 PM
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