Orca Whales Sighted!
The Island Explorer 3 is heading to the Orca Whales! Two pods have been sighted today! Stay tuned to the Whale Report for details on today's tour from Naturalist Kate Janes!
Crash Landing (Solstice L89)Photo by Naturalist Kate Janes
Cutting H2O (Faith L57)Photo by Naturalist Kate Janes
"It was yet another gorgeous day out in the San Juan Islands. We left the marina with an amazing view of Mount Baker that followed us on the rest of our adventure! Heading south down Rosario Strait we rounded the the south end of Lopez Island where we found a group of hauled out Harbor Seals on the rocks surrounding Colville Island!! It wasn't long, near Eagle Point, when we found all three Southern Resident Pods of Orca Whales!! The first whales we visited with represented all 3 pods oddly enough! Polaris, a 15 year old female of J pod, was "wrestling" around with Solstice, a 15 year old male of L pod, when Georgia, an older female of K pod, joined them! We will find out 17 months from now if Polaris will be a first time mom as a result of the activities from today! After a few rolls young Solstice breached twice giving our guests a great head on view of his body leaping from the water!! Not long after our visit with Solstice, Polaris & Georgia another whale joined us. Skana, the older brother of Solstice, seemed to be attempting to keep tabs on his mischievous younger brother! We watched as the whales began to turn and head north, still very spread out. We followed them north where we found the leaders, Ruffles (J1) and his mother Granny (J2) paving the way along the shores of Henry Island. Our guests enjoyed an inner island cruise back to Anacortes. Other wildlife we enjoyed throughout the day included a soaring Bald Eagle, Pigeon Guillemots, Glaucous-winged Gulls, Pelagic & Double-crested Cormorants!!" - Naturalist Kate Janes
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