Orca Whales Sighted by Island Explorer 3!
Our guests are watching Orca Whales and lots of other wildlife too, from The Island Explorer 3! Stay tuned to the Whale Report for details on today's tour from Naturalist Kate Janes and click here to see the location of the Orca Whales from space! "From the dock we ventured into the inner islands heading towards Cattle Pass at the south end of San Juan Island! Shortly after entering the Strait of Juan de Fuca we were enjoying the company of Orca Whales! We watched as a group of males milled close to the shoreline just north of False Bay. They without warning turned southbound and offshore at a very quick pace! The whales change of direction was a favorable one for us as we would ultimately need to head south on our return home. We paralleled the tightly formed group watching as their activity exploded into a series of breaches & taillobes!! This gave our guests fantastic looks and allowing them a glimpse of the Orca's athleticism!! We eventually had to leave the whales and return back to the dock! We stopped on our way back at the south end of Lopez Island, where we found a mature Bald Eagle perched on Colville Island high above hauled-out Harbor Seals! We started the afternoon trip enjoying a visit with a mature Bald Eagle on Cap Sante Pointe overlooking Anacortes! Guemes Channel delivered us into Rosario Strait that brought us to the door of the inner islands at Thatcher Pass. We made our way south down Upright Channel and back into the Strait of Juan de Fuca! We found the Orcas of J pod closely grouped involved in some playtime! We watched as their tight groupings broke up as individuals dispersed! Shortly after the dispersal Ruffles appeared in a flash of activity as he pursued a salmon off our port side!! Our guests watched in wonder as his over 6 ft. tall dorsal fin zigged and zagged rapidly through the water!! Other whales we enjoyed the company of included Blackberry, Polaris, Faith & Princess Angeline! We eventually left the whales returning to the inner islands where a Bald Eagle flew the boat on our port side while on the starboard side a Peregrine Falcon soared!! What a day!" - Naturalist Kate Janes
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