Orca Whales on Today's Adventure!!
J, K and L Pods Orca Whales were seen today by our guests on the Island Explorer 3! Naturalist Kate Janes will have all the details from our tour for you very soon - stay tuned!
Tail Flex Photo by Naturalist Kate Janes
Lion's Mane JellyPhoto by Naturalist Kate Janes
"This beautiful September afternoon started with 2 Harbor Seals hauled out on some rocks just outside the marina as we departed!! As we entered into Rosario Strait a fog bank set in, but lifted as we came to the entrance of Thatcher Pass! Just along side Blakely Island, a group of Harbor Seals were found hauled out on Pointer Island along side Double-crested Cormorants and Glaucous-winged Gulls! The inner islands welcomed us as we traveled under blue skies watching as the Washington State Ferries made their way throughout its channels! Our journey lead us into the Strait of Juan de Fuca via Cattle Pass! Shortly after we were able to see on the horizon the exhalations of Orcas!! To our delight we encountered a Super Pod (all 3 Southern Resident Pods- J, K, & L pods) making their way in a south eastern direction! The first large group of whales included Princess Angeline, Polaris, Oreo, Doublestuff, Cookie, Rhapsody, Mike, Slick, Keet, Alki, J42, Fluke, Racer, Sequim, and Rainshadow! It was a blur of dorsal fins gently rolling through the brilliant blue water! A small subpod trailed this larger group and with a slow down we were able to spend some time with Blossom and her offspring (Blackberry, Tsuchi, and Mako) as they bellyrolled, taillobes and lunged obviously having a whale of a time! As the whales passed along our port side we watched as their exhalations lingered and listened the sound of their old air passing through their blowhole made a breathtaking sound! We hating leaving, but we eventually started back towards the south end of Lopez Island where we found more Lion's Mane Jellies, Bull Kelp, Pigeon Guillemot, Marbled Murreletts, and a Belted Kingfisher along Castle Rock's shoreline!" - Naturalist Kate Janes
posted by Island Adventures Whale Report @ 4:57 PM
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