Transient Orcas at the south end of Haro Strait!
"The beautiful September day started with a mature Bald Eagle perched in a conifer tree on the hillside of Cap Sante Point! Entering into Rosario Strait our guests were able to get a glimpse of the giant trimaran, the BMW Oracle, that was running sea trials in the light wind! We continued enjoying the blue skies while Harbor Porpoise and Harbor Seals swam in the surrounding waters! At the south end of Lopez Island we found pairs of Marbled Murreletts swimming side-by-side diving quickly upon our approach! The Strait of Juan de Fuca was glass calm and filled with Red-necked Phalaropes, Common Murres, Glaucous-winged Gulls, Lion's Mane Jellies, Rhinoceros Auklets, Heermann's Gulls, and hunting Harbor Seals! It was in Haro Strait that we found T20, a large Transient male Orca with a severe curvature toward the left side, was found traveling with a group of 3 females! When we first arrived on scene with the whales T20 was trailing behind the females at quite a distance!! Patiently we watched as they became comfortable with our presence before getting some great looks at T20 as he met up with the 3 females!! The group was nearly synchronized swimming as their exhalations lingered! Unfortunately our visit had to come to an end as we turned towards home port leaving the Transients to explore the vast Strait of Juan de Fuca under continued blue skies!" - Naturalist Kate Janes
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