by Whale Watching Naturalist | Jul 19, 2012 | orca whale watching by seattle
I cannot even put into words how amazing, awesome, exhilarating, and fun this afternoon’s trip was. Seriously, words cannot describe the whales, but I’ll do my best share this experience. We left Friday Harbor heading east with reports of whales in Rosario Strait....
by Whale Watching Naturalist | Jul 18, 2012 | orca whale watching by seattle
We had a very exciting and full-of-wildlife day! We departed Friday Harbor heading north into Canadian waters. Before seeing the main event (killer whales) we spotted about five or six harbor porpoise just north of San Juan Channel. Not long after we saw one dorsal...
by Whale Watching Naturalist | Jul 15, 2012 | orca whale watching by seattle
What I love about living in a rain shadow is that the weather tends to clear up in the afternoon, just around the time we reach whales. Today was one of those days. We departed Friday Harbor at 1:30 pm in a hazy fog, heading south. Expecting at least some rain, we all...
by Whale Watching Naturalist | Jul 14, 2012 | orca whale watching by seattle
What a difference a day makes; we had blue skies and the glorious warm sun to greet us as we cruised out of Friday Harbor. First wildlife sighting was just north of Griffin Bay with several harbor seals getting a suntan. Next we viewed a bald eagle’s nest and admired...
by Whale Watching Naturalist | Jul 9, 2012 | orca whale watching by seattle
We saw at least 5 members of J and L Pod along the southern end of San Juan Island offshore of False Bay (48°27.7265N, 123°05.3859W). J26 “Mike” was frolicking with whales from L pod including L72 “Racer” a 26 year old female. L72 was also traveling with her son L105...
