by Whale Watching Naturalist | Jul 24, 2017 | friday harbor, orca whale watching by seattle, orca whale watching near seattle
[7/23/17- M/V Kestrel- Kelsey, Naturalist- 2:00PM] The Southern resident killer whales have not been around much this season, so today was a thrilling day to get a chance to see them! We have had a lot of the transient killer whales (or orcas), because the harbor...
by Whale Watching Naturalist | Jun 30, 2017 | friday harbor, orca whale watching by seattle, orca whale watching near seattle, san juan island
[6/29/17- M/V Kestrel- 2:00PM] The Southern resident killer whales have returned! Having left North several days ago, they were out of range for whale watching vessels in the San Juan Island region. But the tides have turned, and today the residents were seen just to...
by Whale Watching Naturalist | Jun 27, 2017 | friday harbor, orca whale watching by seattle, orca whale watching near seattle
[6/26/17- M/V Sea Lion- 1:30PM] M/V Sea Lion was in for quite a trip today as we left Friday Harbor in search of some wildlife. With good reports early on, we were excited as we headed out to the northwest side of San Juan Island in a beautiful day of sunshine. We...
by Whale Watching Naturalist | Jul 16, 2016 | whale watching near Seattle
The Salish Sea is so full of biodiversity and never ceases to surprise me. What started out as a typical July day, with tentative reports of orca whales off the west coast of San Juan Island, turned into a once-in-a-lifetime experience. When we headed south from...
by Whale Watching Naturalist | Jul 9, 2016 | friday harbor, orca whale watching by seattle
Guests boarded the Kestrel in hopes of finding Killer Whales and positive reports gave us just enough excitement to boat over to Iceberg Point. We travelled at 35knots as we moved towards the whales, taking a quick pit stop to check out harbor seals. Once arriving on...
