Some Recent Whale Encounters

Some Recent Whale Encounters

In recent weeks we’ve been seeing lots of the T65A and T137 pod orcas, gray whales crc 2262, 2259, and 2261, some minke whales, and humpbacks. Yesterday we watched one of our favorite humpback whales, Two Spot, lunge feeding near Dungeness Spit. Here are some...
Lots of Whales and Wildlife Out There

Lots of Whales and Wildlife Out There

We’ve been seeing 4 species of whales in recent days! The T65A pod and T137 pod orcas have been traveling together in and out of Puget Sound, There are still some gray whales around, and we’ve seen humpbacks and minkes too! There have also been lots of...
T46 Pod Wows us During Porpoise Hunt

T46 Pod Wows us During Porpoise Hunt

We sure had a fantastic experience with the T46 pod in Puget Sound yesterday!  We watched the pod swimming at a slow and steady pace for a while as they spread out across the water looking for prey.  Suddenly T46E, a huge 17 year old male, came flying out of the water...
T37A pod Porpoise Hunt

T37A pod Porpoise Hunt

On July 11 we witnessed the T37A pod attack a pod of harbor porpoise just north of Greenbank on the eastern side of Whidbey Island. The hunt started out like many other killer whale hunts do with the black and white predators spreading out and swimming very stealthily...