This afternoon we traveled east to San Juan Island. We arrived and found mainly Lpod foraging near False Bay individually and in small groups. We were pretty lucky to see some calfs this time around - one that we think is L67 and calf L101 Aurora (L98 / Luna's brother). We also saw L72 / Racer as well as L57 / Faith hunting in the distance. Saw several small groupings of 3-5 animals. Some very social behavior by the jouveniles and calfs including one very close inspection of our boat. You can see the white outline pass below the bow of the boat and see the calf rolled over on it's side looking at us from under the water.
Saw a calf playing with kelp - had it drapped over it's head and through the mouth. Breaching, tail lobbing, belly rolls and other interesting social behaviors were displayed. Near the end of our trip, a small group consisting of a calf, mother or sister and big brother (pre jouvenile male) were playing right at our bow. Mom sat in the water just watching the calf and male play. Nothing could prepare us for the large head stand he would do right infront of our bow, and twice! It was spectacular - something i've not seen before. Then the baby appeared spyhopping and pec slapping at their larger family mate. It was an incredible treat.
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