Very early on today we heard reports of both Humpback Whales and the Southern Resident Orca Pods, J, K and Lpod, moving through the Juan De Fuca Strait!
During our afternoon tour we caught up with the Orcas spread out well over 3 miles off the West Coast of San Juan Island. Not long after arriving we identified members of Jpod moving towards Lime Kiln Whale Park and members of Kpod including L7, the oldest member of the Southern Resident Pods, who is believed to have been born in 1910! L12 also was seen swimming nearby and we also watched the research vessel following L57 "Faith", trying to collect fecal samples. During our time with the Orcas we saw a lot of foraging for Salmon and other interaction.
On our way home we stopped near Clover Point where up to 5 different Humpback Whales had been spotted in the vicinity of the point. We observed 2 Humpback Whales in particular for a while and saw a couple of nice tail flukes.
Please note all photos are taken with a powerful zoom lens.
It was another stunning day on the water!
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