Above and below are pictures of K40 "Raggedy" a female estimated to have been born in 1963. Looking at her dorsal fin it is obvious how she got her name.
The four pictures above show several Orcas High Speed Porpoising, which is when the Orca leaps at least partially out of the water during rapid swimming.
Fluke Wave, when an Orca lifts its tail out of the water and holds it for a few second.
Spyhop, when an Orca raises its head out of the water to scan the area. Orcas have incredible eyesight about 3 to 4 times better than humans.
Today was the busiest day of the year so far for Five Star Whale watching with over 300 passengers and all of which saw whales. It was also the first day where we had a true Superpod, with all of the almost 90 Orcas of the three Southern Resident Pods (J, K & L) being in close proximity. Our vessel had an early morning charter and so we were one of the first vessels on scene and we were in for a very special experience! As we first arrived on scene we witnessed some impressive high speed porpoising by various Lpod Orcas as they moved swiftly along the west coast of San Juan Island towards Lime Kiln.
The Orcas milled around all day up and down the west coast and were still moving around Lime Kin Whale park when we departed for our evening tour. As we arrived on scene this evening we observed several breaches, foraging, tail flukes, tail slaps, socializing and other Orca behavior.
It was a beautiful day to be on the water from start to finish, with clear blue skies and Whales all day, with another stunning sunset as a finale. What more could you ask for:)
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