Orca Kelping
J1 "Ruffles", the oldest male Orca in the Southern Resident Orca population.
Tail Fluke
Breach by a juvenile:)
J1 "Ruffles"
J26 "Mike"
Tail Fluke.
Black Oyster Catcher
Pigeon Guillemots
Above and below is a picture of a Great Blue Heron catching prey.
Harbor Seals, many of the females are pregnant or have already given birth to pups.
Harlequin Duck
J16 "Slick" with her calf J42
Today we traveled to the Hein Bank marker where we encountered Jpod. When we arrived on scene we could see the pod was spread out over a wide area. Several members, including J16 "Slick" and J42, could be seen foraging for Salmon in numerous tide lines.
In the evening Jpod had moved north and we met up with them including J1 "Ruffles", near false bay. We also saw J2 "Granny", J26 "Mike", J8 "Spieden" and the cookie crew, J22 "Oreo", J34 "Doublestuff" and J38 "Cookie".
Throughout the day and evening tours we observed several breaches, tailslaps, spyhops and even a number of Orcas "Kelping", where they play with a piece of kelp. Another magnificent sunset was he perfect end to another memorable day:)
We have had an excellent start to the month of July so far!
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