Harbor Seals at Chain Islets
Very excited passengers on the bow of Fastcat.
Today we encountered over 20 Transient Orcas, which is a rare occurrence. Usually we find Transient Orcas in groups of 1 to 4 members, so seeing so many Orcas together is a thrilling sight. The Orcas have been identified as the T30's, T100's, T101's, T124's, T90 & T90B in the large group and in the smaller group T12A (male), T109A (female) and T109A2 (calf).
We first encountered the two groups west of Hein Bank and both groups looked were close formation and surfacing in sync. The smaller group of T12A, T109A & T109A2, were slightly south of the main group but heading in the same direction. However, as we followed the Orcas this smaller group started to head north towards Discovery Island and so we left the larger group and followed this group as it took us closer to home.It was this smaller group that we encountered North East of Race Rocks in the afternoon.
Apart from the the large number of Transient Orcas, we also saw Harbor Seals, Harbor Porpoise, Bald Eagles, Northern Elephant Seals and Sealions. It was just the perfect day on the water and a great way to end a wonderful month of exciting encounters during May. We can only hope June is as good:)
We first encountered the two groups west of Hein Bank and both groups looked were close formation and surfacing in sync. The smaller group of T12A, T109A & T109A2, were slightly south of the main group but heading in the same direction. However, as we followed the Orcas this smaller group started to head north towards Discovery Island and so we left the larger group and followed this group as it took us closer to home.It was this smaller group that we encountered North East of Race Rocks in the afternoon.
Apart from the the large number of Transient Orcas, we also saw Harbor Seals, Harbor Porpoise, Bald Eagles, Northern Elephant Seals and Sealions. It was just the perfect day on the water and a great way to end a wonderful month of exciting encounters during May. We can only hope June is as good:)
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