The photo's above were taken by Ron Bates, MMRG, from todays encounters with the Southern Resident Orcas!
Our encounters began early with an 8.30am tour and we caught up with the Orcas off the West side of San Juan Island. We were the first and only boat on scene for the entire tour, one of the best aspects of tours in late September/early October. The Orcas were spread over a large area in foraging mode (hunting for Salmon) but we soon identified members of both L & J-pod. We did see a couple of breaches, tail slaps and spyhops whilst watching the Orcas.
In the afternoon the Residents had moved South West and perhaps on their way to the open ocean for a day or so, we will have to wait and see what tomorrow brings!
Apart from the Orcas we also encountered Dall's Porpoise and Harbor Seals.
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