Killer Whale
- Alaskan
- Argentina
- Australian
- Bigg’s (Transient)
- Californian
- Caribbean
- Eastern Tropical Pacific Killer Whales
- Icelandic
- New Zealand
- Northern Resident
- A Clan
- G Clan
- Northwestern Atlantic and Eastern Arctic
- Norwegian
- Offshores
- Scottish West Coast
- Southern Resident
- J Pod
- K Pod
- L Pod
- Type A
- Type B Large
- Type B Small
- Type C Ross Sea
- West Coast Community
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Another Feeding Encounter – 2/11/24
The past few days continue to be busy out at sea. Every day, we saw orcas, humpback whales, and fin whales. We also saw feeding activity; however, sometimes, we observed that after humpback whales lunge into the bait ball (possibly too early?), the orcas abandon the feeding. The birds are also very opportunistic and keep…
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The 1st of November – 1/11/24
Our first official day of whale-watching was truly magnificent. We have seen 3 different species, orcas, humpback whales, and fin whales. We probably arrived at the end of a morning feeding because many birds were around, and the smell of herring was strong. However, the orcas were slowly leaving the area when we arrived. The…
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L Pod From the Ferry! – 2/11/24
I saw that SRKW’s were heading North towards Edmonds so I walked onto the Edmonds Kingston ferry! We could see whales in the distance but nothing close. On the return trip we could see whales EVERYWHERE when we got East of mid channel! The ferry stopped for a very long time while L pod surrounded…
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L Pod Returns to Penn Cove – 3/11/24
I was lucky to be a witness to L Pod’s historic return to Penn Cove today, 54 years post capture. As L Pod approached the entrance to the cove, I kept waiting for them to turn south and go back down Saratoga Passage. The turn never materialized, and they went in. They passed the Coupeville…
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New Season Ahead – 27/10/24
Welcome everybody to the 2024 / 2025 winter whale watching season in Northern Norway. This year is notable since the herring and whales arrived in the fjords quite early. There have been whale sightings since early October… Today was our first day on the water. We took the boat for a test run before we…