Southern Resident
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A Day with SRKW – 23/12/24
Spent the day keeping track of sightings of Endangered Southern Resident orcas J Pod! I saw they were heading towards the ferry lanes but missed that ferry so I zipped down to Marina Beach where J Pod decided to mill for awhile! NOAA researchers got some amazing looks at some of the pod! Enjoy some…
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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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J Pod from the Ferry – 29/10/24
Hopped on the Edmonds ferry today when the downpours stopped and got to see endangered Southern Resident killer whales J Pod pass by! Ferry Captain announced the whales and stopped the boat! 🙂 -Janine
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A Humpback and Southern Residents – 9/8/18
It was a beautiful day out on the water and we caught up to a lone humpback right outside the Victoria Harbour. It was traveling Eastward towards Clover Point Park. At first the humpback wasn’t overly active, doing deep dives and barely lifting its tail out of the water. While we were waiting for the…