Southern Resident
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A Close Encounter with J Pod
We were up off of San Juan Island. And we were looking for Granny, the most famous orca and it was the first year that they had not seen her. We were filming the J Pod out there, we were out with Ken Balcomb and his team of whale researchers, which are just incredible humans.…
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Swiftsure Tour: J’s and Grays – 21/3/23
Swiftsure left the dock for the Gray whale tour at 10:30. As we were pulling out of the marina, we saw members of J Pod out mid channel. We didn’t know if they were the leaders so our Captain stayed close to shore and inched our way along while we all spotted front , back…
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My First Encounter with K1 “Taku” – 7/94
I met K1 “Taku” in July 1994 while I was a volunteer through Earthwatch at the Center for Whale Research. Our team had been roused early with a report of orcas in Haro Straight. We got out there by 7 a.m, with bright summer sun and glass smooth water, and no other boats. Our researcher,…
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J Pod from Shore – 15/10/22
This morning I got a text from my neighborhood whale friend that J Pod was headed our direction (Ballard). Late out the gate (had to make my girlfriend break-y) I headed North to see them and watched them swing by Richmond Beach (near shoreline) and around the bend to Edmonds. This was a good decision-…
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SRKW’s from Land – 8/11/21
On the way back from lunch we heard that the SRKW’s (Southern Resident Killer Whales) were near Point No Point so we stopped and hung out with fellow dorcas for the afternoon. Got one semi close pass by J16’s and a few others but most stuck to the Whidbey side as they went by. Hoping…