J Pod
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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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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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An Early Morning with J Pod – 9/9/21
This morning I get a call at 6:44 am from Rachelle who says “Go to Bellhouse !!!!” I was sleeping so I jumped out of bed, put on the first clothes I found, jumped in the car and 4min later I’m there. They came in to my right, I couldn’t see them yet but I…
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A Night with J Pod – 1/9/21
Tonight I had the Lime Kiln hydrophone playing as I attempted to sleep. At 3:30am I started being able to hear echolocation, so I grabbed some things, hopped in my car, and drove down to Western Preserve, while listening to the hydrophone. As I neared the parking spot, their calls got louder and louder. Once…
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A Surprise Encounter with Orcas – 2/21
In February, I was on a walk with my mum and my dogs. We always stopped at the top of a certain hill because it gave us a great view of the ocean. I was more than half-expecting to see absolutely nothing, when I saw a disturbance in the water, and a telltale fin. One…