J17’s

An Incredible Evening on the Water with the Southern Residents – 1/8/18

in Dolphins, J Pod, Killer Whale, L Pod, Southern Resident

It was an incredible evening on the water; we started the trip off about a mile from the whales traveling towards us, so we decided to shut the motors off, drop the hydrophone and hopefully pick up some vocals. After about 2 or 3 minutes of silence we were startled by a large male who…
Another Great Day with J Pod! – 25/8/16

in Dolphins, J Pod, Killer Whale, Southern Resident

We left the harbor around 1pm with a report of J Pod foraging off the west side of San Juan Island. We had barely arrived on-scene when 24-year-old L87 “Onyx” surfaced out-of-nowhere right off the bow of the boat. He was close enough to us that a light wind carried the mist from his respiration…
Gorgeous day with K16, K21, K35 and the J17’s – 25/9/14

in J Pod, Killer Whale, Southern Resident, Tasli

The J17s were travelling in a close group with the three “rogue” Kpod whales K16, K35, and K21. It was a great lighting day combined with gorgeous groups of surfacing whales at the mouth of the Fraser River … a dreamy combo The two most recognizable (I would argue) whales in the population. And hence…

An Incredible Evening on the Water with the Southern Residents – 1/8/18