Location: San Juan Island
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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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Whale Watching in the San Juan Islands – 25/5/22
I took a seaplane from Seattle to go whale watching in the San Juan Islands. I wasn’t able to take the seaplane that is painted like an Orca but I still had fun. I saw 3 Biggs Killer Whales, 2 Humpback Whales, and some sea lions ( rock sausages). I even got to see an…
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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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An Exciting Encounter with the T065As – 9/20
We encountered T065A pod in the San Juan Islands before we even got on the trek! Our ferry to the island stopped suddenly to their pod hunting along the coast of one of the islands out there and we knew it was going to be a good day. Within 15 minutes of being on our…
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An Incredible Encounter with T137A “Jack”! – 30/12/19
When I arrived, the T137’s were spread out with T137B and C together. T137 was a little further east and T137A was 2 miles away from everyone, I really wanted to see T137A “Jack” as it was my first time seeing him since end of August when he was injured at the base of his…