Location: San Juan Island
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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…
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Great Day on the Water with Biggs and a Dall’s Porpoise! – 2/10/19
Wow! What a day on Chilkat! We started the day with a seal and a lion’s mane jellyfish in the Edmonds Marina, then we headed up to the San Juans. We stopped at Whale Rocks and spent some time with the Steller Sea Lions (pics to come), there were also a mated pair of eagles…
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My First Encounter with J Pod – and the K14s in 2017! – 25/6/17
I was so excited to meet up with the Southern Residents after their suspended absence from the Salish Sea. Chinook runs are scarce once more, and 2017 lands on a 4-year cycle of Resident scarcity. For this reason, I longed to make the most out of my time with them. It was a special encounter…
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The First Time I Saw a Killer Whale! – 30/8/15
This was the first time I ever saw a killer whale! It was the first time ever seeing the Pacific Ocean and my first time ever to the west coast. I decided to go out with Five Stars Whale Watching on their morning tour. We met up with L Pod out near San Juan Island.…
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A Sunset Encounter with J Pod and the K14’s – 29/6/17
We had a perfect sunset encounter with J Pod and the K14’s tonight. We found them all in a resting formation, while J27 and L87 foraged a few miles offshore. 4Ever Wild motored along with them from False Bay to Eagle Point. While they were resting, you could hear a pin drop on board. All…