Southern Resident
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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…
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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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The Naming of Resident Killer Whales
Chances are that if you love Killer Whales you know the name of at LEAST a couple of individuals. Whether it’s dear departed J2 “Granny”, rescued and rehabilitated A73 “Springer”, or famously grief-stricken mother J35 “Tahlequah” – the names of Resident Orcas can stick with us and often leave big fluke-prints on our hearts. But…
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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…
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A Foggy Day with J Pod! – 6/10/20
Our foggy day started passing a really odd looking ship, it was a Zumwalt Class Destroyer! Next we headed into Admiralty Inlet and a few minutes later we found Endangered Southern Resident orcas J pod! We were able to see all the members of the pod including the 2 new babies J57 and J58. We…