April 9th – Headed South at noon into heavy fog which accentuated the roaring sea lions of Whale Rocks and the flurry of bird activity as eagles dove into bait balls in the ebbing waters of Cattle Pass. We progressed North but turned when the current turned to flood as we heard a report of transient orcas appearing in the clearing fog at Salmon Bank . Clearing 12+ knots riding the flood through Cattle pass we caught up to the T18s in San Juan Channel and boy was it worth it. Evening light, backlit blows, stealth maneuvers and a lucky stellar sea lion huddled tight against the shoreline with bated breath.
Harbor Seal at Dead Mans Island
Immature Bald Eagle at Whale rocks
Stellar Sea Lions
Bald Eagle fishes in bait ball Cattle Pass
Schooner appears out of fog
Pelagic Cormorants hitch a ride on floating Log
All Aboard Sailing Whale Watching
T18’s
T18 Transient Orca commonly surfaces with her chin up
T19B, T18, T19 Transient Orcas
Transient Orca T19B in New Channel
T19B Transient Orca
Transient Orca T19B
T19C with T18
T19C
T18 surfaces with chin up
Transient Orca T18
T18s
T19C with Mum T19
T19
T19B
Sunset over Yellow Island