May 7, 2017 – All of J Pod and L87 are back after over a month’s absence. After much deliberation at Pender Bluffs, a decision was made to take Boundary Pass and we were lucky enough to meet a long line of whales at Blunden Island near sunset. We had a delicious supper before heading back to Friday Harbor. The sun went down while we were enjoying tea and hot chocolate.
Bald Eagle
Black Oyster Catchers
Wildflowers on Yellow Island
Black Oyster Catcher fly by
Bald Eagle
Flattop Island
Wildflowers on Flattop Island
Southern Resident killer whale J17 approaches
J16 Slick exhale
J16 with daughter J36 surfacing
J36 with mom, J16, with Saturna Island in the background
Family Fun whale watching in the San Juan Islands
We believe this is J31
J47 Notch, born in 2010
J47 with mom, J35
Inverted tail lob
J35 playing around with her son J47
Orca headed to Saturna Island
Sunset whales
Backlit blow
Whale watching sailing
J19 Shachi
Southern Resident Orca J35 doing a tail lob
J Pod headed toward Java Rocks with Mt Baker distant
Orcas and Mt Baker
On their way towards Java Rocks
L87 Onyx
Flattop Island glowing in the sunset
Sunset looking back toward Tip Top Mountain, Stuart Island. Salt Spring Island distant