Sept 4th – Transient orcas T18,T19’s dosey doe with T34’s, T36, T37, T37B’s and T99’s. We arrived South end of Cypress Island in a band of heavy fog and felt lucky to catch a glimpse of a fin. As the fog burned off we were privy to a large group of Transient killer whales socializing and hunting at the same time. T19C was egging on the group with the females and T18 showed up out of the blue. Leaving these whales heading into Guemes Channel we found all the T18’s together circumnavigating Burrows Island before quietly passing the others to exchange places. Every trip is different and today was spectacular!
Heavy layer of fog
Sailing towards the fog to find orcas
Transient orcas in the fog
Transient killer whales preying on a harbor seal
Tight group of transient killer whales
Transient Orca Spy Hop
Transient orcas in travel mode
Transient orca male, T19C
Transient killer whales hunting
Orca headstand
Transient orcas headed for Guemes Channel
Burrows Island Lighthouse
Backside of Burrows Island
T19B and T19C with mum in between near Anacortes
“Mr Floppy Fin” T19B with T18 and T19
Large group of orcas hugging the shoreline
Blakley Island
Sailing around the San Juans