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Summer Salish Sea Orcas!

onboardtourswhales wrote 9 months ago: Unusual weather and unusual whale travel patterns this July. Our ‘sunny San Juan Islands’ have had c … more →

Tags: Salish Sea & San Juan Islands Whales & Wildlife, breaches, cartwheel, Flukes, Foraging, Haro Strait, J-pod, k pod, Killer Whales

Weather and Whales1 comment

onboardtourswhales wrote 11 months ago: Delighted to go off of Henry Island on Monday June 18, 2012 to see J and L Pod families swimming nor … more →

Tags: Salish Sea & San Juan Islands Whales & Wildlife, Haro Strait, J-pod, Orca Whales, salish sea, San Juan Island, l pod, Foraging, breaches

Southern Resident Orcas = Balcomb’s Whales

onboardtourswhales wrote 11 months ago: Wednesday May 30, 2012 Long ago, mariners named the whale species that preyed on other whale species … more →

Tags: Salish Sea & San Juan Islands Whales & Wildlife, breaches, Flukes, Foraging, J-pod, k pod, Orca Whales, pectoral slaps, spy hop

Humpback Nursery!1 comment

onboardtourswhales wrote 1 year ago: Ma’alaea Bay, on the south side of Maui, consistently has northeast trade winds blowing through, so … more →

Tags: Wildlife in Hawaii, tail slaps, pectoral slaps, breaches, Humpback Whale, Flukes, Vocalizations, Humbback Whale songs, Maui

Humpbacks are Back!!2 comments

onboardtourswhales wrote 1 year ago: Wondrous to see numerous Hawaiian Humpback Whales from land as well as out in the ocean. Since near … more →

Tags: Wildlife in Hawaii, pectoral slaps, breaches, Humpback Whale, Flukes, spy hop, green sea turtles

Orcas and Humpback!2 comments

onboardtourswhales wrote 1 year ago: Historically, Humpback Whales have been in the Salish Sea! A surprise to see one out at Hein Bank in … more →

Tags: Salish Sea & San Juan Islands Whales & Wildlife, J-pod, Orca Whales, k pod, l pod, Foraging, tail slaps, pectoral slaps, Humpback Whale

J's and K's Mating

onboardtourswhales wrote 2 years ago: June 6, 2010  The mist gave way to partially clear skies and calm seas as we headed around San Juan … more →

Tags: Salish Sea & San Juan Islands Whales & Wildlife, J-pod, k pod, tail lob, mating, rare sighting

J-2 Granny Still Breaches!!

onboardtourswhales wrote 3 years ago:   Last Night of Summer September 21, 2009 Today J-2 Granny and K-11 Georgia, lead subgroups of the p … more →

Tags: Salish Sea & San Juan Islands Whales & Wildlife, Haro Strait, J-pod, k pod, breaches, rare sighting

Catching Up- Transient Killer Whales and Resident Orcas

onboardtourswhales wrote 3 years ago: L-78 Gaia Healing Transient Killer Whale Headstand T-19B Hunting Harbor Seals T-19B (B for Big Boy!) … more →

Tags: Salish Sea & San Juan Islands Whales & Wildlife, Haro Strait, J-pod, Orcas, k pod, San Juan Island, porpoising, Strait of Juan de Fuca, l pod

L's & K's Foraging & Percussives

onboardtourswhales wrote 3 years ago: June 10, 2009 From 1:15pm to 2:05pm, we were delighted to watch L-41, L-77, K-20, and K-38, actively … more →

Tags: Salish Sea & San Juan Islands Whales & Wildlife, Foraging, tail slaps, pectoral slaps, breaches


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