J-Pod and Dall's Porpoise

J Pod in Haro Strait

J-Pod and Dall’s Porpoise playing together. What a beautiful day on the water. First tour of the year without wearing a jacket. The sea was flat, and it all made for a great day.

There were a couple of pods of Bigg’s Killer Whales, but we did not find our way to them. Instead. J Pod treated us to some fantastic sights.

Orca Sausages, aka Harbor Seals

We made our way to Low Island to see Orca Sausages. Then we moved on to Spieden Island where we saw several Bald Eagles. We also saw Stellar Sea Lions that were not very active at all, just sleeping through the day. We saw some of the Spieden Exotics including Mouflon Rams.

From there, we made our way into Haro Strait and spent time with a group of female members of J Pod. After time with them, we continued to see L87 Onyx and a couple of females with him.

Mugged by Onyx

At one point Onyx changed direction while the two others continued in the same direction. He popped up close by and swam under the boat. After he was well clear of us, we moved on to see the J17’s.

J-Pod and Dall’s Porpoise

We were sidetracked though with a pod of Dall’s Porpoise headed our way. They met up with J38 Cookie and were playing with him. They were swimming all around him, interacting with him. It was an unusual sight to see, and my first time seeing it happen.

That made for two very cool experiences one with Onyx and one with Cookie, J-Pod and Dall’s Porpoise.

Black Oyster Catchers

Besides J-Pod and Dall’s Porpoise, I also shot a couple of pics of a pair of Black Oyster Catchers in flight. It was somewhat tricky as they are so fast, but I panned with them and grabbed a couple of decent shots.

Spring is here, and I love it.