Biggs Orca This was a day for Biggs Orca. They were treating us to all kinds of wonderful viewing pleasure. There were lots of ew's and ah's today, especially with [...]
Resident Orca Return Home I had a long day on the water with three tours and lots of whales. First, I headed north to Boundary Pass. It was there that [...]
Quadfecta of Whales There are fantastic days when we see three types of whales. In other words, a trifecta. This day we saw four types of whales making today a [...]
T46s and T124s Salish Sea Biggs Orca Today was an odd one. To begin with, after so many days of knowing where I was going before leaving the dock, today [...]
An Epic Day with Biggs Orca T65Bs and T65A2 I don't use the word epic, much and actually, I don't recall ever using it. However, today was an epic day [...]
Honeymoon in the San Juan Islands Today we took a honeymooning couple out to see Orca. A reservation had been made and the groom's dad called and made arrangements for [...]
Orca version of Horse Play What does it mean when we see three different multi-pod groups of whales, all playing and horsing around? It means we had a fantastic day [...]
Which Way Do We Go? The morning started a bit slow with sightings. A pod was off of Crofton, BC inside Salt Spring Island this morning. I quit keeping track [...]
Long Haul to Casper Our tour today started with us seeing a couple of Bald Eagles and Stellar Sea Lions. I had not heard of any nearby Orca. Eventually, we [...]
Biggs Orca All Around The first animals to see today were some black oystercatchers, bald eagles, and harbor seals. A particularly cute harbor seal pup seemed to pose for me. [...]
Another gorgeous day with whales to view in any direction you chose to travel. Today we spent time with Casper and other calves and their families. We observed three pods [...]
Bald Eagles Feast Our first sighting this morning was a seal carcass or rather what some whales had left behind. The tell is the gut sack and intestines that did [...]
If you can make it to the San Juan Islands this summer, please plan to visit the San Juan Islands Museum of Art. Two of my photos are featured and [...]
Orca in all directions Before we left the dock this morning, we knew we had Orca up north and Orca on the west side of San Juan Island. The weather [...]
I ended up at Sand Heads today way up north off of Vancouver with mammal eaters in Georgia Strait. The orcas were booking it south though. They were making 6 [...]
Several pods of Killer Whales Lots of whales around again today including Biggs 124C and 75Bs/Cs Killer Whales. There were other pods up north, however, the seas were also pretty [...]
This afternoon was pretty spectacular with three pods of Biggs Orca. They were somewhat on the same path, though not traveling together. As a result, we were able to see [...]
Biggs Orca Very Near Butchart Gardens Today as we leave the harbor we are heading for a lone Biggs 124C Killer Whale. The water conditions were decent on the way [...]
T65A's in Boundary Pass Today's highlight was the Bigg's Orca T65A's up in Boundary Pass. They were located just as we were leaving the harbor to start searching ourselves. I [...]
Pair 0f Humpback Whales We set out from Friday Harbor heading towards a pair of Humpbacks and The T46's and T46B's pods of Orca. Among the T46B's we had Casper [...]