If you’ve been out on the water with Maya’s Legacy Whale Watching, you might have noticed that we love talking about whales. While it’s a big part of the job, we also love to talk whales even when we're not on the water! This has carried over...
San Juan Islands Whale Watching Blog
Every time we leave the harbor, I remind our guests that we’re entering a wilderness, where anything goes. Although we often have a general idea of what species have been seen on a given day, and what their general location is, I remind people that these are...
For the last few winters we have traveled to areas around the world to learn about different whale populations. This not only gives us a better understanding of the whales we watch in the San Juan Islands, it gives us a deeper appreciation of the uniqueness, diversity...
In the fall of 2017 one of the families of Bigg’s killer whales frequently seen in the San Juan Islands split up. Although we do not see this behavior with Southern Resident killer whales, it is not uncommon in the culture of Bigg’s orcas for an individual...
What an amazing spring week on our whale watching and wildlife tours. It's early in the season and we are already running tours from both Snug Harbor Resort and downtown Friday Harbor. We are having a blast sharing the whales and wildlife with our guests. It seems each...
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