We were playing a hunch. Over the past week we had seen the reports from further north of a rare-to-the-area species of dolphin and had waited, and hoped, that they would come our way. Reports trickled in. First seen in Campbell River. Then Nanaimo. Finally, Saanich Inlet...
San Juan Islands Whale Watching Blog
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...
Meet Odin! On several of our recent whale watching and wildlife tours, including our latest all-day tour, our passengers and crew have been lucky enough to see a new visitor (and hopefully permanent resident) to the San Juan Islands---a one-eyed sea otter dubbed Odin. Historically, sea otters...
We hosted our second all-day tour of the 2018 season on Sunday, June 3rd. We offer several of these extended tours each year and every one is a uniquely different experience. Although our daily whale watching and wildlife tours allow plenty of time to view whales and...
A Trio of Transient Orcas One family of Bigg’s killer whales (also known as “transients”) has been frequenting the Salish Sea this spring and we’ve been lucky enough to see them on several of our whale watching tours over the past several weeks. The family is a...
Our regularly scheduled whale watching and wildlife tours are approximately three hours in length, which allows plenty of time to view whales and other wildlife around the San Juan Islands. Several times throughout the year we offer special all-day extended tours. These tours are always an adventure...
One of the most recognized and loved families of Bigg’s killer whales, the T65As, has a new calf! T65A6 was first seen in Puget Sound on April 10, 2018 swimming in the slipstream of T65A, surrounded by older siblings. The calf appeared to be only days old...
The T65A matriline is one of our favorite family groups of killer whales we encounter on our whale watching tours in the San Juan Islands. We see them often throughout the year and they have earned the reputation of being our “resident” transient orcas. Not only does...
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...
A (Sperm) Whale of a Tale When you're running whale watching tours on a daily basis your eyes get trained on minute details. The flash of white on the wing of a pigeon guillemot, the curve of a back that marks the difference between a harbor...
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