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Meet Odin the Sea Otter!

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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...
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Highlights from our June All-Day Tour

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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...
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Bigg's Orcas T123's

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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...
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First Sperm Whale in San Juan Islands

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Highlights from our April All-Day Tour

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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...
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New Orca Calf T65A6

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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...
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Bigg's Orcas T65A's

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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...
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Orca Family Reunion

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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...
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First Sperm Whale in San Juan Islands

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​ 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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Steller sea lions on our whale watch & wildlife tour

Stellers, The Biggest Sea Lions on Earth

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Come See the Steller Sea Lions Before They’re Gone (for the Summer)! They’re not what you’re expecting when you think of a sea lion. You expect something sleek, dark, with a barking voice bordering on shrill. You don’t expect these hulking giants who weigh more than a...
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Bigg's Orcas - T2C's

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Tasu (T2C) and her kids Known to researchers as T2C, this Bigg's (Transient) killer whale mother of four comes from a matriline of whales who have been seen in these waters for decades. Though they often spend their time around Campbell River, BC, we saw them in...
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Bigg's Orcas - T124A's

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T124A is the eldest daughter of T124, a successful matriarch who is commonly seen around the San Juan Islands and throughout the the Salish Sea. We've seen her and her family on many of our whale watching tours. T124A is a successful matriarch and a skilled hunter. Like mother like...
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