K-pod at Middle Bank
Cappuccino, K21, (in back), and his sister Raggedy, K40.3:30 trip
This afternoon we worked our way south through Rosario Straits, and around the south end of Lopez Island. First we found a bald eagle and a few harbor seals near Colville Island. We spotted several harbor seals swimming around as we headed out to Middle Bank to find K-pod. They were spread out and swimming west. The first two orcas we spent time with were Cappuccino, K21, and Raggedy, K40. Shortly after we started parallel viewing them the brother and sister pair started swimming side by side and they surfaced at the same time for five breaths in a row. Later we had Cali, K34 come over and pay us a visit. Next Spock, K20, and Comet, K38 swam over for a good close-up view at our stern. On our way back to the dock we stopped in at Castle Rock and saw a harbor seal mom with her pup hauled out on a rock. Two ravens were perched high up on the island also. Mount Rainier and Mount Baker were both visible at the same time as we worked around the south end of Lopez Island. Rainier looked especially bright tonight. As we headed east through Rosario Straits we saw lots of harbor porpoise surfacing at several different spots. Other wildlife we saw today included pelagic cormorants, pigeon guillemots, rhinoceros auklets, and common murres. The weather was beautiful on top of all our wildlife sightings making it a great trip. Naturalist Bart Rulon
This afternoon we worked our way south through Rosario Straits, and around the south end of Lopez Island. First we found a bald eagle and a few harbor seals near Colville Island. We spotted several harbor seals swimming around as we headed out to Middle Bank to find K-pod. They were spread out and swimming west. The first two orcas we spent time with were Cappuccino, K21, and Raggedy, K40. Shortly after we started parallel viewing them the brother and sister pair started swimming side by side and they surfaced at the same time for five breaths in a row. Later we had Cali, K34 come over and pay us a visit. Next Spock, K20, and Comet, K38 swam over for a good close-up view at our stern. On our way back to the dock we stopped in at Castle Rock and saw a harbor seal mom with her pup hauled out on a rock. Two ravens were perched high up on the island also. Mount Rainier and Mount Baker were both visible at the same time as we worked around the south end of Lopez Island. Rainier looked especially bright tonight. As we headed east through Rosario Straits we saw lots of harbor porpoise surfacing at several different spots. Other wildlife we saw today included pelagic cormorants, pigeon guillemots, rhinoceros auklets, and common murres. The weather was beautiful on top of all our wildlife sightings making it a great trip. Naturalist Bart Rulon
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