Super Pod Slumbers!
Stuck in the Middle (Lobo K26, K42, & Sequim K12)Photo by Naturalist Kate Janes
Peering on PatosPhoto by Naturalist Kate Janes
"Leaving the marina today under blue skies we found at Cap Sante Point a Turkey Vulture soaring high above in search of food! Just as we entered Rosario Strait we encountered a fog bank that extended northward towards the Strait of Georgia. At Lawrence Point the fog lifted just in time to show our guests Peapod Rocks where we found a mature Bald Eagle seated just above lounging Harbor Seals! It was just off the shores of Matia Island where we found all three pods of Orca Whales grouped up in two separate groups in a resting pattern!! As we approached we could see exhalation after exhalation as they surfaced emitting their old air from their bowhole! It was quite a breathtaking sight. The group we choose consisted of both J & K pod whales. We quickly found Lobo (K26) and shortly after found his mom, Lea (K14), and the newest member of K pod, K42!! This youngster was sure showing off its new found ability to control its body by spyhopping to check us out!! The whales slowly began to wake up thanks to the antics of the youngsters of the group. We soon had multiple whales spyhopping and a young male began a series of backdives. After a great visit with the whales on the flat calm waters of the Strait of Georgia, we decided to take a side adventure to Sucia Island! Our guests were treated to a first for the crew as we navigated into a very popular Echo Bay then through the channel separating North & South Finger Islands! We watched and listened a Pigeon Guillemots swam near the sandstone cliffs!! We even saw a mother Harbor Seal nursing her young pup on its rocky shores!! The perfect ending to a perfect day was a perched Bald Eagle on the eastern edge of Guemes Island!" - Naturalist Kate Janes
posted by Island Adventures Whale Report @ 6:06 PM
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