On this beautiful, sunny Thursday afternoon we headed south out of Friday Harbor with news that the killers were hanging around the west side of San Juan Island. The passengers spirits were high as we headed out with the prospect of seeing all sorts of wildlife. As we made our journey west we stopped to watch some harbor seals hauled out on rocky areas soaking up some sun. Just before we reached Lime Kiln we saw what we were looking for, the killer whales were up ahead. It was J pod! We slowly made our way across watching the whales who were spread out so there were different individuals passing us. One of the calves was especially playful lob tailing, and at one point breached out of the water. It was a spectacular view! After spending some time with J-pod we circumnavigated San Juan Island and were able to see several bald eagles circling a tree and another posing for us on a branch. It was a great day!
~Kristen, Naturalist: San Juan Safaris