September 29- M/V Kestrel- 2:00 pm
It was a beautiful day out on the water! We had some of our well-known transient orcas just North of Lopez Island. We left Friday Harbor and headed that direction. We watched as the T65A’s finished up a harbor seal meal. We even got to see them do a few spyhops! We decided to circumnavigate Lopez Island to see what else we could find. We got to see a juvenile bald eagle and some of our impressive Steller’s sea lions. After going around the island we came back to the area that the whales were hanging out in and decided to watch them for a bit longer. We watched as they relaxed and socialized in a slow moving pattern. This particular family has a small calf that was born this past spring. It was fun to see the little one participating with the big kids! Our guests enjoyed this beautiful day out on the water.
Naturalist Rachel