Today started off dark and rainy; however, as we left our Friday Harbor location in search of killer whales, the sun started to peak through the clouds. The day was starting to look beautiful, and as we rounded the corner of Cattle Pass, you could clearly see the snow-capped Olympic mountains. The only thing that could make this scenery better was a tall black dorsal fun slicing through the water.
It wasn't too long before what we were all hoping for became a reality when members of J Pod surfaced off out port side. Naturalist Sarah and I quickly identified some of the members and family groups. Among them were L87, J34, J22, J32 and J36. The whales were foraging and being extremely playful! We saw L87 tail slapping repetitively, J34 breaching high, and many of the youngsters having a great time as well!! Nothing really gets better than watching killer whales off the beautiful San Juan Island and seeing all of the wildlife in the surrounding area. As well as killer whales, we saw a variety of birds, seals, and porpoises! Heather, Naturalist, M/V Sea Lion San Juan SafarisCategories