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Transients & Sunsets

We had such a wonderful day on the Salish Sea. We left Friday Harbor with a couple of very promising reports of orcas for our afternoon trip. We ended up on the west side of San Juan Island with a beautiful group of transients. They were going down on longer dives, leaving us guessing as to where they would resurface. We got a number of great looks at the orcas, which left Captain Mike and me anxious to get back on the water for our evening trip!

After a quick turn around in Friday Harbor we headed back out with a small group of 11 people! We set course for a good report of another group of transients. We got on scene and the group turned out to be the T124A's with their new calf born in March! When orcas are young their white patches look peachy in color, and this little calf is no exception. Man, this calf is a cutie-pie! We were the only boat with the pod as the sun began to set... Everything was bathed in a perfect golden light. We finished the trip with a pass by Spieden Island to look at a bald eagle nest and some of the exotic animals that were released on the island.

Overall it was another great day onboard the Sea Lion!

Naturalist, Sarah, M/V Sea Lion

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