August 19, 2017 – A summer afternoon and with old friends we sailed north to our favorite places. We were surprised when we found the T46’s, T36A’s and T37 were heading south to their favorite places. We met south of Waldron Island and watched as they coordinated their families in hunting harbor seals. Spectacular power in their body movements hunting and sharing their food. Together they circled Flattop Island in sunset light. We met the T34’s and T37B’s at O’Neal Island in front of our passengers house. And we all headed to Friday Harbor together in the twilight hours.
Sailing North from San Juan Island
Harbor Seal hauled out on Flattop Island
Biggs Orcas T46, T46F and T46D appear out of the blue
Biggs Orcas Point Disney Waldron Island
T46E Male Biggs Orca Point Disney Waldron Island
Brothers T46D and T46E
T37, T36As and T46s
T46D White Rock
T36A3 and T36A2
Transient, Biggs, Orca hunting Seals at White Rock, San Juan Islands
Transient, Biggs, Orca hunting Seals at White Rock, San Juan Islands
Transient, Biggs, Orca hunting Seals at White Rock, San Juan Islands
Transient, Biggs, Orca hunting Seals at White Rock, San Juan Islands
Transient, Biggs, Orca hunting Seals at White Rock, San Juan Islands
T46F, D and T46 wait nearby while T36As with T46E are hunting
Spyhop from T36A3 next to T36A
Spyhop at Flattop Island
Transient Orca passing shoreline of Flattop Island
T46 and T46f Flattop Island
T122 and T37 female Transient Orcas Flattop Island
Battleship Island at sunset
Transient Orcas the T34s and 37Bs O’Neil Island San Juan Island heading South
T34 Transient Orcas with backlit blow against the San Juan Island shoreline
Either T34b or T37B2 – one of the newest calves, head South on san Juan Island shoreline at twilight