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