August 13, 2022 – An epic adventure around Lopez Island and Guemes Island to catch up with a pod Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T65A’s and T77’s. We also got to see a humpback whale, too. Other wildlife included harbor porpoise porpoising, harbor seals, bald eagles, 2 different bald eagles nests, Steller sea lions, lots of common murres, pigeon guillemots, black oystercatchers, and a great blue heron.
Beautiful sailboat in Cattle Pass
Beautiful sailboat with Goose Island
Harbor seals on Deadman Island
Harbor seals on Deadman Island
Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks
Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks
Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks
Bull kelp forest
Bald eagle nest on Long Island
Harbor seals on the rocks
Our favorite “black matte naked seal”
Black oystercatcher
Large group of common murres
Harbor seals on the rocks
Bald eagle
Bald eagle way up high
Sailing around south Lopez Island
Bald eagle way up high
Pigeon Guillemot with food in beak
Castle Rock
Castle Rock
Humpback whale going the opposite direction from where we were headed
Burrows Island Lighthouse
Guemes Ferry Terminal
T65A and youngest offspring
Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s and T77’s moving quickly in the fast current
Brothers T65A3 and T65A2
Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s and T77’s swimming by Guemes Island
Member of the T77’s
Member of the T77’s
Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s and T77’s swimming by Guemes Island
Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s and T77’s swimming by Guemes Island
Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s and T77’s swimming by Guemes Island
Orcas swimming close to shore
Orcas swimming close to shore
Orcas swimming close to shore
Orcas swimming close to shore
Orca exhales
Orca exhales
Orca with exhale
Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s and T77’s headed north
Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s and T77’s
Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s and T77’s
Male orca breaking off from the group
Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s and T77’s
Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s and T77’s
Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s and T77’s
Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s and T77’s
Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s and T77’s
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Biggs/Transient orcas T65A’s and T77’s
Cone Islands
Cone Islands
Cone Islands
Rounding Cypress Island
Rounding Cypress Island
Sailing across Rosario Strait
Mercurial colors
Sailing during the sunset back to Friday Harbor
Bald eagle nest on Shaw Island
Bald eagle
Picnic Pt, Shaw Island
Sailing during the sunset back to Friday Harbor