August 18, 2023 – A short exciting sunset sail with the opportunity to hang out with a bunch of Biggs/Transient orcas as they traveled, hunted, and socialised. The group consisted of the T34’s, T37’s, T36A’s and T46’s. What a treat to watch them go right by Friday Harbor at sunset.
Mt Baker
Harbor seals on Yellow Islands
Biggs/Transient orca T46E and friends
Biggs/Transient orca T46E and friends
Male orca tail lob
Orca tail in the air
Biggs orcas
Murrelets
Biggs/Transient orcas with Mt Baker
Biggs/Transient orcas with Mt Baker
Biggs/Transient orca T37 hunting along the rocks at Nob Island
Biggs/Transient orcas hunting along the rocks at Nob Island
Biggs/Transient orca T46D hunting along the rocks at Nob Island
Biggs/Transient orcas hunting along the rocks at Nob Island
Biggs/Transient orca T46D hunting near Nob Island
Biggs/Transient orcas moving on after hunting near Nob Island
Biggs/Transient orca T46E and juvenile
Biggs/Transient orca T36A1
Biggs/Transient orca T36A2
Biggs/Transient orca T36A3
Biggs/Transient orca T37
Biggs orcas T34’s, T37’s, T36A’s & T46’s traveling together
Biggs orcas T34’s, T37’s, T36A’s & T46’s traveling together
Biggs orcas socializing
Biggs orca T37B with youngest calf (*we think)
Biggs/Transient orca T46E
Biggs orcas socializing – check out those beauty marks on the chin!
Biggs orca half breach – look at those beauty marks!
Biggs orcas T34’s, T37’s, T36A’s & T46’s traveling together
Biggs/Transient orca T46E
Biggs/Transient orca T37B1
Double orca spy hop
Orca spy hop
Biggs orcas T34’s, T37’s, T36A’s & T46’s traveling together
Biggs orcas T34’s, T37’s, T36A’s & T46’s traveling together
Biggs orcas T34’s, T37’s, T36A’s & T46’s traveling together
Biggs/Transient orca T37B1
Biggs orcas T34’s, T37’s, T36A’s & T46’s traveling together
Biggs orcas T34’s, T37’s, T36A’s & T46’s traveling together
Biggs orcas T34’s, T37’s, T36A’s & T46’s traveling together
Biggs/Transient orca T46D
Biggs orca outside Friday Harbor
Biggs orca T46E outside Friday Harbor
Biggs orcas T34’s, T37’s, T36A’s & T46’s outside Friday Harbor
Biggs orca T46D passing Friday Harbor
Sunset sail from Friday Harbor, San Juan Island
Biggs orcas T34’s, T37’s, T36A’s & T46’s traveling together
Biggs/Transient orca T46E
Biggs/Transient orca T46E
Biggs orcas T34’s, T37’s, T36A’s & T46’s together at sunset
Biggs orcas T34’s, T37’s, T36A’s & T46’s together at sunset
Biggs orcas T34’s, T37’s, T36A’s & T46’s together at sunset
Biggs orcas T34’s, T37’s, T36A’s & T46’s passing Friday Harbor
Biggs orcas T34’s, T37’s, T36A’s & T46’s passing Friday Harbor
Biggs orcas T36A1 passing Friday Harbor
Biggs/Transient orca T46D and others passing Friday Harbor
Biggs orcas socializing outside Friday Harbor
Washington State Ferry in the sunset
Orca spy hop
Route map 8/18/23 pm