July 10, 2024 – We had a very fun filled day watching a family of Biggs/Transient orcas known as the T109A2’s. They were northbound from Friday Harbor. This mother of 4 at 19 years of age must be a busy momma caring for everyone. It was pure joy for us watching this family of orcas who were actively socializing all day. There were more breaches than we could keep track of as well as tail slaps and back flips. While outside Roche Harbor they stopped to play in the bull kelp bed. As we continued on our way to explore New Channel we could see the orcas still breaching in the distance. There were several bald eagles near Spieden Island and the Cactus Islands as well as many harbor seals hauled out. The orcas followed behind us but took Johns Pass then proceeded to wrap around the top of Johns Island. As we were drifting in the fast moving current we watched as the orcas came through the narrow pass beside Ripple Island (our first time seeing orcas do this). They came behind the rocks where the seals were resting and then continued on towards Green Pt and westbound again through Spieden Channel. We sailed across to Flattop Island where we found more bald eagles and several harbor seal mom/pup pairs hauled out. On the south side of the island a few bald eagles looked to be pulling a dead harbor seal out of the water to eat. On Low Island we spotted a black oystercatcher with two adorable little chicks.
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Juvenile bald eagle flying by near Friday Harbor
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Bald eagle chick in nest on Cliff Island
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Black oystercatcher with chicks on Low Island
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Harbor seals
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s passing Pt Caution
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s passing Pt Caution
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s passing Pt Caution
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s passing Pt Caution
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca teeth
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca breach
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca tail
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca spy hop
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca back flip
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Biggs/Transient orca T109A2
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Biggs/Transient orca T109A2A
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca back flip
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca penis visible
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s orca breach (while urinating?)
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s – orca teeth
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca breach
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca tail in the air
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca breach
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca breach
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – double orca breach
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca breach
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca breach
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca breach
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca breach
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca breach
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca back flip
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca spy hop spraying water
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca spy hop
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca tail in the air
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca back flip
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca back flip
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca back flip
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca breach
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca breach
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s playing in kelp bed
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca back flip
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca breach
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s playing in kelp bed
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s surfacing with penis exposed
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s playing in kelp bed
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s spy hop with kelp
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s surfacing with penis exposed
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful with tail in the air
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca back flip
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca back flip
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca back flip
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca waving
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca breach
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca back flip with penis showing
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca breach
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca back flip
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca breach
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca tai slap
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca breach
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca breach with tanker
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca breach
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca breach
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s socializing/playful – orca tai slap
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Bald eagle, Spieden Channel
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Mouflon sheep, Spieden Island
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Bald eagles with nest, Cactus Islands
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Black tailed deer, Cactus Islands
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s coming in the narrow pass by Ripple Island
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s hunting by Ripple Island
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s hunting by Ripple Island
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s passing Ripple Island
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s passing Ripple Island
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s
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Biggs/Transient orcas T109A2’s
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Bald eagle on Flattop Island
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Harbor seal with new pup, Flattop Island
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Harbor seals, Flattop Island
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Pigeon guillemot with bite to eat
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Bald eagles engaged in head harbor seals on waters edge
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Bald eagles engaged in head harbor seals on waters edge
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Harbor seal with new pup, Flattop Island
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Route map 7/10/24