The 99’s off of Cypress and Cone Islands on 6/18/25 by Lincoln Humphry June 16th We were glad to have a report to start from early in the morning, saying there were whales going east from Patos Island, so we headed North to go look for that group. We stopped at Viti for our… Continue reading Daily Orcas – T65B’s and T99’s Frequented this Week
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A Bunch O’ Orcas, Puffins, and One Curious Sea Lion!
Top Row: Incredible action shots from the bird watch on 6/12/25 by Jamie Kinney 2nd Row: The T75B’s with Mt Baker on 6/9/25 by Lauren Rasmussen Bottom Row: The T46B’s & T123’s on 6/12/25 by Lauren Rasmussen June 9th What a day to see some orca whales! We departed Bellingham Bay with few reports but… Continue reading A Bunch O’ Orcas, Puffins, and One Curious Sea Lion!
Incredible Humpback Breaching & Biggs Orcas Right in Bellingham Bay
Absolutely epic shots of Zephyr the humpback breaching on 6/3/25 by Yves Eberhard. T123 Biggs Orcas around Lummi Island and Bellingham Bay by Lincoln Humphry. A majestic eagle and T Party of T124D’s and T124A2s by Kurt Leipold. June 2nd It was a slightly windy day crossing the bay, with lots of birds rafting… Continue reading Incredible Humpback Breaching & Biggs Orcas Right in Bellingham Bay
An Epic T-Party, Rare Triple Humpback, and More Breaching!
Top Center: Orca Breach from the T-Party on 5/30/25 by Karen Randolph Others: A T-Party meet up of T046Bs, T123s, T124A2s on 5/30/25 Biggs pods near Sucia Island lined up with Mt Baker. Stanley with his massive dorsel fin. Steller sea lions cuddling and barking on a navigation marker. By Lincoln Humphry May 30th… Continue reading An Epic T-Party, Rare Triple Humpback, and More Breaching!
Daily Orcas & Big Mama and Her New Calf!
Top Row: A humpback with Mount Rainier, and T75B’s, both south of Cattle Pass on 5/23. By Lincoln Humphry Bottom Row: Big Mama the humpback and her new 8th calf showing some pectoral fin on 5/25. By Kurt Leipold 5/23 Standard Viti rocks start, with double crested cormorants, glaucous winged gulls, pigeon guillemots and… Continue reading Daily Orcas & Big Mama and Her New Calf!
Two Days of Humpbacks, Two Days of Orcas, Finishing off with Breaching!
First 5: Raptor the Humpback off Saturna Island on 5/17/25 by: Lincoln Humphry Last Photo: A T124A Breaching on 5/19/25 by: Kara Drovdahl May 16th We went North through Hail’s Pass, stopping at Point Migley on Lummi Island to look at hauled out harbor seals. There were so many! North of Lummi we saw three… Continue reading Two Days of Humpbacks, Two Days of Orcas, Finishing off with Breaching!
All the Species in One Weekend!
First 5 shots are from Saturday May 10th with a gray pair traveling together. PC: Lincoln Humphry The last 4 are from Mothers Day Sunday, with the T124A2s and T87. PC: Kurt Leipold May 9th We went through the middle of the Islands, and through Spieden Channel to watch a humpback on the west side… Continue reading All the Species in One Weekend!
Inaugural Whale Watch Weekend of 2025
Gorgeous Bird Sightings from Kurt Leipold on the 4/27 La Conner Cruise Screenshots of Naturalist Emily’s Videos of Chainsaw and fellow T60’s as well as Schooner the Humpback All naturalist notes from Emily Lekburg Friday, May 2nd Today is the first whale watch of the 2025 season!! We have all been looking forward to hanging… Continue reading Inaugural Whale Watch Weekend of 2025
That’s a Wrap! What a Season.
Some excellent shots from Jim Bachman on 9/21 and 9/29, our final tour of the season. Sept 15 We didn’t see any whales today, but we saw lots of other wildlife. On our way south we got to see lots of harbor porpoise. It was also low tide at Viti, and there were so… Continue reading That’s a Wrap! What a Season.
Plenty of Pods of Transients & A Lucky Ferry
We lucked out with some amazing action from the T37’s on Sept 12. Sept 8 We rushed the middle of the islands for an early report of orcas heading south from Friday Harbor. The hope was to catch them before they headed into rough seas in the strait. When we arrived, we lucked out with… Continue reading Plenty of Pods of Transients & A Lucky Ferry
