Top Row: The T18’s with T19 with Galiano’s unique dorsal, on 8/4/25 by Lincoln Humphry Next Tow Rows: The T109A’s with active calf on 8/8/25 by Lincoln Humphry   Aug 4th We were out a naturalist today with a lot of sickness going around. A visit with the T18s in the heart of the islands… Continue reading Interesting T109A’s and T18/19’s All Week

The T109A’s with an active calf off of Dungeness Spit and the Olympics on 7/29/25 by Lincoln Humphry   July 28th   Today there were early reports of whales on the west side of San Juan Island so we quickly made our way through the middle. We traveled through Peavine pass, and saw some harbor… Continue reading Longer Trips but Worth It for Whales

BCX0519, Stitch off Patos Island, and some Steller sea lions on 7/26/25 by Lincoln Humphry   July 21    A beautiful day on the water! It’s not everyday the Strait of Georgia seems like a lake, minus some of the current around Boiling Reef. We started our day strong at Viti Rocks. We saw pigeon… Continue reading Humpback action in Canada and T65B’s on several outings

The T36A’s on 7/17: led by T36A Leland with offspring: Kailas, Storm, & Squall; off Clark & Barns. by Lincoln Humphry July 14 We headed out on the water today for some reports of whales way up north into Canadian waters. We had a bit of a rough start with some big waves getting out… Continue reading Biggs, Biggs, and More Biggs

Upper Left: Chainsaw approaching us on 7/2 by Allen Nichols Upper Center: Flapjack spy hopping on 7/2 by Lincoln Humphry Upper Right: Cerulean and BCY1157 traveling together on 7/2 by Lincoln Humphry Bottom Left and Center: T36 Biggs pod right off shore in Bellingham Bay on July 4th by David Abraham Bottom Right: T36 Biggs… Continue reading So Many Orcas – Near & Far!

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!

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!

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

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.

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