Humpbacks & killer whales around the island…
Posted May 26, 2010 at 8:30 am by Ian Byington
A humpback and her calf were near the island - here the calf breaches...photo by Ivan Reiff with Western Prince.
Late last week and on Saturday there were humpbacks around…as Ivan from Western Prince noted, there have been few sightings of the resident whales (Sandy Buckley says she saw the L’s yesterday, though) but lots of transients and some surprise visits from gray whales and humpbacks. Jim Maya saw some transients – he’s pretty sure they’re T100’s – over next to Orcas.
Baby with mama...photo by Ivan Reiff/Western Prince
The tail of the juvenile humpback last Tuesday last week, traveling up the coast of San Juan Island just north of Lime Kiln. Sent in by John Boyd, Capt. Hobbes, Nancy Hardy/Western Prince.
Just breathe...transient orcas near Orcas on Monday. Photo by Jim Maya.
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