K and L pods
L92, Crewser, was the star of the show today with his multitude of breaches.
Our wildlife viewing today started just outside the breakwater at Cap Sante Marina where we spotted a great blue heron. We spotted several harbor porpoises in Rosario Strait and then watched a bunch of harbor seals on Colville Island. It wasn't long before we spotted our first orcas off the west side of San Juan Island. It was K and L pods. The first three orcas we visited were L92, Crewser, L26, Baba, and L90, Bellena. These three orcas gave us some great viewing as we paralleled them. One of the two females did a big, slow, spyhop as they swam over toward us. Bellena and Crewser were getting a little frisky on several occasions. Next we watched as Cappuccino, K21, came swimming over. Then Crewser started breaching on an off for about a half an hour. He must have breached at least fifteen times during that period as we watched. We also saw some tailslapping, both upside-down and right side up. After we said goodbye to the orcas we stopped in at Whale Rocks where we watched about twenty five Steller sea lions on the rocks and in the water. The sea lions in the water were very actively splashing around and chasing each other. Several sea lions jumped out of the water onto the rocks and one sea lion jumped off the rocks into the water right in front of us. What a great day! Naturalist Bart Rulon













































