Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
A Youngster's Spunk! (Lea & K42)Photo by Naturalist Kate Janes
"Leaving Anacortes under blue skies we made our way through Guemes Channel and at its end is where we found the fog waiting for us! We cruised through Rosario Strait towards the south end of Lopez Island watching as Rhinoceros Auklets, Harbor Porpoise, Pigeon Guillemots, Glaucous-winged Gulls, and even a Washington State Ferry break through the fog in an eerie fashion! It was at Salmon Bank in the fog that we found our first Orca!! The atmosphere was simply magical! The whales of both J & K pod were scattered throughout the waters around Salmon Bank and heading southward towards home!! As we slowly maneuvered through the fog we happened upon a group of three whales of K pod! To our delight we enjoyed the company of Lea, K42 (the newest member of the southern residents) and Lea's oldest Lobo!! Our guests watched as little K42 hugged close to mom. Its 6-8 foot body looked much smaller next to Lea, who is probably 25 feet in length! As our time with the whales came to an end so did the fog! We left under blue skies after a visit with Blackberry (J27) who bid us farewell!! We retraced our path back towards home giving our guests looks at Swirl Rock and the numerous hauled out Harbor Seals. We passed through the waters of between Castle Rock & Colville Island and slowly returned into Rosario Strait where we gazed upon Burrows Island Lighthouse and the feeding Harbor Porpoise in its surrounding waters!" - Naturalist Kate Janes
posted by Island Adventures Whale Report @ 5:00 PM
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