Whales Spotted In The Salish Sea
T19b slaps his pectoral fin several times in a row.
A pair of bald eagles scuffle over a vermilion rockfish.
The female won the prize!Captain Michael just called with news that they are on scene with Orcas! Stay tuned for today's account from Naturalist Bart Rulon. We had to go all the way to Canada today in order to find orcas for our passengers. The orcas were off the east side of Vancouver Island across from San Juan Island. It was transients today, including T18, T19, T19b, and T19c. As soon as we arrived on scene it was obvious that they had just made a kill because they were circling and surfacing in one area. Soon we saw one of the females surface with a harbor seal in her mouth. After they finished eating the orcas gathered together and started swimming southward, giving us some nice views as they all surfaced close together. Later in our trip we spotted two bald eagles scuffling over a vermilion rockfish on the rocks at the south end of Lopez Island. It didn't take long before the larger female won that little battle, and she flew off with the prize in her talons. Other wildlife we spotted today included harbor seals, harbor porpoises, Dall's porpoises, common murres, rhinoceros auklets, Heermann's gulls, purple sea stars, great blue herons and all three species of cormorants. Naturalist Bart Rulon
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