Sunday was a fabulous day out on the water despite the foggy weather we’ve been having lately. J pod and most of L pod met up in the morning in Boundary Pass and then proceeded to play and socialize. All the J’s and L’s remained mixed in little play groups for much of the day. We saw lots of acrobatics - breaches, spyhops, tail-lobs, and pec slaps as well as much tactile and mating behavior. Near the end of our first trip I spied J26 “Mike” chasing L27 “Ophelia” around. At one point they were just under the surface of the water. We could tell that one or both of them were upside down because all we could see was the white of their bellies. What’s going on under there? On both trips we saw J8 “Spieden” and it seemed like she was always surrounded by groups of young “sprouter” males. Hmmm, makes me want to know if she’s not the whale version of a “cougar”? Near the end of our second trip, we had a beautiful encounter with L82 “Kasatka”. She surfaced not too far from the boat and allowed us some great looks!

Katie