http://orcawhalewatch.com/whale_watching_blog Orca Whale Watching and Wildlife Tour Blog San Juan Islands, near Seattle Washington Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:16:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today all three pods were back together again and heading north towards the Fraser River.  We caught up with them between East Point and Point Roberts.  It was one of those days when everywhere you looked to could see groups of about 6-8 whales traveling by.  Here are my shots ... http://orcawhalewatch.com/whale_watching_blog/index.php/2008/08/27/superpod-heading-north/ This morning we had a report of some Transient Orca Whales west of Victoria, BC coming east.  It sounded promising.  Then, a boat that was heading over to the Transients stumbled upon a Superpod!!!  All three of our Southern Resident pods were coming back in! This afternoon we ran down ... http://orcawhalewatch.com/whale_watching_blog/index.php/2008/08/26/minke-whale-to-the-left-sea-lions-to-the-right-and-orcas-ahead/ What a gorgeous day to be on the water. This afternoon we headed north in search of Transient Orca whales, Porpoises, Eagles, Harbor Seals, and anything else that might pop up along the way. Overall the day was beautiful and sunny, except for a few minutes of rain that left us with ... http://orcawhalewatch.com/whale_watching_blog/index.php/2008/08/25/porpoises-and-rainbows/ What looked to be a pretty dismal day (rain and wind) turned out to be pretty beautiful.  No whales today, but plenty of interesting wildlife.  Here is a report from JB:   We left the dock with no whales in the area (some of the Residents had been spotted heading west past ... http://orcawhalewatch.com/whale_watching_blog/index.php/2008/08/24/porpoises-brown-pelicans-and-blubber/   The whole day we had J-Pod and L-Pod going up and down the west side, apparently waiting for K-Pod to come in, who were spotted out west of Victoria, BC.  Then they finally got together this afternoon at the south end of San Juan Island for a beautiful greeting ceremony ... http://orcawhalewatch.com/whale_watching_blog/index.php/2008/08/23/whales-abound/ This morning L-Pod showed up on the west side of the island as if they had always been there.  This afternoon was was full of whale fireworks.  More later..... http://orcawhalewatch.com/whale_watching_blog/index.php/2008/08/20/l-pod-comes-back-in/ We had an incredible afternoon with the same large group of Transients from the other day.  Here is a great report from Alison: Well it is "Super Tuesday" again. I was looking forward to my trip this afternoon with JB & Captain Ivan. I checked in in the morning ... http://orcawhalewatch.com/whale_watching_blog/index.php/2008/08/19/great-whales-great-scenery-and-great-guests/   We spent a lot of time searching today.  We didn't find any whales, but we did have a great trip full of wonderful wildlife and beautiful scenery.  I will get more up later..... http://orcawhalewatch.com/whale_watching_blog/index.php/2008/08/18/the-great-search/ Today I received a report of a group of Transient Orcas way up by Vancouver, BC. Fortunately for us, they decided to head south quickly. We had two very long runs to make to see them today, but it was well worth the extra fuel. We had ... http://orcawhalewatch.com/whale_watching_blog/index.php/2008/08/17/its-a-transient-party/ August is usually the month when we see the most Transient Orca Whales (mammal feeding) in the area.  This is most likely due to the all of the just weened Harbor Seal pups.  It is always an exciting time of year for us.  Transients are so unpredictable compared to the ... http://orcawhalewatch.com/whale_watching_blog/index.php/2008/08/16/tis-the-season-for-transients-that-is/