Starting off a trip with the opportunity to see Dall porpoise right in San Juan Channel is always an awesome omen! Today there are two groups of four or five speedy porpoise popping up in the tide rips.
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Dall porpoise
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With reports that more L pod whales were spotted within the last hour we head directly out toward Haro Strait. Soon L-41, Mega is easy to spot. His dorsal fin is enormous and he has a tell tale notch in the trailing edge.
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| Mega is the oldest adult male in the three resident pods. |
Today this group of L pod whales appear to be hunting and foraging near Salmon Bank bouy. Good place to hunt for salmon?
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| J-28 Polaris (1993), J pod female |
Here is J-28 as she passes by our boat. You can't see little J-46 (2009), Star, her offspring, but she is following right behind mom.
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| Spieden J-8 (1933) |
Later in the trip J-8 appears off the stern, headed out toward the bouy. Her estimated birth year is 1933! This grand elder has a young male with her today from L pod!
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| Crewser L-92 (1995) |
It's great to see more of L pod and the socializing and foraging that's going on between J pod whales and L pod members!
On our way back we make time for a good look at adult Bald eagles on Long Island and maybe 20 Harbor seals bobbing in the currents.
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| Adult Bald eagle |
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| Harbor seal cruising the current |
Did I mention it was sunny and over 70?!! My favorite weather for the San Juans!
Oh, an all these photos are shot with a 100-400mm telephoto lens and...yes, cropped!
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