New Gray Whale Enters Puget Sound

This past week has been such a blast out on the water. Not only have we had some of the best end of winter weather, with bright sunshine, little wind and calm seas, we’ve also had plenty of whales! Each day, as we leave the dock, we are filled with wonder and...

2018 Gray Whale Season Off to a Great Start

Pictured above: #53 Little Patch as he surfaces to catch his breath This past weekend was one of the best opening weekends we’ve ever had. The weather was spectacular and seas were amazingly flat and calm. We caught up with 4 of the 12 local Gray Whales that...

November Great So Far For Seeing Southern Residents

November 2017  has really seemed to be the best month so far this year to see our endangered Southern Resident orcas. They’ve been in feasting on chum salmon in the Salish Sea – around San Juan Island, near Canada, and even in Puget Sound. The chum run has...

SRKW K-22 Sekiu Eating Salmon

We’ve enjoyed spending time this fall with members of our Southern Resident Killer Whales! Here, 30 year-old mother of one, K22-Sekiu, is seen as she surfaced and approached us with a chum salmon in her mouth on November 18, 2017 in Puget Sound.

November 8 K-Pod & L-Pod Encounter

We had a great fall whale watching tour on the Chilkat Express on November 8, 2017. We encountered all of K Pod and part of L Pod (the L54s) south of Seattle traveling in a resting line. Later, we also encountered the T137s as they hunted and fed! Saw a nice big...

T87 and T100B Pod Playtime

Over the last two weeks we have seen a lot of the T100B pod traveling with T87 in Puget Sound.  These 4 killer whales have been traveling back and forth daily and seem to be finding lots of food to eat along the way.  Here are some photographs from one of the most...