Orcas Take Down California Sea Lion!

Orcas Take Down California Sea Lion!

What a day, what a trip!” — Captain Tony Our November 19, 2025 tour out of Edmonds was one for the ages. We already felt lucky with sunshine, calm seas, and the Seattle skyline sparkling in the distance. Then a group of 11 Bigg’s killer whales—the T36 family,...
Bigg’s Orcas T137A & T137D Hunt a Porpoise

Bigg’s Orcas T137A & T137D Hunt a Porpoise

We have been seeing a lot of Bigg’s killer whale pods hunting harbor porpoise lately. Here is a dramatic video featuring one of those hunts. During this encounter T137A (Jack), and his little sister T137D (Wright) hunted and captured a harbor porpoise in Carr...
Breachtastic T109As in Sooke Basin

Breachtastic T109As in Sooke Basin

Breach Summer Continues! Our Port Angeles afternoon trip on July 30, 2025 was a fantastic reminder that the best encounters don’t *always* coincide with the best weather. It was a challenging day with both wind and fog, but we headed north with reports of orcas...
Humpback Whale Kelping

Humpback Whale Kelping

On July 27th, our Half Day tour out of Port Townsend witnessed a humpback whale seaweed spa session! This behavior known as “kelping” is seen by many whale species, by rolling around in large floating bull kelp patches the kelp acts as a natural exfoliant...
A Perfect Summer Day: Humpbacks & Bigg’s Orcas

A Perfect Summer Day: Humpbacks & Bigg’s Orcas

Humpbacks – orcas – mountains – sunshine! The glories of summer all in one trip on June 30, 2025. Our afternoon Port Angeles tour had it all with breaching humpbacks, hunting orcas and scenery as far as the eye could see. We started the trip watching...
A 14 Whale Day!

A 14 Whale Day!

11 orcas, 3 grays, 1 rogue buoy, and shrimpers! It felt like we saw it all on our May 21, 2025 Seattle (Edmonds) half-day tour. 11 Bigg’s killer whales (T124A2s, T124Ds, T100s, T49A2) were together north of Edmonds racing northbound before making a U-turn to...