T65A Pod & T77 Pod in Hood Canal

T65A Pod & T77 Pod in Hood Canal

by Photographer/ Naturalist Bart Rulon We’ve seen a lot of the T77 pod traveling with the T65A pod so far this summer, and they spent several days in Hood Canal recently. The T65As are one of the few pods that regularly hunts in Hood Canal. Other pods have spent time...
Orca Awareness Month (June) Was Great for Whale Sightings

Orca Awareness Month (June) Was Great for Whale Sightings

June (Orca Awareness Month) was a great month for whale watching in the Salish Sea not only for orcas but for other species as well. We continued to have great sightings of multiple Bigg’s killer whale pods throughout the month including some days with several pods...
Orcas, Humpbacks, Grays & More Highlight Start of 2022 Season

Orcas, Humpbacks, Grays & More Highlight Start of 2022 Season

After a wonderful start of 2022 viewing gray whales in March and April, we have begun our primary whale watching season at our Edmonds, Port Townsend, and (new for 2022!) Port Angeles locations. Now that we have started our regular length tours we’ve been seeing...
Amazing Video of Gray Whale Feeding in Shallow Puget Sound Waters

Amazing Video of Gray Whale Feeding in Shallow Puget Sound Waters

Video and post by PSE photographer/naturalist Bart Rulon. The gray whales we see here in March and April, the Sounders, employ a very unique feeding strategy that is definitely productive but also very risky. Gray whales are bottom feeders, and in Puget Sound they...
We’re Hiring!

We’re Hiring!

Puget Sound Express is growing, and now hiring Captains, Naturalists, & Office Staff. Our customers often remark that we must have great jobs. They are right! Please email resume and cover letter to Sarah Hanke sarah@pugetsoundexpress.com. (P.S. A group of sea...
A Gray Whale Filled Opening Weekend

A Gray Whale Filled Opening Weekend

We had a very successful opening weekend full of gray whales.  In fact we likely set a PSE company record for the number of individual gray whales seen this early in the season.  We managed to spot 8 of the 9 gray whales that have been confirmed in Puget Sound...