Spyhop
Photo by Erin Heydenreich


J41 with fish in her mouth
Photo by Charlotte Foster


J41 swimming fast
Photo by Dave Ellifrit


K14 and K26 surfacing
Photo by Stewart Macintyre

K14's in Boundary Pass
Photo by Erin Heydenreich

K26 with kelp
Photo by Stewart Macintyre

Encounter # 59 • August 19 • J, K and L Pods.

Orca Departed Snug Harbor: 11:54 a.m.
Begin Encounter: 12:27 a.m.
Start Lat: 48° 42.596 N
Start Long: 123° 15.836 W
End Encounter: 2:19 p.m.
End Lat: 48° 44.653 N
End Long: 123° 08.449 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 3:22 p.m.

Observers onboard Orca: Erin Heydenreich, Kathy Babiak and Kat Middleton.

Observers onboard Shachi: Dave Ellifrit, Stewart Macintyre and Charlotte Foster.

It was a calm but foggy day, but by the time we encountered the whales at 12:27 a.m. north of Turn Point, the fog was starting to clear. Groups where spread out milling at the mouth of Swanson Channel. At 12:45 a.m. the whales turned and started to head East up Boundary Pass. All 3 pods were spread across the pass milling and feeding. We left the whales at 2:19 p.m. 2 miles West of Blunden Island still heading east up the pass.

These photos were taken under MMPA permit #532-1822and/or DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.