Playful Jpod and L12 subpod.
June 15, 2007
photo by Emma Foster. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
(From left to right) L77, L25, and L94 display their saddle patches, June 15, 2007.
photo by Emma Foster. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
A beautiful breach performed by a female along the west side of San Juan Island.
June 15, 2007.
photo by Emma Foster. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
A half breach in Haro Strait, June 15, 2007.
photo by Eve Dinger. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
L41 and L77 surface in perfect synchrony, June 15, 2007.
photo by Stefan Jacobs. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
J14 surfaces next to another whale performing a tail lob, June 15, 2007.
photo by Stefan Jacobs. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
All the way out! One of the whales explode from the water to display an amazing breach.
June 15, 2007
photo by Stefan Jacobs. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
J41 surfaces to take a breath along the west side of San Juan Island, June 15, 2007.
Encounter #026
June 15, 2007
J pod and L12 subpod
Platform: Orca Departed Snug Harbor: 10:21 a.m. Begin Encounter: 10:45 a.m. Start Lat: 48° 29.03 N Start Long: 123° 07.18 W End encounter: 1:15 p.m. End Lat: 48° 34.41 N End Long: 123° 11.60 W Returned to Snug Harbor: 1:35 p.m. Observers: Erin Heydenreich, Emma Foster, Stefan Jacobs, Eve Dinger.
Staff from the Center for Whale Research responded to a report of whales traveling north along the southern end of San Juan Island. Upon arriving with the whales, J pod and part of the L12 subpod were observed exhibiting social behavior and slowly swimming in loose groups. Staff followed the whales to Kellet Bluff on Henry Island where the encounter ended. Both groups of whales appeared to still be north-bound.
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