Js and L2s cavort in Haro Strait
Sept. 15, 2007
photo by Astrid van Ginneken. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
An unidentified whale lifts it's head above the surface as a seemingly uninterested gull rests on a log nearby.
photo by Dave Ellifrit. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
J17 begins a behavior known as a "belly flop"...
photo by Dave Ellifrit. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
... J17 belly flop continued ...
photo by Dave Ellifrit. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
... J17 ends her belly flop (just before a big splash).
photo by Dave Ellifrit. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
An unidentified killer whale lifts it's tail into the air.
Encounter #062-1
September 15, 2007
J pod w/ L2s
Platform: Orca
Departed Snug Harbor: 12:15 p.m.
Begin Encounter: 1:10 p.m.
Start Lat: 48° 21.39 N
Start Long: 123° 00.10 W
End Encounter: 3:45 p.m.
End Lat: 48° 23.04 N
End Long: 123° 01.55 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 4:43 p.m.
Observers: Dave Ellifrit, Astrid van Ginneken and Dr. David Cottingham.
