Salmon and sunsets are the highlights
during Sept. 22 K- and L-pod encounter
photo by Astrid van Ginneken. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
An unidentified whale lifts a salmon on it's rostrum.
photo by Dave Ellifrit. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
L103 takes a breath while holding a chunk of salmon in it's mouth.
photo by Dave Ellifrit. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
The young calf L110 surfaces beside it's mother, L83.
photo by Dave Ellifrit. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
L79 does an inverted tail-lob in Haro Strait, Sept. 22, 2007.
photo by Astrid van Ginneken. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
A nice example of the kind of sunsets seen from the western shore of San Juan Island.
Encounter #065-1
September 22, 2007
K and L pod
Platform: Orca
Departed Snug Harbor: 12:55 p.m.
Begin Encounter: 1:48 p.m.
Start Lat: 48° 25.64 N
Start Long: 123° 02.80 W
End Encounter: 6:30 p.m.
End Lat: 48° 24.80 N
End Long: 123° 59.50 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 7:25 p.m.
Observers: Dave Elifrit, Astrid van Ginneken and Katherine Ayres.
