A beautiful, gray day here in the Pacific Northwest. I hadn't been out on the water or seen the orcas in several days so it was very nice to cruise out on the boat this afternoon. We met up with J pod, K pod, L7 "Canuck", L53 "Lulu", and L87 - the wonderful, beautiful "Onyx". Today must have been the day for everyone to practice their breaching. Why do I say this? Because EVERYONE was doing it! I stopped counting after 30 or so. One little baby breached no less than nine times in a row - almost as if he was saying "Look at me, mom! Look at me! Look what I learned how to do! WATCH ME, MOM!!!" Over and over and over ...and over again - and very uncoordinated I might add ;)
My favorite is when the big males breach. Their sheer size, grace, and power is enough to send your jaw dropping to the deck of the boat. Lets just say seven tons shooting clear of the water's surface with perfect ease is nothing to criticize!
Here is a shot I captured today of young adult male K25 "Scoter" practicing his flying skills:
The whales probably spent most of last night at the Fraser River gorging themselves on salmon. Full bellies = happy whales and today that was proven true!
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