Departure time: 1835
Sighting #1: Southern 'Resident' fish eating killer whales (Orcinus orca)
Time: 1924 - 2019
Start location: Battleship Island, Haro Strait, Washington waters
Behaviour: groups spread and travelling slow, tactile
End location: Stuart Island, Washington
Individuals identified: J and K pod whales - K21, K40, K16, J22, J34, L88, L78, L2, J32, J38
Links
Center for Whale Research killer whale fact page, photo ID and matrilines
Orca Adoption Program at Friday Harbour Whale Museum
Orcasound online hydrophone network
Orca Sightings Network
American Cetacean Society fact sheet
K16, Opus, a 24 year old female killer whale
K40, Raggedy (est. born 1963) and her probably sibling K21, Cappuccino (23 years)
J34, Doublestuff, an 11 year old male
Above 2 photos: J22, Oreo (24 years) and her son J34
Members of J and K pods travelling together through Haro Strait
Above 2 photos: tactile animals...probably L78 rolling belly up and a 'sea snake'!
Above 2 photos: L78, Gaia, a 20 year old male
J32, Rhapsody, a 13 year old female who was in with the L78 during the tactile behaviour...maybe she'll have her first calf soon!
L88, Wavewalker, a 16 year old 'sprouting' (maturing) male killer whale
Brotchie Ledge just outside the Victoria Harbour
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