The weekend was wonderful for watching Orcas. We saw 7 Transients Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and twice saw them go after Steller Sea Lions, once right in front of the boat. My passengers were in awe!
In this part of the world, Northwest Washington and Southwestern British Columbia, we see four different cultures of Orca. By culture, I mean the same species of mammal, but with different languages, family patterns, hunting habits, eating habits, breathing patterns and seemingly different values.
For the last three days we saw Transients, as opposed to our Residents, or Off Shores or Northern Residents. The latter two I have seen only three or four times in my 1100 hours with Orcas in this area.
So, we will go out again today and try and find them, or perhaps the Js, one of our local pods which should be showing up on a regular basis around this time of the year.
Have a great week.
Capt. Jim
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