Pacific Whale Watch Association

7/27/2009: "There are moments in life that words don't accurately capture a moment or a series of moments. Orcas have also been a creature beyond words for me. Their essence, the emotions they stir in people, and even how the move through their environment. Tonights trip was one of those experiences that words are simply going to fail. It was a day we always dream about: whales close to home and lake calm conditions set in the low light of the evening. We found members of both L & K pod Orcas moving east along the south end of Lopez Island.

"This morning we were nicely surprised to find Orcas right in our very own backyard. Just 15 minutes off the dock and we were on scene with members of J pod! Right off the bat we found Princess Angeline (J17), with her new calf J44, her 11 year old daughter Tahlequah (J35), Blackberry (J27), Doublestuff (J34), and we even got to visit with Granny (J2) and her son Ruffles (J1)- the oldest female & male in the Southern Residents! We ended our great and lengthy visit with the majestic whales with Slick's (J16) subpod.

J-Pod Orca Whales sighted today heading south from Point Roberts.

Orca Whales have been in the area for several days, spending a lot of time in the Strait of Georgia where they must be finding a few fish!