Anacortes
With a massive storm brewing off the coast and rains covering the Salish sea we headed out of Cap Sante marina. We made our first stop at Bird Rocks and checked out some Steller sea lions taking a nice snooze. We also found an adult bald eagle perched on the island. We headed out into the Strait of Juan de Fuca and travelled west, searching the shallow banks as we went. As we crossed Hein Bank, a report of orcas came over the radio and we quickly switched directions. Near Smith Island, we joined the T99s and got to see quite a spectacular show. At first the pod was simply headed north, but shortly after getting on scene we watched them take out a harbor seal. One of the orcas even spy hopped with the seal in its mouth. Once the hunt was over, we headed over to Deception Pass where we found a great blue heron, a belted king fisher and an adult bald eagle before heading back out to the T99s. This time they were after much larger prey and we watched for 30-40 minutes as the orcas took out a decent sized Steller sea lion. We cruised back home after an amazing and thrilling day with the T99s!
-Tyson, photo contributions from Brittany and Casey
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