A bald eagle skimming low
This bald eagle was perched on a rock outcropping to the left of this photo. As our boat approached, he took off and flew low over the water. He eventually...640 x 480 pixels
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Our first glimpse
This was one of the first orcas we spotted.640 x 480 pixels
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An orca breaching
An adult orca taking a look around. I wonder if they have as much fun watching us as we have watching them?640 x 480 pixels
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Two orcas
Two orcas, rolling along, and of course another whale-watching boat in the background.640 x 480 pixels
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Two orcas
Two orcas, rolling along.640 x 480 pixels
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Two orcas
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An orca named Ruffles
This is thte biggest whale in the pod that we were following. The organization that keeps track of the whales in the Puget Sound has named all of them, and this...640 x 480 pixels
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Big Jump
A large adult orca breaching. This might have been Ruffles, the largest orca in the pod, but I'm not sure.
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Big Jump
A large adult orca breaching. This might have been Ruffles, the largest orca in the pod, but I'm not sure.2048 x 1536 pixels
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The aftermath
The aftermath of an orca breaching: a very big splash640 x 480 pixels
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An orca
Check out the sound bite with this one also. The two loudest sounds (that sound vaguely like gunshots in a movie) are from water smacking the hull of our boat,...640 x 480 pixels
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An orca
Check out the sound bite with this picture. The two loudest sounds (which sound vaguely like gunshots in a movie) are from water smacking the hull of our boat,...640 x 480 pixels
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Four orcas!
Check out the sound bite with this picture. The two loudest sounds (which sound vaguely like gunshots in a movie) are from water smacking the hull of our boat,...640 x 480 pixels
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Two orcas
Check out the sound bite with this picture. The two loudest sounds (which sound vaguely like gunshots in a movie) are from water smacking the hull of our boat,...640 x 480 pixels
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Several orcas
Two or three orcas in the foreground, while one jumps out of the water in the background.640 x 480 pixels
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Several orcas
Two orcas in the foreground (with maybe two more just behind them) and a big splash in the background where one just jumped out of the water.640 x 480 pixels
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A kid showing off
This youger orca (maybe a teenager, literally) kept breaching over and over again, coming almost completely out of the water each time. He must have done it at...640 x 480 pixels
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A lovely view
Imagine living in that house. Incredible view, perched at the top of a beautiful cliff, and then every once in a while, you might look out your window and down...2048 x 1536 pixels
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A lovely view
Imagine living in that house. Incredible view, perched at the top of a beautiful cliff, and then every once in a while, you might look out your window and down...
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A lovely view
Imagine living in that house. Incredible view, perched at the top of a beautiful cliff, and then every once in a while, you might look out your window and down...2048 x 1536 pixels
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