Orca sighting - puget sound

Nov 16, 2010, approx 4:10 PM

On the Southworth to Fauntleroy (West Seattle) Ferry, just past Vashon Island.

Many whales, males, females, and juveniles, by the look of it. I'm assuming this is J-Pod as I saw a whale that looked like photos I've seen of J1 (Ruffles). There were 2 or 3 whales on the surface at any given time and I even saw one breech fully out of the water off towards the Alki Lighthouse. (feeding on salmon?)

The pod looked to be moving basically south westward, towards the break between Blake Island and Vashon.

I'll post some additional photos on my blog.

I've lived in the area for 9 years now and this is the first time I've ever seen an orca in the wild -- neato!

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