On the morning of 7/7/14, I could see orcas outside the window at my house near False Bay on San Juan Island. They were too far out to tell which resident orcas they were but not to worry, once I was on the Odyssey of San Juan Excursions later on in the day, I identified the orcas as the K13 matriline, who were still milling about and socializing outside my house. The K13 matriline is made up of the matriarch Skagit K13, her four offspring named Spock K20, Scoter K25, Deadhead K27, and Cali K34, and her two grandsons; Comet K38 and Ripple K44.
Ripple K44 in mid belly flop! He was born in 2011.
Ripple jumps again near his mother, Deadhead K27, who was born in 1994.
Skagit K13's left saddle patch. . .
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. . . and her right saddle patch. She was born around 1972.
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Spock K20, born in 1986. She is quite a large female.
Ripple breaches!
Deadhead in mid pectoral fin slap.
It was so great to see the K13's as they hung out in front of my house. Come back soon guys!
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