Jul 15, 2023
happy world orca day !!
top two photos: t73c, t73c1, and t73c2. the latter is an as of yet unknown calf, and i encountered them 7/4/23 at deishú áak'w (false outer point, alaska) while they hunted a steller sea lion that hid beneath our boat!
third photo: ag8 "new moon," ag18 "cookie cutter," and ag25 "berg." i saw them at asx̱'ée (eagle beach state park, alaska) on 5/22/23 with other members of the alaska resident ag pod
fourth photo: t68a. i saw him, his mom t68, his sister t68c, and his niece t68c1 today (!!) 7/14/23 at weineidi aan (youngs bay, alaska)
bottom photo: t63 "chainsaw." i saw him and his mom t65 "whidbey ii" today (!!) 7/14/23 at kichx̱áak' tuḵyee (south shelter island, alaska)