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@DelaynaPS The T65A family of Bigg’s orcas usually makes a few trips into Hood Canal each year. No info yet on their location today.

SuperPod! An epic day for today's Port Townsend Half-Day Whale Watch tour. We encountered a Biggs (transient) orca Super Pod near Rosario Strait. The 123, 99 and 36 familes were present, along with the brothers 125A and 128. A goregous, calm Spring day.

We've had some epic days on the water on our half-day trips lately. Join us from Edmonds or Port Townsend. Have a slice of grandma's blueberry buckle and take in these stellar views!

Wrapped up our gray whale trips for the year, but we're stoked to be back on our half-day trips leaving at 9:30am daily! Join us and take in the sights of Puget Sound, the majestic whales, and try a little of grandma's blueberry buckle while you're out! pugetsoundexpress.com/seattle-whale-…

On Wednesday’s Port Townsend Gray Whale tour we were fortunate to spend time with gray whale 531 “Phyllis” as well as the T99 family of Biggs orcas near Clinton. What a treat!

Both our Port Townsend and Seattle/Edmonds Gray Whale Tours spent time with gray whales "Phyllis", 2440, & 383 today near Hat Island. Tide was high enough that they were in a bit of a resting mode...or as one of our crew called it - "a gray whale cuddle puddle!"

Great shots from Janine Harles (local Edmonds photographer) on our gray whale tour yesterday. The sounders are looking great!

Another gray whale has returned! Gray whale #531 has visited Puget Sound regularly since 2000. She's one of very few female "Sounders", a unique group that detours from the outer-coast migration route to feed on ghost shrimp in the Salish Sea. 📷: Bart Rulon, @psxpress

Saturday was the start of our Port Townsend Gray Whale tours! We spent time with “Phyllis” (531), who gave us a nice fluke - as well as Little Patch (53) and 2440. A fun day - daily Gray Whale tours run through April in PT as well as Seattle/Edmonds!

We're just days away from kicking off our '23 whale watching season with our Seattle/Edmonds gray whale trips. Join us March 3rd (and beyond) and grab a slice of piping-hot blueberry buckle, too! Reserve at: pugetsoundexpress.com/gray-whale-tou…)

Welcome back, Earhart! 🥰 According to our friends at @orcanetwork, pics taken on Jan. 9 confirm gray whale CRC-22 "Earhart" has returned for the season! Earhart has been visiting the region regularly since 1990. 📷: April 2022 photo of Earhart feeding. Bart Rulon, @psxpress

Incredible! According to a post from Orca Behavior Institute, last year's record of unique Bigg's killer whale sightings has been crushed yet again with 1,221 unique sightings, 154 more than in 2021 and *DOUBLE* the number just five years ago in 2017! 😲 #biggsarethebalance

Who doesn't love a beautiful new Bigg's killer whale calf? This sweetheart, T49A6 was born in 2022 to mama T49A (Nan). Our naturalist/photographer Bart Rulon really has a knack for capturing these epic shots! bartrulon.com

We have exciting news to share - the T37 pod has a new calf! We observed the new calf surfacing close to T37B (Harald), indicating she would probably be the mom. We see the T34s & T37s in the Salish Sea often, so we look forward to watching this little one grow. Photo: Bart Rulon

@_DavidEddy Here you go:

@psxpress Yes, I would love the recipe! It’s been 4 years since my family enjoyed it while whale-watching with you, but it’s unforgettable. deddy123@gmail.com

Who loves Blueberry Buckle?! ❤️ Have you had great grandmother Hanke's blueberry buckle on one of our tours? Have you have ventured to make it at home? We would love to hear from you and see if this is a new family favorite of yours, too! Anyone need the recipe?

#happyhumpday!🐋 Meet BCY0523 "Graze". Graze was first documented off BC in 2005 and has been matched to Maui in the winter. If you look closely at her pectoral flipper, you'll notice rakes, or tooth marks, from an encounter with killer whales! 📷: Justine Buckmaster, @psxpress

Yesterday, @psxpress and @fox13seattle (with a few special guest stars in the water!) inspired a boatload of students yesterday on our Survive the Sound grand prize field trip to Hood Canal Bridge! q13fox.com/video/1134896

How cool is this?! @LREThunderEagl1 5th graders had quite the adventure today on a boat trip to Hood Canal Bridge to learn about salmon populations. They even saw some orcas! Tag along with them in the video below 🛥🐟 Thank you, @Longlivekings! q13fox.com/video/1134896

A great field trip! T49A2 Jude (nephew) & T49C Neilson (uncle) are a fun Biggs orca family, for sure.