Whale watching to kayaking to exploring the San Juan Islands, OIE is the way to go! We are so excited about the spring getting under way and can’t wait to see what the 2023 season brings.
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Yesterday’s afternoon Orca Only trip was one to remember! We were treated to an encounter of Bigg’s killer whales taking down a Steller sea lion. The pods - T46B1s, T46C2, and T123s - made quick work of the sea lion not far from our marina.
With our Orca Only trips getting underway, don’t forget you can use the promo code WILDORCA26 when booking online to save 25%!
📷: naturalist @wildwithwonders
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We’ve had a few orca mothers with brand new calves this year already! We’ve encountered both the T71B’s and T49A’s with their new youngsters. Hopefully we see more calves born as the season progresses!
Mother’s Day is also right around the corner, and to celebrate our new mothers and calves you can use the promo code MOTHER26 when booking online for a 25% discount on our whale watching tours!
📷: naturalist @sophiaaamadden
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Monday’s tour was truly magical, and just in time for the start of our Guaranteed Orca Tours! We were lucky enough to encounter a T-Party consisting of 21 Biggs killer whales socializing right at Deception Pass. The long list of those present included the T19s, T49A1, T71Bs, T86A3s, T100E, T124As, T124A4s, and T124Ds. It was so exciting to see a such a wide range of individuals, from huge adult males to some of our newest calves!
Our guaranteed Orca Only tours return this Friday, May 1st! To kick off the start of these special tours, you can use promo code WILDORCA26 when booking a tour online to save 25%! We’re excited to see you on our tours this summer!
📷: Naturalist @wildwithwonders
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Continuing with our rare visitor sightings, we were lucky enough to encounter T51 Roswell yesterday! This male is rarely seen in our area, but what was most exciting was he was traveling with T49A2 Jude. This duo was stuck in the saltwater Barnes Lake, Alaska for 44 days together back in 2023 until responders coaxed them out. Very exciting to see them reunite after being freed in our neck of the woods!
📷: Captain @trevorderie and naturalist @funlimitqueen
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Happy Earth Day from us at Outer Island Excursions! We’re always so thrilled to take all of you out on the water to show you the animals that call this beautiful planet home.
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We’ve had quite a few rare visitors lately on our tours, but perhaps the most exciting are the newly designated T419s! This pod of three (now named T419, T420, and T421) was documented for the first time EVER in Anchorage, Alaska last year and have been exploring the Salish Sea for the last month! We’ve been lucky enough to have a couple encounters with them near our marina. Here’s hoping they stick around for more!
Thank you to passenger @segallikethebird for these shots!
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The T90s have been paying us an extended visit this past week! We don’t see this particular pod very often, but we’ve already had 4 encounters with them this past week alone! Here’s hoping they stick around for more tours among our other orca pods in the area 🤞
📸: naturalist @funlimitqueen
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Still not over seeing the new little nugget in the T49As 🥰 We’ve been lucky enough to have a few encounters with new T49A7 and their family during their visit to the San Juans in a few of our most recent tours!
📸: naturalist @sophiaaamadden
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Meet one of the newest members of our Bigg’s population, T49A7 💖 This little bundle of joy is only a few weeks old and the seventh known calf to fan favorite T49A Nan! We were lucky enough to meet this calf and their pod a couple times this week - hopefully we’ll be able to have plenty of more encounters as the season goes on!
📸: Captain @trevorderie
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After battling some challenging weather conditions this week, we were able to have a great encounter with a couple pods of orcas, the T36s and T99s! We watched the group of 11 whales socializing and meandering their way through Saratoga Passage before making our way back towards home.
📸: Captain @trevorderie
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Yesterday’s tour was definitely one to remember! We were thrilled to find an extremely rare FIN WHALE south of the San Juans shortly after watching a gray whale known as “Hattie!”
You may remember we encountered a fin whale last season, and this is the same individual hanging around! What’s even more exciting is we watched this animal continuously lunge feeding at the surface, something we haven’t seen before. A super thrilling encounter and we’re hoping this fin whale sticks around for more!
📷: naturalist @sophiaaamadden
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