Posts Tagged ‘Wildlife’
Wildlife in the San Juan Islands
The San Juan Islands are home and host to a variety of magnificent wildlife. Some make their homes here year round, others seasonally, still others only infrequently. One never forgets their first whale encounter. Yet even for those of us who call the Salish Sea home and see these creatures often, it never fails to inspire a sense of awe. This is a gallery, a small sampling of some of the creatures you are likely…
Read MoreHumpback Whale encounter in the San Juan Islands
June is a great month to explore the San Juans on your own private sailing charter aboard Diminuendo with Northwest Sailing Adventures. The scenery is always spectacular, but even more so in the spring, when the grasses are still green and the leaves on the trees are fresh and new. Abundant wildflowers splash the islands with color. On Sunday, June 4th, we set sail from Bellingham and had a great day of sailing up to…
Read MoreViewing wildlife in the San Juan’s from the water
We would like to thank all of our wonderful charter sailboat guests for making this past cruising season a success beyond our projections! Throughout the season we got to see many scenic and beautiful sights — San Juan Island wildlife never ceases to amaze — and boy, did we get to see a lot of wildlife around the San Juan Islands! Humpback and Minke whales, river otter, porpoise and dolphin, and did I mention Orca…
Read MoreViewing Orcas in the San Juans
One of the high points that visitors look forward to when visiting Washington’s San Juan Islands is the possibility of sighting Orca whales. The San Juan archipelago is made up of two distinct sub-species of whales, their differences based primarily on behavior. The Resident orcas are fish eaters – consuming up to 400 pounds of fish per day (primarily salmon). The resident orcas are known as the Southern Resident Killer Whales (SWKW) and are comprised…
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