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Dec 17th, 2010, 2:15 am
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Still needs a life.
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Edmonds (near Seattle), WA, USA
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PNW Orca
Today I had the good fortune of seeing at least three orca off the fishing pier while I was on my daily bird patrol. I have lived here over 19 years, but this was the first time I have seen orca out in Puget Sound.
#1-2: Orca breaching.
#3-5: This is where it gets interesting. If you look closely, you can see a seal (or sea lion) behind the orca's dorsal(?) fin. There are three Puget Sound resident orca pods: J, K, and L. Our resident orca just eat slamon, so the seal has nothing to worry about if these orca were members of a resident pod. If they were transients, then the seal risks becoming a meal.
#6-10: There was a lot of splashing as the orca passed by the seal. All of them may have been after salmon, as I think I could still see the seal's head in one of the photos after the orca passed by.
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Last edited by Bill_Anderson; Dec 17th, 2010 at 5:04 pm.
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Dec 17th, 2010, 2:24 am
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Still needs a life.
Join Date: Mar 2004
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#1: The light gray dot to the left of the mostly submerged dark orca looks like the seal.
#2: Heading out.
#3: Two orca are visible in this photo.
#4: And three are visible in this poto.
More info on Puget Sound orca: http://www.suite101.com/content/orca...thwest-a128655
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Last edited by Bill_Anderson; Dec 17th, 2010 at 11:07 am.
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Dec 17th, 2010, 10:48 am
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Humble
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Lowville, NY, USA
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Wow! That's just incredible to see!!
Nice catch!
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Dec 17th, 2010, 11:08 am
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Still needs a life.
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chuckracer
Wow! That's just incredible to see!!
Nice catch!
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Definitely catch and release.
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Bill Anderson & Darkwing Duc (06-ST3s, black) Edmonds, WA. USA
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Dec 17th, 2010, 12:38 pm
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Rockies, CO, USA
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Bill... Outstanding! There's nature on TV, then there's nature in person. Nothing like it.
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Dec 17th, 2010, 2:12 pm
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Check your air pressure!!!
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Mathews County, VA, USA
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Awesome pictures Bill... Thanks for sharing these with us.
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Dec 17th, 2010, 5:04 pm
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Still needs a life.
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Revisiting this thread, I don't see my photos! Is anyone else having the same issue?
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Bill Anderson & Darkwing Duc (06-ST3s, black) Edmonds, WA. USA
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Dec 17th, 2010, 6:37 pm
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Check your air pressure!!!
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Mathews County, VA, USA
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There gone 
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Dec 17th, 2010, 7:48 pm
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Humble
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Lowville, NY, USA
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Yep, I see nothing.
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Dec 18th, 2010, 2:19 am
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Still needs a life.
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Edmonds (near Seattle), WA, USA
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According to the Seattle Timeas, those were transient orca that I saw, so they most likely hunting that seal which was in some of my photos.
Local News | Transient orcas hunting seals in Puget Sound | Seattle Times Newspaper
Some internet forums only allow members to post a limited amount (megabytes) of photos. I have been posting lots of photos on Ducati.MS for a long time, so maybe I reached my limit.
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Bill Anderson & Darkwing Duc (06-ST3s, black) Edmonds, WA. USA
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