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It's not just gray whales that can have heart-shaped blows! 💓

Happy Valentine's Day from L87 Onyx 🫶

#orca #killerwhale #southernresidents #srkw #salishsea
February 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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The perfect video for this Monday morning: J-Pod heading north through Active Pass 🥰

Courtesy of @rachelleroseh.bsky.social

#srkw #southernresidents #salishsea #orca #killerwhale #wssjis
Jpod in Active Pass! February 3, 2025
YouTube video by Salish Sea Orca Squad
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February 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
orcabehaviorinstitute.org
With snow currently on the ground here on San Juan Island, we're dreaming of those warm sunny days with Southern Residents on the west side, like this one last summer where J47 Notch did a spectacular cartwheel just meters off the rocks.

#southernresidents #orca #killerwhale #srkw #salishsea
February 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Js and Ks have exited Puget Sound and could be visible and/or audible in Haro Strait later today 🤞🏻

#orcas #southernresidents #srkw #wssjis #whalesky
January 8, 2026 at 9:38 PM
spyhoppertravels.bsky.social
Flying into the weekend...

This is L87 "Onyx", an endangered Southern Resident orca born in 1992. I have had amazing encounters with this handsome guy over the years.

#wildlifephotography #wildlife #orca #killerwhale #nature #naturephotography #photography #endangeredwildlife #southernresidents
Endangered Southern Resident orca L87 "Onyx" breaching on a calm, summer afternoon in the Salish Sea. © Katie Jones
March 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
orcabehaviorinstitute.org
Calf check in: here are some photos from earlier this week of the youngest members of J- and L-Pods who we were lucky enough to see while out doing field work with the @whaleresearch.bsky.social

#whalesky #orcas #killerwhales #srkw #southernresidents #salishsea #pugetsound
L126 Balcomb J62, the third offspring of J41 Eclipse L127 Scuba and her amazing saddle patch J63 next to mom J40 Suttles
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
whaleresearch.bsky.social
Did you know that we have an email list? It’s the best way to stay up-to-date with our most recent whale encounter reports and the latest information about our research, education and conservation work! Sign up at the link below!

#whaleresearch #salishsea #srkww #southernresidents #killerwhale
February 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
orcabehaviorinstitute.org
Our fifth annual March Madness tournament is coming soon...

This year our just-for-fun match-ups will be to determine who has the best right-side saddle patch in the Salish Sea.

Who will prevail? Your votes will decide!

#orca #killerwhale #southernresidents #srkw
March 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
themoth219.bsky.social
J26 "Mike" is the ultimate family man 😬. (If you know... You know.)

#orca #killerwhale #pnw #ocean #southernresidents
November 27, 2024 at 8:14 PM
lowflyingbats.bsky.social
Trying out oil pastels~

I love the southern resident orcas!! They are endangered and what is happening to them is very sad.

#orcas #southernresidents #srkw #oilpastels #art
An oil pastel drawing of two orcas, an adult orca and a calf, swimming close to each other.
December 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Government’s failure to issue emergency order puts Southern Resident killer whales at greater risk

#SRKW #SouthernResidents #YVR #YYJ www.raincoast.org/press/govern...
Government’s failure to issue emergency order puts Southern Resident killer whales at greater risk | Raincoast
Conservation groups are warning that the federal government’s decision not to issue an emergency order to protect southern resident killer whales has put this iconic and critically endangered…
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March 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
leilaarlene.bsky.social
Southern Resident Orca, J, K, and L pods made a 74 Orca Super Pod pass through the Puget sound! It was my first time seeing the southern residents and it was breathtaking! #Orca #southernresidents #superpod #photographersunited #PNWphotography #eastcoastkin #whales #killerwhales
A killer whale erupts from the ocean in a dramatic breach, its black-and-white body twisting as its tail slaps the water, sending a burst of spray into the air. The surrounding sea is dark and choppy, with a hazy shoreline and muted hills in the background. A lone orca bursts upright out of the water, its sleek black-and-white body glistening in the sunlight as it breaches. Ripples and splashes surround it on the calm, dark-blue ocean surface. A large male orca glides just beneath the ocean’s surface, its tall, straight dorsal fin rising sharply from the water. Ripples trail along its back, and a scattering of mist hangs in the air. The sea is calm and dark, with a soft, hazy horizon in the distance. A male orca swims at the surface, its tall dorsal fin cutting cleanly through the water as a cloud of mist rises from its blow. Gentle ripples and splashes trail alongside the whale, while the ocean stretches out beneath a soft, hazy horizon.
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
jimwharton.bsky.social
Thank goodness I don’t believe in bad omens and the like. Not the first bit of news you’d like to see to start the year: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

#Tahlequah #orcas #SouthernResidents
Orca Tahlequah’s new baby dies
J61’s birth was of symbolic importance to the region. Her mother was Tahlequah, who 2018 carried her dead calf 1,000 miles over 17 days.
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January 1, 2025 at 5:31 AM
mlcseattleorcas.bsky.social
Stay tuned for event updates, educational resources, and ways to take meaningful action. Together, we can be the catalyst for change.

Artwork by Rachael Kutz

#OrcaActionMonth #Orcamonth #VoteforOrcas #ProtectWhatYouLove #SouthernResidents"
June 5, 2026 at 11:30 PM
raincoast.org
Now is the time for a transition plan towards watertight regulations that can reverse the possibility of Southern Resident killer whales going extinct this century.

#killerwhales #SalishSea #SouthernResidents #BrightExtinction
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The killer whales are speaking, but is the minister of transport listening? | Raincoast
Now is the time for a transition plan towards watertight regulations that can reverse the possibility of Southern Resident killer whales going extinct this century.
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September 23, 2024 at 10:09 PM