marine wildlife

On May 16th 2025, we encountered Orcas, identified as the T46A’s! In the morning we caught up with the T46A’s near Race Rocks hunting in the tidal rip. They were also being very playful as the images show. In the afternoon we had to travel a little further but caught up with the T46A’s west…

On May 11th we celebrated Mother’s Day with some special guests! In the morning we had a wonderful encounter with a female Humpback known as BCX1057 ‘Divot’ 🙂 We encountered Divot near Middle Bank heading towards San Juan Island. In the afternoon we first encountered two Humpbacks east of Race. The Humpback were ID as…

On the morning of May 7th, we were lucky enough to encounter a Humpback off Victoria water front! This was our second encounter of the season with a Humpback Whale.  These gentle giants are begining  to return to their feeding grounds from their winter breeding/birthing grounds of Hawaii or Mexico. We also visited Race Rocks…

Lunge feeding Humpback   Here are a couple of images from our 1st encounter of the season with a Humpback Whale on April 26th😍 This young Humpback was lunge feeding on Krill when we encountered the whale just south of Victoria🥰 You can see more images and even a video from this encounter at our…

On April 24th 2025, with the T90’s on the west side of San Juan Island😍 We 1st caught up with the Orcas near Andrews Bay and watched as they hugged the shore line looking for Seals, travelling south past Lime Kiln State Park🥰 #orca You can see more images and videos from this tour at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=5starwhales&set=a.1233867218740222

Here are a few images from our encounter on Earth Day with 16 Orcas including the T19’s, T49A’s, T65B’s T100’s😍 We encountered the Orcas by Waldron Island just as the two groups met up. The T49A’s had been by Spieden Island earlier but as they heard the other orcas near Waldron they took off quickly…

Happy #EarthDay At Five Star, celebrating the beauty and wonder of this world is important to us. It’s what we do everyday! We also feel a call to recognize and protect the diverse and critical ecosystems around the world that ourselves, and wildlife, depend on. We can all do our part to protect this wonderful…

Happy Wildlife Monday😊 Here is summary of the wildlife we have encountered during our tours in April😍 We have seen Orcas, Porpoise, Seals, Sea Lions and a large amount of marine birds including Bald Eagles🥰 Join one of our tours and experienced the Wonders of the Salish Sea! #wildlifemondays #salishsea

Happy Easter to you and your loved ones from the Five Star Whale Watching team😍🐰🐣 #happyeaster🐰 #eastersunday

On March 29th 2025, we encountered our 1st whales of the season! We encountered Orcas, identified as T36A’s & T99B near Goose Island (SJI). You can see more images and details from this tour on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1214582724002005&type=3