Blue Kingdom Whale and Wildlife Tours

11/14/2024

Sounder is snuggled up and put to the bed for the winter. But we already can’t wait for spring to get here and to back out there!

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11/12/2024

On our September 1st morning tour we encountered the T046 family of killer whales including these two iconic brothers T046D and T046E “Strider” and “Thor.”

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11/10/2024

Our final sightings numbers are in for our 2024 season! We are particularly proud of a couple of those figures that are a result of our fast boat and willingness to always go the extra mile for you! We saw orca whales on an astonishing 86% of our tours this year! Additionally we only had 3 tours out of 224 that didn’t see whales. We can’t wait to see what the 2025 season has in store for us!

11/04/2024

The weather cooperated for our end of the year crew party yesterday to close out another epic season. We hiked up Eagle Bluff on Cypress Island. No whales to be seen, but the mushrooms were plentiful and the spectacular views and fall forest landscapes did not disappoint! 🍄🍁🌲

We appreciate each and every one of you. Teamwork makes the dream work and this season certainly was magical thanks to this stellar team ✨ Here’s to year two! We can’t wait to see what 2025 has in store for Blue Kingdom! 🐋🤍💙

10/17/2024

T049C “Nielson” has been hanging around the last few weeks. This huge male killer whale typically travels solo around the Salish Sea.

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10/14/2024

Often times, wildlife sightings start right in the marina! Harbor seals can often be found hauled out on docks!🦭

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10/09/2024

Full Day Tour September 12th - Big T137A “Jack” surfacing in the morning light on the south side of the San Juan Islands.

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10/07/2024

We love making it out to the Race Rocks Ecological Preserve this time of year! The Rocks are rich with both steller and california sea lions as they return to their fall haul out site.

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10/02/2024

Backlit whale spouts are just stunning! Follow us for more Wildlife Blue Kingdom Whale and Wildlife Tours
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09/30/2024

August 9th morning tour - we got to watch the T065A family successfully hunt a harbor porpoise. The post meal celebration afterwards was a sight to behold!

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09/25/2024

During both our tours on August 25th - two humpbacks known as Scuttle and Valiant put on a show! They were vocalizing above the water, rolling around, repeatedly chin slapping.

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09/16/2024

The T49A family is always a favorite but has been especially intriguing to see on many tours over the past month!

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09/16/2024

We’re still in awe of this once in a lifetime wildlife encounter from Thursday’s tour. Naturalist Brooke captured the moment this incredibly surprised harbor seal found himself inside humpback “Zillion’s” mouth! Fortunately the little guy escaped to tell the tale!

09/15/2024

During our full day tour on Thursday, we had a wild moment when a humpback whale accidentally slurped up a Harbor seal! Natualist Brooke captured the moment and her photo was featured on King5 and USA Today!

An unsuspecting harbor seal got caught in a humpback whale's mouth on Thursday in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

09/13/2024

Yesterday, during our full day tour we had quite an unusual occurrence. While out traversing the Strait of Juan de Fuca, we came across a Turkey Vulture stuck in the water very far offshore, attempting to swim to shore. Its wings were water logged and it was unable to fly. Upon encountering the poor bird, we could see how exhausted it was. We nudged the boat toward the bird to offer it a right to shore, and it accepted! The bird immediately swam over to the boat, and hopped onboard! We then gave it a ride to shore where the bird was able to hop off and make it safely back into the rocks where we hope it was able to get some rest and dry its wings out. Hopefully it will be okay. You just never know what you are going to encounter when you adventure in the Salish Sea!

09/11/2024

A minke whale expanding its throat pleats to gulp little bait fish and filter out the sea water through its baleen.

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09/09/2024

What have we got here…? Double snuggle spyhop!

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09/06/2024

Amongst our epic marine mammal encounters, we have some very active seabird species. These guys make the scenery and sounds that much sweeter!
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