2-22-2021 Stress Free and Whales Too!

I had a bit of fun with the above image and it was one way to see that I really did begin to deal with all the stress...duh, me...

 The following occurred in mid-morning along the west side of the island...after J Pod and the K13s had come down the other side of the island on the 20th...

On Monday 2-22, there were 'just' four orcas... They appeared to be in travel mode, moving along at a steady pace...they got as far north as about the top end of County Park before moving offshore and likely going into Canadian waters...

...who were they? The T123s.  The fella 'wearing the hat' is T123A, oldest offspring of T123...

...mom, T123, has the most 'resident' looking dorsal fin...and could easily be mistaken for one...that is except for her offspring...

...the adult male, T123A, has a scoop-like notch about a 1/4 of the way down his trailing edge...his youngest sibling, T123D- the one who's eye patch is showing - also a distinctive eye patch shape for Transients...the middle sibling is T123C who has a very broad dorsal fin, also indicative of Transients...

Today, 2/23, was quiet for whales but full of excitement for many people who got to reschedule their Covid-19 vaccination for next week.

Hopefully no snow storms between now and then!