Blue Kingdom Whale and Wildlife Tours

Blue Kingdom Whale and Wildlife Tours Action-packed whale watching adventures through the Salish Sea! Fun, excitement, and lots of marine wildlife! 🐋🦭🦅

Bigg’s killer whale family the T99s were displaying their full hunting prowess earlier this week as they skillfully snag...
08/22/2025

Bigg’s killer whale family the T99s were displaying their full hunting prowess earlier this week as they skillfully snagged two harbor seals near the kelp bed off of Polnell Point, Oak Harbor. Little T99E “Qwiin qwiin oo qwii la” won the morning by taking down a harbor seal all by herself. At 4 years old, that’s quite the accomplishment!
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📸: Naturalist Amanda

-If you need a steller sea lion snoozing buddy, these two have you covered 😊 😴-If you’d rather go for a swim, the big gu...
08/21/2025

-If you need a steller sea lion snoozing buddy, these two have you covered 😊 😴
-If you’d rather go for a swim, the big guy’s expression seems to be saying, “find your own water.”
📸: Naturalist Amanda
(Taken on tours this past week)
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We found a hungry, hungry sea otter on yesterday’s afternoon adventure! His first foraging attempt yielded two sea urchi...
08/20/2025

We found a hungry, hungry sea otter on yesterday’s afternoon adventure! His first foraging attempt yielded two sea urchins, the second attempt, a GIANT urchin. It was a delight for us all on board to watch him munching and crunching. 🦦 ❤️
📸: Naturalist Amanda
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Spyhopping and tail slapping our way through this past weekend with Bigg’s killer whale families the T109As and T124Ds!📸...
08/19/2025

Spyhopping and tail slapping our way through this past weekend with Bigg’s killer whale families the T109As and T124Ds!
📸: Naturalist Laura
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⚠️PREDATION/GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING⚠️ (photos 3-5)On Sunday’s afternoon trip (8.10.25) Bigg’s killer whales the T46B1s a...
08/14/2025

⚠️PREDATION/GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING⚠️ (photos 3-5)
On Sunday’s afternoon trip (8.10.25) Bigg’s killer whales the T46B1s and her cousin T46C2 chased and successfully hunted a harbor porpoise! T46C2 “Sam” was processing the prey (breaking it down into pieces small enough to be swallowed), and also stripping body parts that the whales won’t eat, like harbor porpoise lungs! Air-filled, those lungs can be seen at the surface in the fourth and fifth photo. Their surgical like precision is absolutely mind-blowing 🤯
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📸: Thanks to Naturalist Jenny for capturing these amazing moments!
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Last week, Bigg’s killer whale family the T65Bs ran north to the Campbell River area (northernmost reaches of the Salish...
08/14/2025

Last week, Bigg’s killer whale family the T65Bs ran north to the Campbell River area (northernmost reaches of the Salish Sea) and brought back friends—the T101s. It was awesome to see a fully grown adult male’s dorsal fin (T101A “Rush”) next to T65B1’s (“Birdsall”) sprouting dorsal fin. He’s got some growing to do, but several years left to do it in. One day he’ll be the big bull next to his two younger brothers. ❤️
📸: Naturalist Amanda
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Last week, Captain Austin caught quite the sight out of the corner of his eye—a bald eagle swimming towards shore! Natur...
08/11/2025

Last week, Captain Austin caught quite the sight out of the corner of his eye—a bald eagle swimming towards shore! Naturalist Amanda knew this meant that the eagle had likely caught a fish too big to take flight and was doing what he could to bring his catch somewhere manageable. Guests watched as the eagle wrangled a pink salmon into the intertidal and then began his feast! Austin thinks the fish was likely a 3 to 4 pounder, which is HALF the weight of the average male eagle (roughly 8 pounds)! Can you imagine wrangling half your body weight out of the water? So cool that we were there to be present to witness this event!
📸: Naturalist Amanda
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Backlit blows (exhalations) make for some of the most beautiful looks when orcas come up to the surface to exchange thei...
08/08/2025

Backlit blows (exhalations) make for some of the most beautiful looks when orcas come up to the surface to exchange their oxygen. Last night, the T109A Bigg’s killer family was cruising tight to the NE shoreline of San Juan Island, and with the sun behind them, that light lit up every droplet of water that was launched into the air. ❤️
📸: Naturalist Amanda
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Yesterday (8.6.25), the water was glass calm in the Strait of Juan de Fuca where we encountered a “T Party” of Bigg’s ki...
08/08/2025

Yesterday (8.6.25), the water was glass calm in the Strait of Juan de Fuca where we encountered a “T Party” of Bigg’s killer whales. We’d been wondering where everyone was at the last two weeks! Families encountered include: T36A1s, T36/36Bs, T37As, T65As, T75Cs, and the T99s.

**It’s important to note that these types of encounters are NOT the norm; naturalist Amanda has been on and off these waters over the last 8 years, and this was a first for her.** 📸: Naturalist Amanda
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Bigg’s killer whale family group the T19s were hanging around the Cone Islands last night, and while we were with them, ...
08/06/2025

Bigg’s killer whale family group the T19s were hanging around the Cone Islands last night, and while we were with them, they snagged at least two harbor seal meals. T19 “Nootka,” around 60 years old, has two LARGE adult sons in tow with her— T19B “Galiano” (2nd photo) and T19C “Spouter” (1st photo), so it’s a wonder their hunting game was strong! Her sons EACH need between 300-400 pounds of food a day to keep up with their base caloric needs.
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📸: Naturalist Amanda
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From Friday August 1st through Sunday August 3rd, guests aboard Sounder and Wake encountered a diversity of wildlife. Fr...
08/04/2025

From Friday August 1st through Sunday August 3rd, guests aboard Sounder and Wake encountered a diversity of wildlife. From Tufted Puffins to humpbacks, Bigg’s killer whales (marine-mammal eaters), and even the spectacle of mouflon sheep that live on Spieden Island, every rock, island, and waterway holds magic unique to each trip.
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📸: Naturalists Jenny, Laura, and Amanda
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We’re loving the “Summerween” vibes that humpback whale BCX1358 “Frankenstein” brought to the central Salish Sea yesterd...
08/01/2025

We’re loving the “Summerween” vibes that humpback whale BCX1358 “Frankenstein” brought to the central Salish Sea yesterday (7.31.25) He gave us a beautiful “waterfall”showing on his fluke, revealing the underside that we need to identify individuals by.
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📸: Naturalist Amanda
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