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! 🐋🦭🦅

We’ve made several trips out to Race Rocks Ecological Reserve over the past week and got to spend time watching humpback...
09/17/2026

We’ve made several trips out to Race Rocks Ecological Reserve over the past week and got to spend time watching humpback whales feeding in this spot. California sea lions and Steller sea lions also like to haul out on these rocks and add quite the background soundtrack for the overall experience. Here are a few snapshots from these tours!

📸: naturalist Amanda

Backlit blows are some of our favorite looks—especially up against shorelines that cast the water in emerald green. Phot...
09/16/2026

Backlit blows are some of our favorite looks—especially up against shorelines that cast the water in emerald green. Photos taken over the last week.

Fall is one our favorite seasons to be out on the water! Wildlife is still very abundant in the central Salish Sea. And ...
09/15/2026

Fall is one our favorite seasons to be out on the water! Wildlife is still very abundant in the central Salish Sea. And though not many folks prefer overcast/gray days, it sure can make for soft light which is great for views and photography! Over the past week we’ve had Bigg’s killer whales, minkes, a couple humpbacks, harbor seals, Steller sea lions, one sea otter, some harbor porpoise. and a few straggling tufted puffins going through their plumage change at the end of their nesting season. If you haven’t been out on the Salish Sea at the turn of autumn, you should consider joining us!

📸: naturalist Amanda and Laura

Of course the whales are always the highlight of our tours, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t also take notice of the gorg...
09/10/2026

Of course the whales are always the highlight of our tours, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t also take notice of the gorgeous places they’re seen around the central Salish Sea. 💙

📸: naturalists Tiffany, Laura, and Amanda

Exaggerated surfacings and spyhops revealing eye patches and orca faces are some of our favorite looks at these charisma...
09/09/2026

Exaggerated surfacings and spyhops revealing eye patches and orca faces are some of our favorite looks at these charismatic megafauna. T19B Galiano, T46B2B Takaya, T46B3 Sedna, and T123A Stanley are in the following photo showcasing exactly what we mean! These photos were taken over the last week’s worth of trips.

📸: naturalist Laura and naturalist Amanda

This rare Nazca B***y had the whale watching community buzzing last week—and rightfully so! Nazca Bo***es range from the...
09/09/2026

This rare Nazca B***y had the whale watching community buzzing last week—and rightfully so! Nazca Bo***es range from the southern end of the Baja California Sur peninsula in Mexico down to Peru and often breed in the Galápagos Islands! Is El Niño the culprit? Might this young bird have just been on a vacation? We’ll never get the answer to this question, but it’s awfully fun to speculate. This bird hung around the kelp beds near Smith Island for several days, allowing bird and whale enthusiasts alike an opportunity to enjoy its presence. Our area had a strong wind storm push in from the Pacific shortly after our encounter, and no one has seen it since! Keep your eyes peeled when out on the water—you never know what might turn up!

📸: naturalist Amanda

Just admiring the assortment of eye patches we’ve seen over the last couple weeks. Can you see how these are great field...
09/04/2026

Just admiring the assortment of eye patches we’ve seen over the last couple weeks. Can you see how these are great field marks for telling individuals apart?

📸: naturalists Tiffany, Laura, and Amanda

This hungry, hungry sea otter managed to chomp through two massive sea urchins on one of our wildlife pitstops the other...
09/01/2026

This hungry, hungry sea otter managed to chomp through two massive sea urchins on one of our wildlife pitstops the other night. Look at the size of that thing!! 😳 safe to say this spot is a good place to hang out for this guy!

📸: naturalist Amanda

There’s been such a wonderful diversity of wildlife over the last week—from whales, to sea otters, to seabirds—every tri...
08/29/2026

There’s been such a wonderful diversity of wildlife over the last week—from whales, to sea otters, to seabirds—every trip has been unique and jam-packed! Take a look at photos taken from tours that ranged from 8.17-8.23!

📸: naturalist Amanda

We encountered Bigg’s killer whales the T49As on the evening of 8.18. After snagging a presumed seal (or maybe two?), th...
08/20/2026

We encountered Bigg’s killer whales the T49As on the evening of 8.18. After snagging a presumed seal (or maybe two?), they proceeded to dine. T49A “Nan” is the spyhopper, T49A3 “Nat” did a “moonwalk” (backwards surfacing) to come in for a share of the meal, and little T49A7 “Nimbus” was super excited about the whole thing. ❤️

📸: naturalist Amanda

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