Hi! I know this video is old, but this family is called the J11s! The big male you saw was J27 Blackberry, and he was probably travelling with his mom, J11 Blossom, his brother J39 Mako, and his sister J31 Tsuchi. These guys are Southern Residents, of which there are currently only 75! You were incredibly lucky to have this encounter with them.

@gillymac9363

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that!

@Themapleleaforever

2 жыл бұрын

I know this pod! they visit frequently up here in BC after they visit WA

@horse-lover68

2 жыл бұрын

Can somebody of the experts help me a little please. I am working with horses since 35 years and the communication is with body language. Am I wrong?? This tailslapping TO the boat looks for me like :"get out of here" or "you are disturbing us"??? I have seen so many videos where the orcas react friendly, are coming to the boat. That's a big difference in the body language, am I wrong???

@johnshepard6851

2 жыл бұрын

@@horse-lover68 hitting the water with the tail is a sign of discontent among whales. But what exactly angered the whale is difficult to understand.

@horse-lover68

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnshepard6851 Thank you!!! 👍 Of course they are much smarter than f. e horses, that's why it is so much more difficult to understand why (I think). It's hard enough to understand the body language of horses, the dolphin fam must be much harder. Interesting is: when horses are swinging their tails so much it is often a sign of pain, aggression, discomfort and so on, almost the same and horses are pre animals, Orcas apex predictors. Learning to communicate and to understand them is faszinating for me. Best whishes from Austria 🇦🇹 👍

That was really cool! I have seen it in person and there’s just no words to describe it. And unfortunately, you can keep your required distance from them, but you can’t keep them from coming to you. And when they got as close as they did, you’re not supposed to motor away right away anyway, but rather wait until it’s safe after they have moved past. But I’m sure you already knew that. 😁

I went to the San Juan Islands on 4th of July and I am now hooked it was so amazing how they come up so close. Thank you for sharing.

Wish i had seen an orca in my time living in WA. Can't wait to move back and get another chance. Such beautiful beings.

@Sip28

3 жыл бұрын

Sure is I used to live in federal way. I. I miss it 😪

oh my god, if I saw those orcas that close, I’d cry lol. So beautiful

1:24 that particular moment breached beyond all our expectations

the tail slap = middle finger signal by humans

Thanks Ron of Tukwila, Wa. What a great sight in a great setting. Bry of NZ

That was special, thanks for sharing.

HUMAN: "They are beautiful!" NEARBY SEALS: "Run Forrest, RUN!"

Humans: Look how playful they are. Orcas: Can you just get the F out of here.

@jakethedog2934

6 жыл бұрын

robertoppenheimer stupid thug like you would say that shit

@brixperez3951

6 жыл бұрын

Jake the dog actually... They were hunting or something like that. Tipical moves to disturb prey. You don't need to be this rude buddy. Bark off ...

That was so awesome! I dont know how I have lived in Washington my entire life of 31 years and never see. An orca. I am going to San Juan islands this year just for this. Mark my words!

When i see them slaping the water with the tail is time to go!

What amazing creatures, how lucky you were to be there at the right time, great video thanks for sharing

so coool!!! wow !! i really hope to some day be lucky enough to experience seeing orcas up close like this!

breathtaking this is absolutely beautiful

thanks so much for sharing your awesome video!!! I loved it

those don't look like friendly tail splashes. it saying get the hell away

@aidangm7419

4 жыл бұрын

More like an act of defence

@ulisesmarvels

3 жыл бұрын

The tail splashes could mean that but most of the time it is an act of play, dominance, Or just to get Noticed You sorta have to remember if he moves he could risk hearting them with the propeller so he did what was best and stayed still

@golfmaniac007

3 жыл бұрын

@@ulisesmarvels i take my comment back.....i think they were making those splashes to stunt their prey or killing them with punches

@ulisesmarvels

3 жыл бұрын

@@golfmaniac007 They do that underwater most of the things they do are Simply a show of Excitement or Social Reasons As you can see there are no birds flocking and no fish heads popping out of the water plus the orcas arnt eating anything they can use there tails to stunt them under water but Tail slaps on the surface are for social reasons

@blondegirlsezthis8798

3 жыл бұрын

They are saying "Here's how we slap a 1 ton seal into the air! Wanna play!?"

Great stuff we love our whales here on the Oregon coast too.

J-2 BLACKBERRY!!!!!!!!!! So jealous thanks for posting this. I hope one day I'll get to see wild orca like this, out where they belong.

@jakethedog2934

6 жыл бұрын

+ShyEcho you could go see wild ones at seaworld since no matter where you go its wild life we too are

@shutterbird13

5 жыл бұрын

Jake the dog no one should give money to parks with captive marine mammals.

they were probably curious and we're checking you out

1:24 Awesome jump tho! ❤

Absolutely beautiful orcas . My fav indeed

Wonderful video, Thanks for sharing ☺

Great video!

That was amazing... I love these creatures. your video stirred up emotion in me. Lol why did it seem mad when it slapped its tail? Lol

They were jumping out sideways to get a good look at the boat this is such cool footage thank you for sharing

@nodigBKMiche

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking they were hunting. Tail slapping stuns their pray, & maybe breaching does too?

This is amazing!

I would cry of joy if I saw this. 😭💚

Really great, thrilling experience thanks for sharing 🙏

Incredible!!! This Is The ONLY Way To See Orca, In It's Natural Habitat

Beautiful creatures and happy right where they belong ❤

@cynthcorcor126

Жыл бұрын

Madonna

Beautiful💓i love the orcas🐋🐋

Soooo jelly🤣 You're a lucky, lucky man!

Best footage I've seen of my most beloved creature, the playful, friendly, unstoppable 0RC∆

😱 their tails are really so powerful. Amazing ! 🐳🐳

I could watch them all day!!

great...thanks for uploading

That was a huge male by your boat ! The males have the straight dorsal fins !!

Lucky for you to be able to witness this. Sadly, the orca population in the Pacific Northwest is dwindling.❤🐬

That Orca at 1:03 was giving you a sign to be out of his territory with his tail lmao!

@shutterbird13

5 жыл бұрын

Fanta Fier even if that was what the orca was getting at, it's still pretty incredible. I mean, I know I'd be impressed if a five ton animal told me to go fuck myself.

@sepnyte9422

3 жыл бұрын

I think he was more peeved at the one that breached in front of him.

Super jealous of your experience omg!!!

Wow, incredible!

That's J27 Blackberry that slapped his tail at you and judging from the unique cheek markings I'd say that's his little sister J31 Tsuchi breaching in front of him.

@Bluenose352

8 жыл бұрын

He didn't seem too happy with her breaching.

@Darienlover999

8 жыл бұрын

+Bluenose352 more and more research is revealing that surface behaviors such as breaching and tail lobs, which you see J27 and J31 do in this video, are the result of boat traffic. It is likely that both of these behaviors were a result of the boater's close proximity to them.

@Bluenose352

8 жыл бұрын

+loveroforcas I watched another video of Blackberry and Mako I believe, doing the same thing. Mako was slapping towards Blackberry. I read that it can also mean they're telling the other Orca "Hey, I'm here" . Or telling others to follow them.

@Bluenose352

8 жыл бұрын

+loveroforcas Was the other male possibly Onyx? I heard he's been with J pod lately.

@Darienlover999

8 жыл бұрын

+Bluenose352 yes, it could be L87. He's been with J Pod since 2010. But from the photos I've seen of them he doesn't seem to be right with the J11s a lot. He stays around J2. His dorsal is very wide at the base and that's the best way to tell him apart from the other three adult males in J pod. I've you have Instagram, go check out my account @loveroforcas. I'll post a photo of him for you today :)

Spectacular!

I have been out in a small wooden rowboat here on the Atlantic and had them cruse me and play around . I always bring in my oars and spend time singing to them just floating along.

great video

Beautiful!!

The male's tail whip was earth shattering!

@jonathans4503

5 жыл бұрын

You mean water splashing right

This is how they should be :-) wonderful thanks for showing us !!!

Wow! Amazing!

Free orcas. What a beautiful show. Thank you orcas. Xxx

This is incredible

Stunning footage! Can I borrow it, I always give credit!

That was Awesome!!!

No playful belly display ... warning sign to stay away! (not counting body positioning to align splash). Great video regardless! Such beautiful animals! Thanks for sharing

at 1:31, a lot of people are saying the tail lop by Blackberry was a "get the hell out human" but that's not what it was. the other whale, who i think is his younger sister Tsushi, had just breached in front of him, so it was most likely out of annoyance. they tail slap to communicate many things, to show annoyance, to get the attention of other whales, or when hunting. i think, due to the timing of the tail lob, it wasn't a "fuck off human" but a "are you Serious Tsushi!"

@aidangm7419

4 жыл бұрын

According to seaworld, killer whales can not only breach to get other whales attention but can be used to scratch an itch

@aidangm7419

2 жыл бұрын

He was probably like “DAMMIT SIS, You’re always in the way”

Wow very nice i love it

Wow. Fantastic.

Amazing!!!

So wunderful:This is my world.

Nice video

Great video, WA?

Bravo 👏👏👏 ,é lindo, vê-las soltas n natureza!!

wow this is so cool

Orca jumps and say SUPRISE!!!!

I think the male was a little mad at the other one for jumping infront of him XD Like: Hey! I'm swimming here!

@aidangm7419

4 жыл бұрын

That’s j27 blackberry tail slapping as if he is scolding his sister j31 tsuchi

fantastic!

Beautiful

May I please use this footage? I will give credit :)

THANK U.

Amazing

that is SO cool

omg thats soo big,hope they not damage your boat heheh

Amazing....

There is a video clip by a Norwiegen fellow that explains most of what Orcas are doing...a good clip

That was amazing...and u have lovely voice ..u should use it xx

That male bull orca warned with his fluke not to get close. Footage is amazing.

@canadasweetie

2 жыл бұрын

Scientists still don’t know why orcas breach or slap their tail flukes. Play tine; advertising hey I’m here etc. it isn’t necessarily cause they are angry

@janeevanz

2 жыл бұрын

@@canadasweetie I mean... if you have family your trying to protect you would show some sort of aggression correct. It's not just cause of that specific factor it's also those sea lice.

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude that's awsome ! What's on their menue this time of the year ? Greeting from Cambodia.Most Cambodian children had never seen Orcas,ever !!!

@megaroo6110

7 жыл бұрын

These are the waters off the coast of Washington sate and the resident orca feed on salmon.

@cierrarouse9036

7 жыл бұрын

Pretty much fish (including shark), other whale, seal, etc...

@joaniewaller6504

5 жыл бұрын

Not the resident orca . They only eat Salmon and Steel head, The transient orca eat mammals like seals. The offshore orca do eat sharks.

So heartbreaking what is happening to this population of orcas in the wild. Unfortunately, due to lack of food, they are starving and many of their young are dying. Such incredible animals. Fyi, that lob tailing you are seeing is an aggressive behavior by the way lol. I would have been a big terrified

beautiful

beautiful ❤❤❤❤

At 1:24. That was epic!

If blackberry and tsuchi are in this video then it must be the J4 pod

Whoa Pod of Killer Whales.

Wow!

do you have any website ? thats is the best pointe en San Juan to watching Orcas? thank you

That is as good as it gets in life...💯

So, I have a question for you. In 2011, NOAA came out with a new ruling for being around whales in the Puget Sound, which states no closer than 200 yards. Obviously, the whales were a lot closer than 200 yards in some cases. Now, you were already there, fishing, and these guys come along. I'm assuming your engines were off, so no real noise, but, did you have to proceed out of the area where they were? I mean, from your video, they were as close as 50 feet and maybe 400 or more yards away. How does that get handled, legally? I'm just curious, and not trying to start any kind of argument or anything.

@IFreakingEatPeople

9 жыл бұрын

I think that's one of those things like you can't intentionally chase them within 200 yards. But there's no way you can stop them from coming to you. They're very curious animals and amazingly smart

@GaryMCurran

9 жыл бұрын

That's about what I thought. The video was awesome. Maybe, one of these days, if I win the lottery, I'll buy myself a boat and cruise up and down the Sound. Maybe get to have my own encounters with them. You're very fortunate to have had them that close. :)

@shutterbird13

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, from what I understand, humans can't approach them, but if they come up to you, that's a different story. Starting your boat and trying to get away could cause injury...and you may not be able to get away, anyway, since some orcas like to chase boats, lol.

Can you tell me what ferry or boat company you went with that you would recommend?

@profd65

5 жыл бұрын

He's in his fishing boat.

Wow hermosas

Splash zone alert !

Goddam I am so very jealous.

💖💖💖

Wwwoooowwwwwzzzzzzaaaaa!!😍😍

I want to come along!

I love orcas

I love these whales so much like so many other people, but I think by us loving them we are actually stressing them out. They don't get any privacy at all. Constant, constant people on the water and the shore, I think they have been very good sports about it, but there must be times when they just want to be alone.

I can't believe that the orcas came so close

It's good to be the King. They fear nothing and even play with their food! I wouldn't swim with them just in case one's in a bad mood but my god they are perfect animals.