Comments on: West Seattle whale-watching: Orcas in Elliott Bay, The Arroyos

By: Eric1

Eric1 — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 01:12:40 +0000

I like my sharks plain… Their teeth are sharp enough to not need laser help. I am pretty sure Orcas don’t need lasers either with their dental setup.
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I was just commenting on how perceptions change as we age. Sharks are a good example. When I was young, they were necessary creatures that cleansed the weak and unfit in the ocean. The movie Jaws comes along and suddenly they are villainous man eaters. Thirty plus years later, they have moved to cool animal status (no laser needed).

By: panda

panda — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 22:37:47 +0000

Ha- Wondering – good one…that red may have been the ‘laser’ the Orcas have mounted to their heads.

I was up in the San Juans last week and went out whale watching. One of the Pods came right up to our boat to say hello. Beautiful creatures.

By: WSB

WSB — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 20:49:28 +0000

In reply to Orca Network. Thank you!

By: Orca Network

Orca Network — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 20:37:42 +0000

Here is the latest update we have from our Orca Network Facebook page – the two Transients went north but then were seen heading south again:

Update on Orcas off Elliott Bay by Jim Devereaux:
12:03 pm: Two orcas just off West Point. Frolicking/feeding with no direction of travel. Appeared to have made a kill of something – saw a splash of red. Very cool!
12:15 – Now they are heading south.

By: Wondering

Wondering — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:35:22 +0000

Say Eric, just curious where you rank sharks with lasers mounted to their heads?

By: Eric1

Eric1 — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 06:26:05 +0000

I love the transients. Much more of a hunter-killer that uses stealth and surprise on hapless prey. More in line of what I learned as a kid rather than the more common salmon eating namby-pamby residents.
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To be fair, some whales move up on my scale as well. I was also taught that humpbacks were a peaceful plankton eating whale. I have to say they went +2 on my books for being a intelligent herring munching machine rather than a animal that mindlessly filters the water.