Orca Whales Kayaking Video: San Juan Islands - Sea Quest Expeditions

Sat, 07/14/2012 - 4:25pm — Sea Quest

Our guests on a San Juan Islands kayak tour in the orca whale watching waters filmed this neat video of some killer whales that veered off course directly towards their kayaks for a close encounter!

Be sure to hit the "mute" button quickly if you don't want to hear a bit of cursing from the surprise the orca whales created. Skip forward to the 30 second mark where the fun begins!

Thanks to Jonathan Trutter for filming and posting this great video of kayaking with the orca whales in the San Juan Islands on a Sea Quest Expedition!

San Juan Islands Kayaking Videos on YouTube

Don't forget to view the other videos we've posted on our website like the one to the right. And be sure to visit our YouTube Channel titled "Kayaking San Juan Islands" by clicking orca whale watching and kayaking San Juan Islands videos. Share the link with your friends so they can enjoy watching amazing professional and amateur videos of killer whales and sea kayaking in the San Juan Islands of Washington state.

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Orca Whale Watching & Kayaking in the San Juan Islands

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Comments

Sun, 01/20/2013 - 3:42pm — Fishing Kayak (not verified)

Comment About the Video

Thank you Sea Quest and Jonathan Trutter for the sharing the video. I love kayak fishing. Now that I have seen this. I might take a break from kayak fishing. Is there any reason what make the whale change its direction? I thought I saw in the video one of you throw something in the water, are you trying to feed the whale? ( Video timing 1.07 )

Sat, 02/23/2013 - 11:23am — Sea Quest

Answer to Question on Kayaking with Orca Whale Video

Thanks for you question. The object you saw was not thrown in the water. It was a juvenile herring leaping from the water having been alarmed by the pressure waves from the incoming killer whales or the salmon that were fleeing from the orcas. The whales changed their direction to pursue the salmon and their prey just happened to flee under our kayaks in this situation. We've also posted a video of killer whales mating beneath our kayaks!