Photographer Jim Stiles captured an incredible moment on a whale watching excursion in the San Juan Islands on Saturday.
Stiles said the group watched and gently followed a pod of transient Orcas between Lopez and Orcas Islands. He described what they saw:
"There were about seven whales, plus a very large male in the distance," he said.
"The portion of the pod we were following were the adult females with their calves, and we actually got to witness this particular mom catch a harbor seal and show it to her baby!"
"Even our boat captain (Josh, of Outer Island Expeditions) said this was quite the unusual show and had to break out his camera. Now, mind you he does this ALL the time, so this was truly a very special afternoon."
"We saw them play with each other: tail slaps, jumps, spy hoping, belly rolls, back flips!"
"As a nature photographer its very, very rare to witness wildlife acting like this, and I will NEVER EVER forget what an incredible experience we all had on the water on this day!
