Salish Sea Delivers T99 Orcas Killer Whales, Harbor Seals, Sea Lions, and Sea Birds by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Happy Summer 2025! We enjoyed a boat trip with friends sailing from Anacortes, Washington on the Salish Sea and the Strait of Juan de Fuca passing Whidbey Island, and several of the San Juan Islands in search of marine wildlife. Two days of exploring the beautiful open waters granted us many wildlife sighting gifts. We saw sea lions and harbor seals, the T99 pod of Orca’s killer whales, lots of seabirds: Cormorants, gulls, and an oyster catcher with an orange beak and orange eyes, and American Bald Eagles. Seeing wildlife in its natural habitat is pure joy that we appreciate and do not take for granted. Photos by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, East Bremerton, Washington.

T99 Orca pod spotted hunting in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, June 19, 2025, near Whidbey Island by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington.

Three Harbor Seals on Strawberry Island, Deception Pass, Washington, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA.

Sea Lion stretches up towards the sunshine balanced on a red bouy by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington

Early morning light awakens the Cascade Mountains with cloud cover over the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Port Townsend, Washington by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington.

T99’s hunting off of Whidbey Island in the Strait of Juan de Fuca by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington

An Elephant Seal, known as Elsie Mae, by the locals, flips sand on its back while it basks in the sunshine on a beach, Anacortes, Washington by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington

Harbor Seals getting some sun on a rocky island in the Salish Sea by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington.

Rocky island that attracts wildlife, cormorants, seabirds, gulls, and a single harbor seal by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington.

Radar map of the boat route we took to see marine wildlife by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington.

People exploring Washington State beaches off of Deception Pass by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington.

Whale watching marine wildlife tourist boats sail on the Salish Sea by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington

Oyster Catcher on Strawberry Island at Deception Pass Washington by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington.

T99’s Orca’s Killer Whale pot spotted hunting in the Salish Sea, Strait of Juan de Fuca near Whidbey Island by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington.

American Bald Eagle on a tree limb overlooking Deception Pass by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington.

Deception Pass bridge at sunset by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington.

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Road trip! Traveling through Oregon's Outback, Eastern Sierra's, and Apache Junction, Arizona by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

This past week, I had a chance to help a friend move from WA to AZ. Along the way, we saw some spectacular country to include wildflower country meadows, soaring mountain peaks and lakes, and a rainbow and fog in the Sonoran Desert. Here are some photo highlights by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio at www.jollysiendaphotography.com, Bremerton, WA.

Big Pine Creek, near Bishop, CA, about 8,000 feet hike up in the Eastern Sierra’s by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Blackbird on a post overlooking purple wildflower meadow and a red barn by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA.

Lake Sabrina, close to 9,000 feet, near Bishop, CA by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA

Saguaro cactus blooms, Apache Junction, AZ by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA.

Desert rainbow after the storm with cactus at Apache Junction by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA.

Driving 395 along the Eastern Sierras is stunning with mountain views by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA

Fiery sunrise and desert palm trees, Needles, CA, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA

Mule ear wildflowers, alpine Eastern Sierra views, about 9,000 feet, Alpendell, CA, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA.

Hereford cattle and black cows graze the open range, Eastern Sierras, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA.

Sonoran Desert scenic butte and a rainbow, Apache Junction, AZ by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA

Superstitious Mountain with lacy fog and the Sonoran Desert cactus, Apache Junction, AZ by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA

Mono Lake, CA scenic views by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA.

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