Orca Behavior Institute
@orcabehaviorinstitute.org
A non-profit based on San Juan Island, Washington with the mission of inspiring conservation of wild killer whales through non-invasive research, bold advocacy, and science-based education.
www.orcabehaviorinstitute.org
www.orcabehaviorinstitute.org
A clip of the active orcas we saw off Bainbridge Island while out with the @whaleresearch.bsky.social yesterday 🤩
In addition to being very surface active, they were also vocalizing, allowing us to get our first-ever Bigg's killer whale calls paired with drone video.
#whalesky #salishsea
In addition to being very surface active, they were also vocalizing, allowing us to get our first-ever Bigg's killer whale calls paired with drone video.
#whalesky #salishsea
November 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A clip of the active orcas we saw off Bainbridge Island while out with the @whaleresearch.bsky.social yesterday 🤩
In addition to being very surface active, they were also vocalizing, allowing us to get our first-ever Bigg's killer whale calls paired with drone video.
#whalesky #salishsea
In addition to being very surface active, they were also vocalizing, allowing us to get our first-ever Bigg's killer whale calls paired with drone video.
#whalesky #salishsea
Have you ever wondered about the different roles on a research boat?
We’d like to give you a behind-the-scenes look at what each of the six people on board from OBI & @whaleresearch.bsky.social are responsible for!
Is this what you imagined? Which role would you most want to do?
#whalesky #orca
We’d like to give you a behind-the-scenes look at what each of the six people on board from OBI & @whaleresearch.bsky.social are responsible for!
Is this what you imagined? Which role would you most want to do?
#whalesky #orca
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Have you ever wondered about the different roles on a research boat?
We’d like to give you a behind-the-scenes look at what each of the six people on board from OBI & @whaleresearch.bsky.social are responsible for!
Is this what you imagined? Which role would you most want to do?
#whalesky #orca
We’d like to give you a behind-the-scenes look at what each of the six people on board from OBI & @whaleresearch.bsky.social are responsible for!
Is this what you imagined? Which role would you most want to do?
#whalesky #orca
As we near the end of our second week of field work with the @whaleresearch.bsky.social, here is a highlight clip which includes some drone footage and hydrophone recordings we captured just a few days ago of J-Pod, K-Pod, & L-Pod!
Take a look and see if you can spot J45 snagging a salmon! 👀 🎣
Take a look and see if you can spot J45 snagging a salmon! 👀 🎣
November 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
As we near the end of our second week of field work with the @whaleresearch.bsky.social, here is a highlight clip which includes some drone footage and hydrophone recordings we captured just a few days ago of J-Pod, K-Pod, & L-Pod!
Take a look and see if you can spot J45 snagging a salmon! 👀 🎣
Take a look and see if you can spot J45 snagging a salmon! 👀 🎣