Can you believe we live here? What a dream.

🫧💚🫧 Sun, May 31 🦭Who today? Yesterday's lovely whales: T64Bs & T65As in Hood Canal; T137s in S Puget Sound; humpback Smoke + calf in S PS to N of Kingston; 2nd cow/calf pair incoming Admiralty to N Puget Sound; gray in Possession! 📷 During a hunt in Hood Canal. By April Basham 5/30. #psws

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"The steep decline indicates many compounding environmental pressures, she said: lack of snowpack, new diseases, increasing predators and human recreation. If management practices don’t change, there is a real possibility these populations could be wiped in the near future..." @salish-current.org

Reports of orcas all over Puget Sound this morning. We’re keeping tabs on Discord and would love to know if you see any! 💕🫍 discord.gg/yFFAuDWZq

We're constantly trying new ideas for the shop — testing out designs, ink colors, new techniques, etc. We used to list these shirts individually, but we don't quite have time for that anymore, so instead we decided to make them available as a mystery box! www.ourwildpugetsound.com/shop/p/test-...

One of the most mesmerizing birds to stumble upon in the #grassland. This sandhill crane was a total surprise and was also shockingly comfortable with me sitting down and hanging out for a while.

It’s already a busy morning in Puget Sound with orcas in Hood Canal + approaching the Clinton/Mukilteo ferry lanes and gray whales in the Whidbey Basin. 💕🫍🐋 discord.gg/nHuxf89Ws7

It's impossible not to love nudibranchs and this red sponge dorid looked particularly adorable as it was scaling some kelp in a tide pool.

These cuties are making their way north through Puget Sound today, so keep your eyes on the water!

Did you find something on the beach during the extreme low tides this week but you have no idea what it is? We've got you!

Orcas + Humpbacks spotted in Puget Sound already this morning. Grays are still around, as well, and we have negative tides again today. Plenty to discover out there!

This whale is still in the area, reportedly a little further south now near Bremerton + Dyes Inlet. Please keep an eye out if you're on the water. Baleen whales pop up quickly and without warning. This one is not doing super well so it also may be spending time just under the surface.

Washingtonians: “Are the ferries on time today?” Orcas: lol no

If you're curious about the recent gray whale deaths and want to learn more about the current research + how to help advocate for them @mersociety.bsky.social + @cascadiaresearch.bsky.social + DFO are hosting a free webinar about the plight of the gray whales on May 27th at 7pm. 💕🐋

Registration is OPEN for our brand new fall 2026 Fluking Around with Humpbacks class! Over the course of 8 weeks, learn about feeding, acoustics, calving, entanglements, and more, directly from the experts. Also includes 2 option all-day field trips. Learn more: tinyurl.com/obifluking

Tomorrow morning is the final spring work party at the Olympic Hills Green Space 🌿 Join Lake City Streets Alliance and neighbors for blackberry & ivy pulling, mulch spreading, or just come check out the space and meet new people. Rain or shine, they’d love to see you there!

🩵 🦋 Fri, May 15 We are so fortunate to live where orcas, grays, humpbacks, minkes & so many species of marine mammals call home. Spring means lovely humpbacks begin arriving to their feeding areas through out the Salish Sea - it's such a special time. 🩵 📸 BCX1800 Gretzky. By Jill Hein 5/2. #psws

Spring is the time of year when birds transform into their most stunning plumage and they seem to turn the overall saturation all the way up. 📸: @saramontourlewis.com at Keystone Landing on Whidbey Island #BirdoftheDay #CormorantorHeron

Thanks to Washington Local for including our Oyster Tea Towel in their Tidal Box with some of our other local favorites. 💕

The #BirdoftheDay theme today is #WadersOuttaWater and I knew instantly which photo I wanted to post because the first time you see a coot’s crazy foot you never forget it. 😳

May 13, 2026: For your safety, stay out of the water at Madison Park Beach and Seward Park Beach due to high bacteria levels. King County Public Health recommends that you do not swim or play in the water here. For test dates and results & other places to swim, visit kingcounty.gov/swimbeach

Everyone’s favorite orca, T63/Chainsaw, is hanging out by Campbell River today. We’re attempting to summon him south by printing him about a million times. TBD on the results. 👀

Spring is the time for maximum cuteness. (That bug might think differently but 🤷‍♀️)

Whale season is definitely heating up in the Salish Sea! This morning we have orcas in Puget Sound, the Strait of Georgia, and Howe Sound Humpbacks in the San Juans, the Strait of Georgia, and Vancouver Grays in Vancouver and Penn Cove + PWS Dolphins in the Strait of Georgia More info + convo 👇

“The ferry service will operate the pilot program on most Thursdays and Saturdays from June 4 to Aug. 29, according to the port. Two ferry trips will leave both Everett and Langley per day…”

“The documentary brings a lot of pride, and also laughter and a lot of emotions. To see the people that you care about and the people that you consider family portrayed in the way that they’re portrayed on screen, it’s beautiful...” Chase Hutchinson | Seattle Met

"IN 1997, there were an estimated 567 vaquitas, and scientists predicted they would be extinct by 2021. Every year, the odds increase that this little porpoise will vanish. And yet, it persists, along with multiple campaigns to save it..." @highcountrynews.org

Here is our April 2026 Salish Sea killer whale sightings map, compiling orca reports from across the region. We confirmed the presence of Bigg's every single day in the month of April for the 7th time in the last 10 years! Read our full summary here: www.orcabehaviorinstitute.org/sightings-ma...

🩶 Mon, May 11 Typically by May's end the last of the Sounder gray whales would have left the Salish Sea to finish their northern migration. The past 8 years have been anything but typical. 📸 2362 Thidwick (2021 newbie) & 2246 Azulão (2018 newbie) in Possession Sound. By Cindy Hansen 3/14. #psws

We were clearing some ivy (always 🫠) and found this little Junco nest behind the layers. I had to snap one quick photo before carefully replacing some ivy and hiding them again. Thankfully the nest is still very active with the parents coming and going all day. 💕

Last week the @biographic.bsky.social team learned that, owing to an ongoing deficit, the California Academy of Sciences will no longer provide us with financial support. We're reaching out to foundations that support environmental journalism. We've got plans, we just need some help!

Quick PSA! There's an emaciated gray whale hanging out in Agate Pass. If you're on the water this weekend, or if you have friends + family that are boating in the area, please spread the word to watch out for this gray that seems to already be struggling and might pop up without much warning. 💕🐋

“Romeo is protecting the clutch. He will not leave the nest until they hatch — not even to feed. And he does this job alone; the female who laid the eggs is off somewhere else in the stream, making Romeo the single father of 1,000…”

The cutest little hiking friend.

Face to face with a pileated woodpecker at Discovery Park in Seattle.

Printing some of our limited edition moon tees today. These have the prettiest baby blue ink and are hand printed onto the softest navy organic cotton tee. It’s our current go-to spring shirt. www.ourwildpugetsound.com/shop/p/limit...

"Salmon have persisted in these often volatile Northwest rivers for millennia. Through volcanic eruptions, landslides, drought, earthquakes, tsunamis and certainly flooding, salmon have evolved and adapted. But now humans are changing things faster than ever before..." ✍️: @isabellabreda.bsky.social

In Seattle's Pike Place Market, vendors claimed that removing cars would cripple them. Nope. Sales actually rose. Remember: Studies show that biz owners consistently exaggerate how many customers drive and undercount those who walk, bike, or ride transit. Info: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A little write up about our time on the water with @adventuresbethany.bsky.social + Western Prince where we came across those fascinating travelers, the T419s and the ever-dependable T123s. P.S. @pacificwhalewatchassociation.com — get Western Prince on Bluesky already! 😉

"Adding vegetation to roofs bestows many benefits not only on a building’s occupants and owner, but on the surrounding community. Like parks on the ground, gardens in the sky reduce local temperatures and help prevent flooding, all while improving urban biodiversity and feeding pollinators..."

Passing some sleepy Steller sea lions + Brandt’s cormorants with a perfect view of Komo Kulshan. Thanks to @adventuresbethany.bsky.social + Western Prince for the lift!

It’s feeling very whaley in the Salish Sea today! Orcas in North and Central Puget Sound. Humpbacks in Howe Sound. Grays still hanging around. 🫶 Keep a look out if you’re by shore and even more so if you’re on the water. Live sightings/discussion on Discord: discord.gg/y5jKHvQfX6

“An analysis of fossil jaws belonging to octopuses that lived between 100 million and 72 million years ago shows that these creatures may have been the largest animals in the sea and smart to boot, rivaling sharks and marine reptiles in their powers of predation…”

Looking forward to the live action remake of Lady & the Tramp featuring Caspian Terns.

Seattle Restaurant Week is on now through May 2. Lunch menus start at $20, with three-course dinner options ranging from $20 to $65 per person. Among the participants is Lupe's Situ Tacos in Ballard, which was named one of Esquire's Best New Restaurants in America for 2025.

“From October through February, this winter has ranked as the third warmest water year on record for Washington going back to 1895,” says Karin Bumbaco, deputy state climatologist at the University of Washington..."

“In vast communication systems, humans have evolved vowels across almost all human languages,” says Gruber. “Now we're seeing that sperm whales have independently evolved a very vowel-like system and they’re using it in similar ways…”

When people ask what our vibe is like on Earth Day this year we're just going to send them this.

Have you ever wondered how on earth people seem to find whales in Puget Sound all the time? Well, we're spilling all of our secrets so you can spot these wild orcas, humpbacks, grays, minkes + more for yourself. Happy searching, friends! Let us know what you find! 💕🐋