Here is one of the little whales breeching.  Later two of the adults did the same right at the bow of the ship.  If they breech and flip onto their backs they are playing, if they land on their fronts they are trying to stun prey.  The Naturalist said that she had read females only breech if the are feeling threatened.

Here is a whale nose.  You can see the dorsal fin and the white markings on it's side.   Excellent shot.

They are identified by the marks on their tails and dorsal fins.  Here are the dorsal fins of the female and baby.

The Orcas don't dive as deep as the humpbacks so you don't always see their tails.  We saw a lot more of their fins than their tails so Karen did great catching a tail shot.

To give you an idea how close they got to the ship, Karen took this picture from the second level over the bow.  In the water, you can see the dorsal fin of the female swimming directly towards the ship.

You can see some of the whales coloration below the water in this shot.  This is the male.  His dorsal fin is between four and five feet long.

Here is the whale under the water.  Watching these whales was so awesome.  They were in a great mood after eating and seemed really curious about us.  We wondered if they were looking for dessert!  Karen did an excellent job taking these shots.