🐋 Naturalist/Captain 📷 Wildlife Photographer 📍 San Juan Islands 💙 Just a girl with a camera and a love for wild things and placeshttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3lscklkty222sIncredible paper from @whaleresearch.bsky.social So stoked this is out finally! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jun 2025 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lscklkty222shttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3ln47rwrgnc2jHappy Spring! Spieden Island is looking especially beautiful this year with its annual bloom of pink! Unfortunately, these flowers are an invasive species but I can still appreciate their beauty!18 Apr 2025 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln47rwrgnc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3lmslnkk3pk2uIt’s National Dolphin Day so here’s a thread of some of my favorite dolphin shots over the years! Feel free to add your own! It’s the perfect excuse for more dolphin photos! To start, a pair of common dolphins offshore of San Diego14 Apr 2025 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmslnkk3pk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3lmd5dttufk2hNew Baby! New Baby! New Baby! [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2025 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmd5dttufk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3lkvz2baalc2fSnoot to fluke and everything in between of T49C “Neilson”! Doing his favorite thing, playing with crab pots! Taken March 16, 2025 #killerwhales #salishsea #sanjuanislands #whalewatching21 Mar 2025 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvz2baalc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3lk7jggxgy225Happy Wednesday! Wishing for nicer weather so here’s one of my favorite shots from last spring at the Turn Point Lighthouse! Pretty skies, beautiful scenery and fun whales! Couldn’t ask for a more perfect encounter! #wildlifephotograph #sanjuanislands #pnw12 Mar 2025 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk7jggxgy225https://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3lk267y4uws2yHad a really nice encounter with the T46s to break my month-long whale dry spell. Found them booking it at 7knts inner island and they actually passed right by my house through Pole Pass! Grateful for any chance to be on the water with these amazing whales!10 Mar 2025 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk267y4uws2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3liusgci7fc2uGray whale in front of my house today at 13:20! Heading east towards the Orcas ferry dock between Crane Island and Bell Island! #wssjis #salishsea #graywhale23 Feb 2025 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3liusgci7fc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3liaemnuhws2sJ62 is confirmed female! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Feb 2025 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3liaemnuhws2shttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3li6274tkzc26Happy Valentine’s Day to my one true love! My heart belongs to humpback whale BCY0324 “Big Mama” and NOBODY ELSE!!! 🥰14 Feb 2025 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3li6274tkzc26https://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3li3dxgvj3k2lI’ve been out with the flu for the past several days but I’m finally starting to get back to feeling myself again! Huzzah! I’m still alive! Here’s another favorite shot from my time in Hawaii to celebrate! #whale #humpback #wildlifephotography #whalewatching #maui #wildlife13 Feb 2025 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3li3dxgvj3k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3lhovdujukk2pBCY0995 “Smiley” surfacing inside Friday Harbor! It’s fun when my commute to work is interrupted by whales! #salishsea #wildlifephotograph #whale #humpback #fridayharbor #sanjuanislands08 Feb 2025 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhovdujukk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3lhmw7s5jt22uReally interesting long-term study on harbor porpoises! Such a fascinating read! [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Feb 2025 01:03 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhmw7s5jt22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3lhm6y7foic2uWish I was back cruising Johnstone Strait with the T100s. We made it through another week. Hope you all have a good weekend #wildlifephotograph #killerwhale #salishsea #orca #wildlife #whale07 Feb 2025 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhm6y7foic2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3lhfc3xzhbs2xCrane Island from the sky! Thanks @hysazu.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Feb 2025 00:14 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhfc3xzhbs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3lhewzb5xyc2jWith all this snow this week, I’m reminiscing about past winters spent in Hawaii with spazzy humpback juveniles! #humpbackwhale #maui #whalewatching #whale #wildlifephotography04 Feb 2025 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhewzb5xyc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3lh55xoa7ss2iSpyhop from the the queen herself, T49A “Nan” She’s a regular here in the Salish Sea with 6 kids, 5 of which are boys! That’s a lot of mouths to feed and she is a fully capable and skilled hunter. The epitome of a powerhouse matriarch! #salishsea #killerwhale #whale #orca #wildlifephotography01 Feb 2025 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh55xoa7ss2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3lh2xkockd22rFreya and my other island chickies want to wish you all a Happy Friday! Congrats on making it through another week! Stay safe and cozy out there this weekend! #islandliving #salishsea #chickens #craneisland31 Jan 2025 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh2xkockd22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3lgy5deys6k2zA pretty pair of puffins perfectly posing! 😂 #bird #puffin #tuftedpuffin #wildlifephotography #salishsea30 Jan 2025 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgy5deys6k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3lgvjwx4uos2tThinking of warmer days and golden hour with the golden boy T19B “Galiano” 💛 #salishsea #killerwhale #orca #wildlifephotography29 Jan 2025 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvjwx4uos2thttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3lgveef3tqk2aIf you don’t already follow Katie, please do! They’re one of my favorite humans on this earth and they take amazing photos! This humpback photo is a favorite of mine! 💙 [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jan 2025 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgveef3tqk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3lgt5ezboas2lOk but why does J41 have the cutest kids? [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jan 2025 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgt5ezboas2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3lgql56qjy22gThe CWR encounter with NRKWs is up! My first time seeing northern residents! It was truly such a privilege and a dream to be on the water with them and to photograph/collect data on these incredible animals! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jan 2025 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgql56qjy22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/adventuresbethany.bsky.social/post/3lgnx4374q22hOne of my favorite moments I’ve ever photographed! This is T19B “Galiano” in “Airplane Mode”. He’s one of the biggest males in the population and it took me almost 8yrs to see him breach. A bucketlist shot for me! Taken April 27, 2023 #salishsea #killerwhale #sanjuanislands #whalewatching26 Jan 2025 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:ycim7vl7pr2qyhttwehssgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgnx4374q22h