A whale hug from San Juan Island!
A pod of orcas swim together.
Beginning of an orca breach.
The fall of an orca breach.
Splash from an orca breach.
Can you see all three orcas? What!? 
Tail slapping- a fishing technique.
A female orca passing. You can see her saddle patch below her dorsal fin to ID her.
Two males swimming. Males have larger and taller dorsal fins as they get older.
A baby barn owl demands food. 
A recently hatched bird, opens his mouth wide, awaiting food. 
Baby brush bunnies were a delight to feed. 
Just out of the shell nest of baby birds whose mother had died. 
You know this is a baby crow due to his blue eye color. 
A baby killdeer is just the cutest thing on earth. 
A baby hummingbird is fed special nectar. You can see how small she is compared to the person's finger. 
A young swift clings to a towel, since they cling rather than perch. He is waiting patiently for worms, since swifts are insect eaters. Usually when I see babies in the care center, it means the annual month-long event of the swifts entering a local school chimney (quite the sight!) is happening soon. 
Two western screech owls look at my with annoyance. 
Using a stuffed animal as a surrogate fooled this cute little finch. She begs it for food and even though we are the ones feeding her, she still doesn't associate humans with feeding her. 
An older fledgling cedar waxwing helps out by feeding a younger one. This was precious to witness but we had to make sure the older one fed herself enough as well. 
By the end of duckling season, the volunteers are not so excited by the cuteness. Mostly they can just think about the messy clean up involved in their care. At a pond, they are still super cute! 
