There are two types of orcas in the waters around Vashon Island; Puget Sound Resident Orcas, who stay within the Puget Sound/Salish Sea region year-round eating salmon and Transient Orcas that migrate along the west coast of North America eating sea mammals. As of July 2019, the population of Puget Sound Resident Killer Whales was 73 individuals among three groups (called pods): J Pod=22, K Pod=17, L Pod=34. Superpods – When the resident pods encounter each other, they are known to greet each other with celebratory behaviors such as tail slaps, breaches, spyhops and pec slaps. More on behaviors: https://www.whaleresearch.com/orca-behaviors Keep up on the pods by following https://www.facebook.com/OrcaNetwork/