A close-up look at amazing humpback whales that have returned to our waters (VIDEO)

PORT ANGELES, Wash. -- Seeing pods of orcas frolicking about in the Puget Sound is not out of the ordinary. But what is unusual is seeing humpback whales return to our waters in huge numbers.

With help from the Edmonds-based whale-watching group Puget Sound Express, Q13 News photojournalist Erika Wutherich got a close-up look at these amazing creatures.