Olympic Peninsula Killer Whales
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_single_image source=”featured_image” img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Viewing Olympic Peninsula Killer Whales was our destination today. The T137s was located down on the Peninsula this morning. We scanned for others on the way down and spent some time with these guys. We then moved on to see a Humpback Whale before heading back home. […]
Orcas In The Islands
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_single_image source=”featured_image” img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Orcas in the Islands We had such a fantastic day yesterday with plenty of Orca and Humpbacks around and beautiful sunny weather. The weather was too good for me, and I was sweating with the lack of wind and hot sun. Today I took our guests […]
Humpbacks and Biggs Whales
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_single_image source=”featured_image” img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Biggs and Humpbacks Our day started with learning there was a single Orca within the islands and nearby. My first tour was a private tour with a family from Philidelphia, PA. I learned that the orca was T65A2, a 15-year-old male. He is a son of […]
Viewing Gray and Humpbacks
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_single_image source=”featured_image” img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] This is Nature, Not a Zoo Today is one of those days when I am very aware that nature is not a zoo or entertainment park with a concrete tub. Even though we see orcas nearly every tour, my guests wanted to see Orca, but on […]
She said Yes
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_single_image source=”featured_image” img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Many Orca Today We had three tours today viewing the T46s, T46Bs, and T137s. We started at the bottom of Lopez and ended with them nearing Dungeness Spit on the Olympic Peninsula. In the middle, one of our couples became the highlight of the tour. Jeremy […]
Butchart Gardens Seal Cull
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_single_image source=”featured_image” img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Butchart Gardens Back Door Blood Boil I titled this post-Butchart Gardens Seal Cull, which may not make a lot of sense but it is because we were knocking on their back door today. In several of the photos, you can see either a blood boil or […]
Viewing North and South
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_single_image source=”featured_image” img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]I started out heading south searching for Orca and making a few stops on the way. Our tour ended up viewing north and south. We saw some Harbor Seals with young ones, also known as Orca sausages. A couple Bald Eagles, including a fly by I captured […]
T65As in Sansum Narrows
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_single_image source=”featured_image” img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] This evening we left the harbor and headed for the T65As in Sansum Narrows which is north of Sidney, BC. It is a channel separating Vancouver Island from Salt Spring Island. The T65As spent a lot of time there today making kills and slowly making their […]