Bigg’s (Transient)
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Winter Light Glows – 10/1/26
Winter light glows. Add stunning Canadian mountains, the T019 matriline and a sea lion hunt, and you have a recipe for an epic pictorial of nature in action. Hunts of this nature often evoke conflicting feelings within. I’m in awe and wonder of the power of these apex predators, but seeing their prey flee in…
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First Encounter of 2026 – 5/1/26
Starting off the new year with my first cetacean encounter only 5 days in! The T068Cs made a visit to Clayoquot Sound, passing through the harbour before heading South, down the coast. Last reported in November in Ketchikan, Alaska and before that, back in Tofino in September! Bigg’s Orcas are constantly on the move, travelling…
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An Encounter with T049C – 23/12/25
Today we were lucky enough to have a very familiar fin – T049C – “Janet” very close to shore in Victoria, we are so privileged to live here and get the whales just right there sometimes passing by🥰 Janet had a big gash in his back which indicates that he has been active hunting and probably…
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A Kelping Humpback – 2/10/25
Went out with Puget Sound Express out of Edmonds today. We ended up heading towards Port Angeles, and between Port Angeles and Victoria we found T049C “Neilson”! While watching him for a few moments we noticed another boat with a humpback and it was very active so we went over to take a peek! MMY0080…
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A Bigg’s Sealion Hunt – 6/10/25
T011A “Rainy” and T030Bs were in bound in the morning and by the afternoon they made their way north. As we were viewing, there was a sealion ahead thrashing a fish around and the orcas took notice. Within a few minutes, the orcas planned their attack and were able to isolate the sealion! However, T011A…