Norwegian
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June in Bleik – 6/24
Time flies, and one month of our summer whale watching has already passed It was a fantastic month filled with adventures. We have seen orcas, pilot whales, sperm whales, eagles, harbour seals and, of course, puffins. Look at the photos; you will notice a teeny, tiny newborn pilot whale baby with its mother. (The image…
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July in Norway – 7/24
Half of July 2024 has passed, and we were lucky to encounter orcas regularly in the past 2 weeks. One day, we encountered a familiar pod we had met several times. We quickly recognized one of the females, who had a small part of her dorsal fin missing. Two years ago, during the winter herring…
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Fishing – 23/11/23
Today, we had over 150 orcas swimming near Skjervøy. It was because the fishing has also been opened inside the fjord for the commercial herring fishery. Many orcas tend to stay in the area where the big boats are, and now that the big herring fishing vessels are allowed inside the fjord, several groups of…
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Shore – 11/23
Sometimes, we can encounter orcas that are cruising close to shore. It is usually a feature for seal-eater orcas that can be found near shore in rocky areas looking for seals. It can also happen in Norway or a highly known area for seal-eaters in the Northern part of Scotland.However, fish-eater orcas can still decide…
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Babies – 19/1/22
Today, after another 3 days on land with heavy storms, we finally had a chance to get out at sea. I was curious if we will find anything in the morning…However, despite the fact, that is already the 19th of January the fjord is still full of life. There were at least 3-4 separate reports…