K Pod
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A Brief Encounter with K Pod – 7/23
This is one my favourite encounters of 2023 – the brief time I got to spend with K Pod of the Southern Resident Killer Whales. They were traveling southwards down the coast about 2 miles offshore and were very spread out when we approached. There was breaching, tail lobbing, and spyhops. You could see splashes…
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My First Encounter with K1 “Taku” – 7/94
I met K1 “Taku” in July 1994 while I was a volunteer through Earthwatch at the Center for Whale Research. Our team had been roused early with a report of orcas in Haro Straight. We got out there by 7 a.m, with bright summer sun and glass smooth water, and no other boats. Our researcher,…
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Southern Residents and a Dragonfly – 15/9/20
Well today was an interesting one… Started out feeling like deja vu with a couple things going exactly the same as yesterday… We stopped for harbour seals on a logboom being pulled by a tug just like yesterday, I spotted some Harbour Porpoise along the way, just like yesterday. Then things changed and the sense…
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A Southern Resident Superpod and a New Calf! – 5/9/20
It was an absolutely incredible day today with over 65 Southern Resident Killer Whales! I haven’t had a day like this in years. Whales everywhere the eye could see. Big social groups, cuddle puddles, breaches, spyhops…..a real reminder of how special these whales are. Had great conversations with my guests about the conservation of these…
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A Whale of a Time! – 9/02
When I first looked at the brochure for Vancouver Whale Watch, I saw people sitting in a small boat and pod of orcas swimming by extremely close. I was sure that the whales would never come that close to a boat, certainly not mine. I was so wrong. I took my first ever whale watching…