Pacific White-Sided Dolphin
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Playing and Surfing Pacific White Sided Dolphins – 3/8/24
Today I had this incredible encounter with a massive pod of Pacific White Sided Dolphins 10 miles offshore! It was absolute magic to have them playing and surfing all around us for what felt like hours, but it was really only 40 minutes! I haven’t gone through all my photos yet but I know there…
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Lags in Penn Cove – 29/5/24
What an amazing day with these guys and gals! This shot of one surfacing under the rainbow was taken in Penn Cove off Whidbey Island. We think there were somewhere between 12-20 of them, and they stayed in the quiet waters in and around Penn Cove all day. They were there when we departed last…
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An Amazing Surprise Encounter! – 9/5/24
I can’t begin to describe the magic that was today On tour with @jax.captain and @whalesafaris we were blessed with this encounter with Pacific White Sided Dolphins – a rarity in our area! I’ve only seen them once in the 10 years I’ve lived here and only once before this in Victoria. What an amazing…
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Breaching Humpback Whale! – 18/8/23
This beautiful qᵂənɛs, was just south of Klahoose Wlderness Resort in the Forbes Bay, ʔap̓uk̓ʷum, in the Klahoose First Nation territory. We watched her (in my mind it’s a female) slapping her tail, fins, and then breaching.There are various theories as to why humpbacks display these behaviors…communication, stunning prey, and removing barnacles and lice. Regardless of why,…
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An Encounter with a Pacific White-sided Dolphin – 4/11/22
Earlier this week I was able to see a deceased Pacific White-sided Dolphin that had stranded a few days earlier. Unfortunately they didn’t survive their injuries which were believed to be from an orca attack, despite the west coast marine mammal team attempting a refloat and reaclimating them to the water. They passed away and…