Jackie
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Breathe Out, Breathe In – 15/6/16
Breathe out, breathe in . . . that’s the sound we got to hear while drifting around resting Humpback Whales, their powerful exhalations resounding over the water, blows shimmering in the sunshine. Humpbacks “Quartz” and “Ripple” were resting in the same area, moving slowly along in big circles, taking about 8 surface dives and then…
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A Bachelor Group of Sperm Whales! – 23/7/16
You just can’t be the same . . . sighting of ~16 Sperm Whales off British Columbia’s coast – likely a “bachelor group” of young males. Sighted while a Marine Mammal Observer during DFO’s Marine Mammal Research Section survey (July 23 about 60 nm offshore of Vancouver Island). Their distinct blows veering off to the…
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BCY0633 “Domino” Lunge Feeds on Juvenile Herring – 2/9/15
Big Gulp! BCY0633 “Domino: the Humpback Whale lunge feeding on juvenile herring. Prey reduction has been identified as a threat to the North Pacific population of Humpback Whales (listed as Threatened under Canada’s Species at Risk Act). The work of Marine Research and Education Society Research Director, Christie McMillan, estimated that non-reproductive female, pregnant female, and…
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Northern Resident Killer Whales Kiss the Sky – 3/9/15
Excuse me while I kiss the sky! Today’s encounter includes a spy-hopping calf from the I15 matriline; whale blows under cumulous cloud studded skies; and a Bald Eagle swimming to shore. Sharing with you to offer a breath of the wild, maybe a small release from all the human tragedy, and to strengthen sense of connection…
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Intoxicating Encounter with a Dall’s Porpoise – 16/10/15
Intoxicated anew . . . it will never get old, this place, its wild beauty and how every day anew there is more to learn and marvel at. Here, a Dall’s Porpoise speeding along in the October sun. They can travel at speeds up to 55 km / hour so it is a rarity to…