Whale Tales

Jackie

  • Tail-lobs from Domino -7/10/15

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    Domino (BCY0633) is so easy to identify as an individual with a very distinctive dorsal fin and an extremely distinctively marked fluke which inspired the nickname. Fall is definitely the season when Humpback hormones appear to lead to more energy going into socializing. We’ve been seeing more groups of 2 and 3 whales associating now…

  • Breath-taking Humpback Breaches – 2/10/15

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    Enough to take your breath away: Conger the Humpback Whale breaching over-and-over again in the wind and waves today. And the best thing? Witnessed this exquisite, wild ballet with local school children out with Stubbs Island Whale Watching Vancouver Island (Fort Rupert Elementary). Whale School = the best. -Jackie

  • A Pacific White-Sided Dolphin with a Chum Salmon! – 5/10/15

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    This was incredible to document today – a Pacific White-Sided Dolphin repeatedly catching and releasing a Chum Salmon. We chanced upon this today when getting Humpback Whale data and being on standby in case of entanglement during the Chum fishery. The dolphin repeatedly let the salmon go and would then chase it again. Do not know…

  • A Post-Kill Visit from the T046C Matriline -17/9/15

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    Wild World! Yes, that’s intestine draped off the dorsal fin of an Orca – most likely that of a Pacific Harbour Seal. Photos from today when aboard as biologist for Stubbs Island Whale Watching Vancouver Island. We chanced upon female T046C with two of her calves after they had made a kill. Photos included here show…

  • Squalling Pacific White-Sided Dolphins -26/9/15

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    Squalling Pacific White-Sided Dolphins = major distractor to Humpback ID work. What is “squalling”? The photos will reveal. It is essentially a stampede of dolphins. They erupt out of the water with the speed and energy of stampeding horses. There is so much water action that it sounds like a raging river. They do this…