Nicole
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Incredible Porpoise Hunt from Biggs Killer Whales! – 2014
My day started pretty typically, crossing the strait of Georgia, discussing the types of Killer Whales and cetaceans found in the Salish Sea. Of course it was one of the days when I didn’t have my camera with me and I will always be kicking myself for that. Boom! Out of nowhere (the best way…
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The A30s in Johnstone Strait – 9/10
We were lucky enough to go whale watching out of Telegraph Cove for a birthday in September in 2010. After a quick glance at a Humpback Whale we came across the A30s, a matriline that’s part of A clan of the Northern Resident Killer Whales, a fairly common matriline in Johnstone Strait. A30 “Tsitika” was…
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A Whale Tales Meeting Interrupted by Whales! – 28/1/17
We were on our way to Saturna Island, which in the off season means travelling to just about every Gulf Island on the way. We had decided to use this long boat ride to have our monthly Whale Tales meeting and were just in the middle of talking about some exciting new plans when the…
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The Darker Side of Dolphins – 2/09
*warning this story is graphic and may not be suitable for all readers* Popular culture would have most people believe that dolphins are the cutest, smartest, most awesome animals in all the oceans. I’m not really disputing that but in February of 2009 I witnessed an encounter that showed me the much darker side of…
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An ALMOST Amazing Encounter! -7/02
I’m a prairie girl, born and raised, but I’ve loved killer whales (and by proxy, all ocean life) for as long as I can remember. First I wanted to BE a killer whale and when I finally figured out that wouldn’t work (I can still dream!) I wanted to study them. I knew that wasn’t…