Bigg’s (Transient)
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A Trip of a Lifetime – 9/7/24
I have always loved orcas, even though I had never seen any before. In fact the last time I encountered cetaceans were almost 10 years to the day. The week before I saw my first ever orcas, the T065Bs. However most of the sightings I had during my 10 magical days at the Salish Sea…
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A Whale of a Day – 2/7/25
Some days, the ocean hands you a double feature. This was one of them. The day began with more shore-based whale watching. Reports of Bigg’s Killer Whales moving south along the coast had me (among other familiar faces) leapfrogging from point to point between Qualicum and Nanaimo. Each stop meant waiting, scanning for blows, waiting,…
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An Unexpected Encounter – 22/4/25
Living on Vancouver Island teaches you how to look for whales, if you’re into that kind of thing, of course. You learn pod patterns, you track tides and wind, but most importantly, you keep notifications turned on for the Facebook Messenger group that shares live activity on whale sightings. Over the past three years, we’ve…
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First Encounter of 2026 – 5/1/26
Starting off the new year with my first cetacean encounter only 5 days in! The T068Cs made a visit to Clayoquot Sound, passing through the harbour before heading South, down the coast. Last reported in November in Ketchikan, Alaska and before that, back in Tofino in September! Bigg’s Orcas are constantly on the move, travelling…
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A Bigg’s Sealion Hunt – 6/10/25
T011A “Rainy” and T030Bs were in bound in the morning and by the afternoon they made their way north. As we were viewing, there was a sealion ahead thrashing a fish around and the orcas took notice. Within a few minutes, the orcas planned their attack and were able to isolate the sealion! However, T011A…