Cassiopeia
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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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Triple Header with Cassiopeia, J Pod and some Bigg’s (Transient) Orca’s! -5/6/15
Triple header today!! First BCYuk2010#2 “Cassiopeia” breaching like crazy in the Strait of Georgia, Followed up with J pod including new calf J51 with her mother J41 “Eclipse” and Grandmother J19 “Shachi” J14 was also there popping up to check out our enthusiastic whale watching group! Then on the way home we bumped into the…