Deadhead
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A Rare Triple Breach from K Pod! – 23/8/16
They say that everything happens in this world for a reason. That, in one form or another, fate will always find a way. We arrived on-scene just as the K13 matriline lined themselves up to surf the wake of a nearby cargo ship. We drifted in the water very slowly at first, gearing ourselves up…
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The K13’s Put on a Show! – 23/8/16
The first Southern Resident Killer Whales we encountered today were the K13s (K13, K20, K25, K27, K34, K38, and K44) – and they definitely put on a show for us! We had just arrived on-scene around 4:30pm when K25 “Scoter” and K27 “Deadhead” erupted into the air in a handful of breaches. K34 “Cali” even…
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An Afternoon with K12s and K13s – 28/6/15
An afternoon with the Ks that are sticking to their roots and have chosen not to hang out with J Pod all the time (I’m looking at you K14s!). Mercifully, the winds subsided for half the day and the clouds blanketed the Gulf in a welcome cover of rain droplets and shade. The heat we…
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Spectacular Day-Whales Everywhere! -23/7/15
Spectacular day! Over 50 killer whales today! Members of all three pods in the area but a very interesting split. Group A of J pod went north up Swanson channel and Ks and Ls went east up Boundary Pass. They will join up later on but very interesting to see them going separate routes. -Gary