Hunt
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Happy Humpbacks and Hungry Dolphins – 5/11/25
Happy Humpbacks and hungry Dolphins were observed today as mother whales and their babies were taking it easy while the local Bottlenose Dolphins had found a giant fish for lunch! It was a beautiful day with a warm breeze and calm sea, perfect conditions for spotting whales. On our morning tour we met a lovely…
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Winter Light Glows – 10/1/26
Winter light glows. Add stunning Canadian mountains, the T019 matriline and a sea lion hunt, and you have a recipe for an epic pictorial of nature in action. Hunts of this nature often evoke conflicting feelings within. I’m in awe and wonder of the power of these apex predators, but seeing their prey flee in…
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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…
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Orcas on the Hunt – 3/4/25
We arrived to find a huge oil slick spread across the surface at the hotspot this morning, with birds swirling overhead. Amongst them was a beautiful juvenile wandering albatross, nearly its entire body still covered in dark plumage, yet to turn white as it matures. The slick was big and was giving off the unmistakable…
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Orca Feeding Interrupted by Pilot Whales – 17/1/25
Orca feeding was interrupted by the Pilot Whales today as a hectic morning of surging, high energy and a fast kill unfolded shortly after our arrival in The Patch. Greeting us firstly were the Pilot Whales who were busy and surging quickly through the swell. It is always fantastic to see them and the large…