Hunting
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Orca River Otter Predation – 3/1/24
Well…predation or attempted predation. Today on the eastern shore of Whidbey Island we saw members of the T124As and T124Ds, chase a river otter. While Bigg’s orcas are marine mammal eaters, river otters aren’t usually on their diet, so this was unusual. We are still sorting through IDs, but I feel comfortable saying the T124A4s…
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And Yet Another – 20/2/23
Today we have spent the day with orcas. The weather was a bit choppy. We had big waves. Early on, we found a group of orcas who seemed to be in foraging mode. Almost all day, they were spread out, scanning the area. Sometimes, when they heard something interesting, they surged to the scene, but…
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Summer in the Salish Sea – 25/6/22
Summer is certainly in full swing with 3 species of baleen whales & 2 ecotypes of Killer Whales in the Salish Sea today We were able to spend time with T034A1, T036, T036Bs, T037As (minus A1) and the T099s. Most of these photos highlight the T036Bs & T099s – they were on a harbour seal…
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Orcas and Grays – 2/4/22
Went out on our Sea Panda to look for Orcas and Grays and found both! First, we caught up to the T046’s near the South tip of Whidbey Island/Possession Point while they were on a kill. Stayed with this group for a bit but it was getting a bit rough so we went over to…
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Bremer Bay Sperm Whale – 25/1/20
The first Bremer Bay Sperm Whale sighting for Season 2020 happened onboard today! A long and anticipated wait as we normally have 2-3 sightings during the start of the season, but this year we had to wait a bit longer. Departing on another beautiful morning, we met within five minutes a pod of Common Dolphins…