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An Incredible First Encounter with L124 – 1/11/19

in Brendon, Dolphins, J Pod, K Pod, Killer Whale, L Pod, Southern Resident, Storytellers

What an encounter! We shot out from Victoria harbor and quickly found ourselves in the midst of a greeting ceremony when K Pod and L Pod met up with J Pod on the waterfront. For the first time in a very long time, the whales were not interested so much in foraging but rather in…
Another Epic Day in the Salish Sea – 20/11/18

in Brendon, J Pod, K Pod, Minke Whale, Southern Resident, Storytellers, Whales

Another epic day on the water this afternoon! We started off with multiple humpback whales checking out the boat, including MMY0106 “Aerie” and BCZ0198 “Monarch”. Then Rod/Dale found Southern Resident Killer Whales (J Pod)! We initially spotted J19, J36, J39, J41, J42, J47, J51 and a few others close to shore and left them quickly…
Spending the Morning with J Pod – 10/8/18

in Brendon, Dolphins, J Pod, Killer Whale, Southern Resident, Storytellers

Spent the morning up north with J pod! The first whale we encountered was J50 “Scarlet” trailing behind the pod, so we quickly left her in search of other whales. We then spotted J27 “Blackberry,” J31 “Tsuchi,” and J46 “Star,” together, while J38 “Cookie,” foraged on his own a few hundred metres away. We decided…
The Southern Residents in Tofino! – 17/5/18

in Dolphins, J Pod, K Pod, Killer Whale, L Pod, Marcie, Southern Resident, Storytellers

Lennie and I had the most amazing experience with the Southern Resident orcas off Estevan Point – North West of Tofino today! Initially the report was of 30 orcas, but All of J pod, and members of K and L were seen, with more whales on the horizon we could not get photos of. It…
The Southern Residents off Stuart Island – 23/7/17

in Brendon, Dolphins, J Pod, Killer Whale, Southern Resident, Storytellers

Welcome home! We encountered the Southern Residents tonight off Stuart Island, northbound toward Boundary Pass. We spent our time with J22 “Oreo” and J38 “Cookie” first, then moved on to have a look at the J16s. J42 “Echo” was on babysitting duty, so she was travelling with J50 “Scarlet” and J52 “Sonic”. They quickly picked…

J22

An Incredible First Encounter with L124 – 1/11/19

Another Epic Day in the Salish Sea – 20/11/18

Spending the Morning with J Pod – 10/8/18

The Southern Residents in Tofino! – 17/5/18

The Southern Residents off Stuart Island – 23/7/17