K Pod

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…
My First Encounter with J Pod – and the K14s in 2017! – 25/6/17

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

I was so excited to meet up with the Southern Residents after their suspended absence from the Salish Sea. Chinook runs are scarce once more, and 2017 lands on a 4-year cycle of Resident scarcity. For this reason, I longed to make the most out of my time with them. It was a special encounter…
Another Triple Header in the Salish Sea! – 24/7/18

in Bigg’s (Transient), Dolphins, Gary, Humpback, J Pod, K Pod, Killer Whale, Southern Resident, Storytellers, Whales

An amazing day on the water today with both Bigg’s (Transient) and Southern Resident Killer Whales. On our way back from a couple of humpbacks, we saw J’s and K’s coming up from Turn Point. We shut down and just waited until everyone cleared and at one point, J41 and J51 broke off from the…
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…

K Pod

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

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

My First Encounter with J Pod – and the K14s in 2017! – 25/6/17

Another Triple Header in the Salish Sea! – 24/7/18

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