Killer Whale
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Biggs take down Waterfowl – 2/26
The T109As took down at least 3 waterfowl during our encounter with them last week in Clayoquot Sound. Ducks are often used as a training tool for orcas learning to hunt, and this pod has no shortage of young hunters learning this skill! Notably, their neice known as Kʷiisaḥiʔis (T109A3A), had been seen catching ducks…
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Breaches and Flick Feeding – 11/4/26
T030C “Salix” launching from the water while approaching the T050s offshore of Tofino BC yesterday. Despite the saddle patch never being visible during this breach sequence, the eyepatch and it’s very convenient freckle helped make this ID. This 21 year old female is so big that several of us assumed it was her big brother…
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Bremer Bay Orca Hunt Fin Whale – 22/3/26
Graphic Content WarningIt was yet another historical day for the Whale Watch Western Australia pod as we were witness to the first ever observed Fin Whale predation by Orca in Australia. The area in which the Fin Whale was attacked is the closest hunt ever witnessed to the coastline as we found ourselves under 4…
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Antarctic Type C Orca Visit Bremer Bay – 19/3/26
Antarctic Type C Orca visit Bremer Bay as another historical encounter was observed today for the Whale Watch Western Australia Pod! A beautiful morning escorted us to the sighting grounds as a pleasant warm breeze was a change from the usual coolness we experience during the summertime in Bremer. Scanning the horizon we sighted something…
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A Magnificent Day with a Fin Whale and the T419’s – 14/3/26
Today started with me opening my front door to gray skies, drippy, wet snow and biting cold, but yesterday ended with whales heading our way, and there were shorelines to scout. After stopping for hot coffee, I followed a route from the west side of Whidbey to the east side, then down island. Two hours…