Location: Bleik
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June in Bleik – 6/24
Time flies, and one month of our summer whale watching has already passed It was a fantastic month filled with adventures. We have seen orcas, pilot whales, sperm whales, eagles, harbour seals and, of course, puffins. Look at the photos; you will notice a teeny, tiny newborn pilot whale baby with its mother. (The image…
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July in Norway – 7/24
Half of July 2024 has passed, and we were lucky to encounter orcas regularly in the past 2 weeks. One day, we encountered a familiar pod we had met several times. We quickly recognized one of the females, who had a small part of her dorsal fin missing. Two years ago, during the winter herring…
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August – 1/8/23
After five days stuck on land (due to heavy wind), finally, today, we got the chance to go out on a whale-watching excursion. We were welcomed by a large group of orcas (20+) individuals. They were probably fish eaters due to the size of the group. Some fins were similar to the previous winter season…
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Orcas Again – 22/6/23
Today we had orcas again We are hoping to keep up this throughout the whole summer. Due to high bird activity, we found them again by the edge of Bleik Canyon. I estimated to see around 20-30 orcas on our trip, at least two groups. It is a whole new experience for us to see…
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Mesmerizing Light – 20/6/23
Yesterday we had the privilege to encounter a large group of socializing pilot whales on our evening tour. Based on reports, the whales have been in the area all day, so we hoped to find them. The big group was separated into two smaller groups when we found them. I assumed one group was with…