Whale Tales

Location: Port McNeill

  • An Amazing Encounter with Orcas – 28/7/20

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    We watched a pod of transient orcas (T037A’s, to be precise) near Port McNeill, in Kwak’wak’wakw waters, perform an amazing choreography of swirling, slapping, breaching, diving – hunting a hapless seal. We thought, that seal is fucked. Then somehow it got away. And it climbed onto the back of a boat. What ensued was a…

  • Mysterious Killer Whales Come Inshore – 30/3/11

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    A group of 12 offshore Killer Whales was extremely active right in front of the Port McNeil community on March 30th; even repeatedly spyhopping. To have whales this visible near your home is a great gift but, all the more remarkable is that these were very mysterious, threatened whales. Inshore sightings of these whales provide…