Location: Salish Sea
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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…
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Sunny Day with Bigg’s – 28/2/26
The last day of February was warm and sunny, the perfect conditions to be out on the water, so on the water I was! I had some data to work on, and as strange as it sounds, I work best when on a traveling boat. We had encounters with two lovely gray whales. One was…
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A Trip of a Lifetime – 9/7/24
I have always loved orcas, even though I had never seen any before. In fact the last time I encountered cetaceans were almost 10 years to the day. The week before I saw my first ever orcas, the T065Bs. However most of the sightings I had during my 10 magical days at the Salish Sea…
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A Bucket Shot – 16/7/25
Whales are not just a passing interest. I often say that killer whales are one of the reasons I moved to Vancouver Island. Seeing whales from shore required a few things. It means living with notifications turned on, a Facebook chat dedicated to whale sightings. Keeping a camera bag ready by the door. It also…
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A Whale of a Day – 2/7/25
Some days, the ocean hands you a double feature. This was one of them. The day began with more shore-based whale watching. Reports of Bigg’s Killer Whales moving south along the coast had me (among other familiar faces) leapfrogging from point to point between Qualicum and Nanaimo. Each stop meant waiting, scanning for blows, waiting,…