Location: 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,…
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Winter Light Glows – 10/1/26
Winter light glows. Add stunning Canadian mountains, the T019 matriline and a sea lion hunt, and you have a recipe for an epic pictorial of nature in action. Hunts of this nature often evoke conflicting feelings within. I’m in awe and wonder of the power of these apex predators, but seeing their prey flee in…
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An Unexpected Encounter – 22/4/25
Living on Vancouver Island teaches you how to look for whales, if you’re into that kind of thing, of course. You learn pod patterns, you track tides and wind, but most importantly, you keep notifications turned on for the Facebook Messenger group that shares live activity on whale sightings. Over the past three years, we’ve…
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An Encounter with T049C – 23/12/25
Today we were lucky enough to have a very familiar fin – T049C – “Janet” very close to shore in Victoria, we are so privileged to live here and get the whales just right there sometimes passing by🥰 Janet had a big gash in his back which indicates that he has been active hunting and probably…