Location: Tofino
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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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Jane the Whale – 13/2/26
You never know who you will see at the Tofino waterfront! Today a gray whale, known as Jane, made a visit and spyhopped several times for delighted onlookers before travelling around the corner to the Tonquin sandbar to roll and waver her flippers. I was lucky to see her from land from both spots before…
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A Grey Whale Breach – 20/3/24
I can count the number of times I’ve seen a grey whale breach on one hand. Yesterday was an incredible encounter where this individual explosively breached from the water 4 times! It is an incredibly rare thing to witness from these gentle giants, and I feel especially privileged to have been able to document it.…
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Fin Whales and Whale Soup! – 15/3/20
Guess what??? Today I saw a Fin Whale! The second largest species of whale/mammal on the planet! They are slowly making a comeback on our coast, though very little is known about their population in the North Pacific at this point. Sightings near Tofino have been increasing with a few different individuals now spotted this…
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The Southern Residents in Tofino! – 17/5/18
Lennie and I had the most amazing experience with the Southern Resident orcas off Estevan Point – North West of Tofino today! Initially the report was of 30 orcas, but All of J pod, and members of K and L were seen, with more whales on the horizon we could not get photos of. It…