Location: Tofino
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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…
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A Breaching Grey Whale! – 28/4/15
On the same day I went bear watching with The Whale Centre, I also joined the 2 pm whale watching tour. The swells were a little large, but I had faith in our skipper Howie to keep us dry. I am not a fan of big water, but his skills reassured me. It wasn’t long before I spotted a…
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A Magical Day with T73, T73D and T74 – 27/5/15
I had just heard a report of Bigg’s (Transient) orcas in Tofino Harbour. When I was done work we headed out to find them in the Sweet Marie water taxi. They were near the top of Tofino Inlet and we joined several other whale watching boats in viewing them. After the other boats headed home, we…