Mike

An Epic Three Species Day!- 28/9/20

in Dolphins, Grey Whale, Humpback, J Pod, Janine, Killer Whale, Southern Resident, Storytellers, Whales

What an amazing day!! We found endangered Southern Resident Orcas, J Pod, 5 minutes off the dock near Kingston! All members of J pod seemed to be present including the two new babies! We left them and went to Gedney Island and found Gray Whales #2261 and #2259. They met up and then travelled together…
The Southern Residents in Tofino! – 17/5/18

in Dolphins, J Pod, K Pod, Killer Whale, L Pod, Marcie, Southern Resident, Storytellers

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…
Thanksgiving FULL of Whales! – 2/10/17

in Bigg’s (Transient), Dolphins, Humpback, J Pod, Killer Whale, Southern Resident, Whales

A day where I got to see ALL the whales. It started out with my captain spotting two humpbacks. One identified as BCX0132 “El Diablo”. The other I am afraid was not fluking and chunky conditions made for tricky IDs. Had a great time with them then decided to go further south. This was on…
The Southern Residents off Stuart Island – 23/7/17

in Brendon, Dolphins, J Pod, Killer Whale, Southern Resident, Storytellers

Welcome home! We encountered the Southern Residents tonight off Stuart Island, northbound toward Boundary Pass. We spent our time with J22 “Oreo” and J38 “Cookie” first, then moved on to have a look at the J16s. J42 “Echo” was on babysitting duty, so she was travelling with J50 “Scarlet” and J52 “Sonic”. They quickly picked…
A Whale Tales Meeting Interrupted by Whales! – 28/1/17

in Dolphins, J Pod, Killer Whale, Nicole, Southern Resident, Storytellers

We were on our way to Saturna Island, which in the off season means travelling to just about every Gulf Island on the way. We had decided to use this long boat ride to have our monthly Whale Tales meeting and were just in the middle of talking about some exciting new plans when the…

Mike

An Epic Three Species Day!- 28/9/20

The Southern Residents in Tofino! – 17/5/18

Thanksgiving FULL of Whales! – 2/10/17

The Southern Residents off Stuart Island – 23/7/17

A Whale Tales Meeting Interrupted by Whales! – 28/1/17