Onyx
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My First Time Meeting J Pod – 30/5/12
It was an overcast day at the end of May, and my first time going whale watching. I was boiling over with excitement, I was a whale nerd and my dreams of seeing whales were about to come true. We traveled over toward San Juan Island then into Rosario Strait where we met up with…
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J Pod and Bigg’s Double Header! – 10/3/19
We traveled south of Campbell River, we ran into J Pod members in between Mitlenatch Island and Vancouver Island. I have seen J Pod a few times before but I have never seen them so spread out. All 6 of them were spread out and just traveling. We first saw L87 “Onyx” and traveled with…
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Another Epic Day in the Salish Sea – 20/11/18
Another epic day on the water this afternoon! We started off with multiple humpback whales checking out the boat, including MMY0106 “Aerie” and BCZ0198 “Monarch”. Then Rod/Dale found Southern Resident Killer Whales (J Pod)! We initially spotted J19, J36, J39, J41, J42, J47, J51 and a few others close to shore and left them quickly…
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My First Encounter with J Pod – and the K14s in 2017! – 25/6/17
I was so excited to meet up with the Southern Residents after their suspended absence from the Salish Sea. Chinook runs are scarce once more, and 2017 lands on a 4-year cycle of Resident scarcity. For this reason, I longed to make the most out of my time with them. It was a special encounter…
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J Pod in Haro Strait! – 18/3/18
Jpod was in Haro Strait yesterday and they were full of energy! We were able to see most of the pod, including L87 “Onyx” who was in the middle of a rather intimate moment with J36 “Alki.” I also got to see my ‘favourite’ killer whale, J19 “Shachi,” ram a salmon out of the water…