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Western Australia Dolphins – 9/5/21
Western Australia Dolphins can be found along our coastline with today sighting an enormous feeding frenzy as hundreds of birds fed on a giant school of pilchards as three different dolphin species joined in on the feast. A beautiful autumn day as calm seas and light winds made for a mesmerizing journey towards the Perth…
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The T37’s and T34’s in Active Pass – 7/8/16
Nice to have our summer gang of Bigg’s (Transient) Killer Whales kicking around so much lately. Pretty cool day in Active Pass today with the T37’s and T34’s. The tide was running out really hard and the whales were stuck on the treadmill. They stayed in the exact same spot (beside a seal haul out)…
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Another Amazing Encounter with J Pod! – 6/7/16
It’s been so great to be seeing J pod on a regular basis the last few days. We had a pretty amazing encounter with them today. They were being very social, rolling around on one another and J40 “Suttles” popped up close to the boat with her rostrum peeking out covered in weeds Really social and…
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Fins Verses Feathers – Transient Killer Whales Harass Rhinoceros Auklets – 31/8/11
Not a good day to be a Rhinocerous Auklet! I witnessed a very socially active group of Bigg’s (Transient) Killer Whales repeatedly harassing these birds – mouthing them and slapping them. At least 3 juvenile rhinoceros auklets had a bad day and, since these are diving birds, they cannot “alight” and escape the teeth and fins below them. Yet, I…