T034s
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A Large Group of Bigg’s Killer Whales! – 26/6/22
Rushed up to Parksville yesterday to head out on the water and follow up on a large group of Bigg’s! Incredible day with multiple matrilines socializing with 31 animals present including the T049As, T002Cs, T100s, T137s, T034s, T037, T037Bs, T123s, and the T101s. Love the coordinated Bigg’s launches that seem to happen quite frequently during…
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Amazing Day on the Water – 30/8/21
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G day on the water!! T018’s, T034’s, T037A’s and T037B’s from Clinton to Possession Bar… Tim and I found this huge group of transients near the Clinton ferry dock, Whidbey Island. Most of the group was traveling really close to the shore. They had just finished eating so a little breachfest happened then they started…
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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…