T100B’s
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T087 Kills a Harbour Porpoise! – 8/10/17
After a hard day at work, Tim picked me up at the fuel dock and we went out to find 2 humpback whales that had been spotted near Kingston. We didn’t find them, but I was watching an Orca Network post about transients that had turned South. We started heading that way and spotted them…
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The T87 and T100B1 Show! – 10/10/17
Out on Chilkat this morning and right away we encountered the T100B’s and T87! Missed the shots but they started off making a kill, harbor seal, the seal was tossed in the air, and displayed many times. After, it became the T87 and T100B1 show! They played and wrestled together for over two hours! Mom and…
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Welcome to the World T100B2! – 30/5/16
What a day! Got to meet a new calf that is no more than 7 days old! T100B was spotted a week ago with no baby so this calf is only in its first few days of life! I could still see fetal folds and a wobbly dorsal fin. Really amazing conditions and then topped…
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Another Mind Blowing Encounter with the Bigg’s (Transient) Killer Whales – 3/5/16
The marine mammal eaters blow my mind again …. We arrived in their world just as they were coalescing into their troupe of 17 whales, where they all (minus T87 who was off doing his own thing) came together at the surface, laying there huddled in a secret and mysterious meeting (What I wouldn’t give…
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Crazy Interaction with Incredibly Social Bigg’s (Transient) Killer Whales – 3/5/16
17 Bigg’s (Transient) Killer Whales being incredibly social-it was a pretty crazy time. Started off with tons of tail lobbing and breaching from the kids, then they all got together in a big group and were almost stationary at the surface, rolling around on one another. We shut down and watched for a while and…