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Bigg’s and a Grey Whale – 21/5/22
After two summer of only seeing tiny dorsal fins miles away from shore, I finally got to go whale watching on a boat and it did not disappoint. The Saratoga found Orcas within about 15 minutes of leaving Edmonds, and it was pretty incredible. We had several very close passes, and witnessed a kill from…
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Looking into the Eyes of the Prey – 5/7/14
When we found the whales near Thetis Island, they were doing what whales do, travelling, milling about. While we watched them with engines off, I noticed off our starboard side a Harbour Seal. Everyone was looking at the whales off our stern but I was looking at the seal. The way these Orcas are acting,…
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Insane Encounter with Bigg’s (Transient) Killer Whales – 28/12/17
We were close to Victoria late tonight, after an amazing encounter with the T49As (T49A2 present), who were predating on a harbor seal, when we stumbled upon 15 or more killer whales (T36As, T36Bs, T137s and likely another group)! Two of these matrilines were sighted in Mendocino last week. Tonight, they were in pursuit of…
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Another Incredible Day with Bigg’s (Transient) Killer Whales! – 7/6/14
Another incredible day on the water!! Spent most of the day with the T86A’s, T137’s and T124A1. After leaving the scene, we got a report that they joined up with another 18 whales!!! The T124’s, T124A’s, T77’s and T65A’s came steam rolling south, appeared out of no where and joined the party!! 26 Bigg’s killer whales!…