T49A
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An Amazing Day on the Water! – 8/7/17
Most days on the water are spectacular, other days are insanely EPIC. Today was most definitely the latter! Not only did we find two families of transient mammal-hunting killer whales, including lone male T51, close to Victoria, but we also found breaching Humpbacks! The waterfront was choppy, but the southbound killer whales seemed to enjoy…
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Big Group of Bigg’s (Transient) Killer Whales in the Salish Sea – 30/6/18
Tonight, after spending some time with the T65As in Sansum Narrows, we decided to go north a look for a big group of Bigg’s (Transient) that had been seen up there earlier. We found them out in the Strait of Georgia and what a good decision it turned out to be!! Awesome watching the T49As,…
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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 T049As (T049A2 present), who were predating on a harbor seal, when we stumbled upon 15 or more killer whales (T036As, T036Bs, 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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Brilliant Day in Paradise with Bigg’s, Humpbacks and Lags! – 20/9/14
Achievement unlocked: 10 hours straight on the water (see also: dehydrated, sunburnt, dry eyes, cold) looking for and watching cetaceans (cameo appearances by steller sea lions). It was so brilliant. Bigg’s (Transient) killer whales, rolly polly humpbacks, and lags (yes, the irony is not lost on me that 100 of the little devils showed up…
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T49A4 Clowning Around with Big Sibling T49A3! – 15/10/15
Nothing epic (well, except that Dall’s Porpoise slaughter that I didn’t manage to photograph) but just lookit’ all the little transient rostrums! Makes me all giddy! T49A4 was clowning around with big sibling T49A3 while mom T49A had a piece of carcass in her mouth. It was hard not to imagine the scenario being similar to…